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Carla Lockhart Tells Portadown Crowd “Michelle O’Neill Must Go”

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC · How we work

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Orange Order marched a large parade through Portadown despite stormy weather.
Thousands gathered as hundreds of Orangemen and over 25 bands marched along Watson, Bridge, High, Market Streets.
DUP MP Carla Lockhart told the crowd “Michelle O’Neill must go.”
Lockhart announced she stood down as a DUP party officer on Thursday.
Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister and DUP MLAs Jonathan Buckley and Brian Kingston joined the parade.

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Orange Order marched a large parade through Portadown despite stormy weather.
Thousands gathered as hundreds of Orangemen and over 25 bands marched along Watson, Bridge, High, Market Streets.
DUP MP Carla Lockhart told the crowd “Michelle O’Neill must go.”
Lockhart announced she stood down as a DUP party officer on Thursday.
Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister and DUP MLAs Jonathan Buckley and Brian Kingston joined the parade.