UUP members escape punishment for attending Catholic funeral

Two senior Ulster Unionist politicians will not face Orange Order punishment for attending the funeral of a Catholic policeman murdered by dissident republicans.

UUP members escape punishment for attending Catholic funeral

Two senior Ulster Unionist politicians will not face Orange Order punishment for attending the funeral of a Catholic policeman murdered by dissident republicans.

Party leader Tom Elliott and Stormont regional development minister Danny Kennedy, both long-time Orangemen, were subject to a complaint from an Orange lodge in Belfast for their decision to attend Requiem Mass for Constable Ronan Kerr in April.

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