Statement by TUV party chairman and East Londonderry representative Jordan Armstrong:
“Yesterday the Economy Minister Gordon Lyons said that the Chief Constable should resign. When asked about the comments Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he spoke for the party.
“Today the DUP leader is obviously not calling for the Chief Constable’s resignation.
“While the DUP are all over the place my party is clear. TUV was clear after the Bobby Storey funeral. We were clear yesterday. We are clear today. The Chief Constable’s position is utterly untenable. Mr Byrne couldn’t endorse a report which could have been written by Sinn Fein quick enough. He is incapable of regaining the confidence of the Unionist community and that should be the united position of all Unionist parties. Those who fail to stand on this issue are badly out of touch with the grassroots.”