Portadown, United Kingdom, Sept 27, 2026 (AFP) - UK's PM urges 'calm' as thousands seek to thwart flashpoint N.Ireland parade

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2026-09-27

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnam urged "calm" Sunday as thousands of people gathered in a Northern Irish town seeking to halt a contentious pro-British Protestant march from passing through a mainly Catholic and nationalist area for the first time in 28 years. The tensions spiked after a court in the early hours of Sunday cleared the march by the Orange Order to go ahead. The Parades Commission, Northern Ireland's independent body regulating content......

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