DUP halts joint engagements with Sinn Féin First Minister

The DUP says deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly will stop participating in joint engagements with First Minister Michelle O’Neill, following police inquiries into a protest at Garvaghy Road. The move means the two leaders will miss scheduled meetings in Glasgow.

• DUP leader Gavin Robinson said Emma Little-Pengelly would cease joint engagements with Michelle O’Neill and would not permit O’Neill to carry out engagements alone as First Minister.· 1 source
• The decision followed police investigations into Sinn Féin representatives’ participation in a protest at Garvaghy Road on September 27, staged to prevent an Orange Order parade.· 1 source
• The two leaders will miss a Glasgow economic meeting and a separate meeting with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham; Robinson stopped short of withdrawing Little-Pengelly from office.· 1 source