NI secretary calls for compromise as Drumcree parading stalemate enters third day

A PSNI vehicle near Drumcree Church following a weekend of tension at Drumcree in Portadown. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant has called for all sides to “double down on compromise” to find a resolution to the Drumcree parading stalemate.

As the stand-off in Portadown entered a third day, foreign minister Helen McEntee said she believed it was “likely” an international mediator would be appointed to attempt to intervene.