Thousands take to streets to back mass public sector strike in Northern Ireland

Public sector workers take part in a rally at Belfast City Hall (Liam McBurney/PA)

Thousands of public sector workers have taken to the streets across Northern Ireland in the biggest strike action in the region’s recent history.

A mass rally in Belfast heard calls for Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris to release pay awards for workers and also for the DUP to end its boycott of Stormont.