Statement by TUV vice-chairman and Causeway councillor Allister Kyle:
“Yesterday Orange lodges across Northern Ireland received the summary report of the December meeting of Grand Lodge which took place in The Crown Plaza Hotel on Wednesday of last week.
“I welcome the timely reminder to political Unionism which it contains that they should remain true to their pledges to the Unionist people. Ordinary Orangemen were pleased to read that “the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland restated its position that it remains opposed to a return to Stormont without significant changes to the NI Protocol Windsor Framework which fully address the matters of trade within the UK and the imposition of EU laws in Northern Ireland.“
“With the talk continuing in Hillsborough this is a timely intervention and a reminder that Unionist elected representatives should be focused on the fundamental constitutional issues which need to be addressed rather than allowing themselves to be distracted by funding which should be released by the Secretary of State regardless of what happens with Stormont”.