DUP accused of corrupting policing negotiations

Sinn Féin today accused its Democratic Unionist partners in government of corrupting negotiations to devolve policing powers to Stormont by introducing another pre-condition to the move – this time on the issue of Orange parades.

Republicans reacted angrily to DUP Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson‘s assertion his party would only agree to transferring law and order responsibilities from Westminster if changes were made to the current process of managing contentious events in the summer marching season.