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DUP MP Refuses Apology After Scarva Counter-Demo Clash

6/8/2026

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DUP MP Carla Lockhart said she would never apologise for standing with her community at the Scarva counter-demonstration.
Lockhart attended the counter-demonstration in Scarva, County Down, while police deployed water cannons, armoured Land Rovers and specialist units to enforce Parades Commission conditions and block village bridges.
SDLP leader Claire Hanna called the images of Lockhart with masked protesters bleak while DUP leader Gavin Robinson defended Lockhart, saying Lockhart provided leadership.

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DUP MP Carla Lockhart said she would never apologise for standing with her community at the Scarva counter-demonstration.
Lockhart attended the counter-demonstration in Scarva, County Down, while police deployed water cannons, armoured Land Rovers and specialist units to enforce Parades Commission conditions and block village bridges.
SDLP leader Claire Hanna called the images of Lockhart with masked protesters bleak while DUP leader Gavin Robinson defended Lockhart, saying Lockhart provided leadership.