Parades Commission 'could be reappointed' amid deadlock

The Parades Commission in the North will be reappointed in January if local politicians fail to reach agreement on controversial marches, Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson said today.

The Parades Commission in the North will be reappointed in January if local politicians fail to reach agreement on controversial marches, Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson said today.

A power vacuum forcing police to decide the route of some parades would be unacceptable, Mr Paterson told a committee of MPs.

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