Police move 'undermined Parades Commission'

SDLP leader Mark Durkan today backed away from claims that his party would consider its position on policing if a Parades Commission ruling on a controversial Orange march in north Belfast was defied.

Speaking after last night’s violence at Ardoyne when police were injured in clashes with nationalist protesters, Mr Durkan said the Parades Commission had been undermined by the police decision to allow Orange supporters to pass.