Policing crisis deepens as no-confidence vote passed in deputy chief constable

PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Mark Hamilton was unable to attend a meeting of the Police Federation (Liam McBurney/PA)

The crisis within policing in Northern Ireland has deepened, with rank and file officers unanimously passing a vote of no confidence in Deputy Chief Constable Mark Hamilton.

Following a lengthy extraordinary meeting, the Police Federation for Northern Ireland also expressed no confidence in the PSNI’s chief operating officer, Pamela McCreedy, and assistant chief officer Clare Duffield.