I’m not resigning, NI chief constable says after lengthy Policing Board meeting

Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Simon Byrne leaves James House in Belfast after a special meeting of the Policing Board. Picture date: Thursday August 31, 2023.

PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne has said he will not resign following a meeting with the Northern Ireland Policing Board that lasted for almost seven hours.

The meeting was held in Belfast to discuss the fallout from a High Court judgment which stated that two junior officers were unlawfully disciplined for making an arrest at a Troubles commemoration event in 2021.