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| Nigel Dodds expelled from Commons chamber | Nigel Dodds expelled from Commons chamber |
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| Nigel Dodds, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party at Westminster, has been expelled from the Commons chamber. | Nigel Dodds, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party at Westminster, has been expelled from the Commons chamber. |
| The North Belfast MP accused Northern Ireland Secretary, Theresa Villiers, of deliberate deception about the behaviour of the Parades Commission. | The North Belfast MP accused Northern Ireland Secretary, Theresa Villiers, of deliberate deception about the behaviour of the Parades Commission. |
| The Speaker, John Bercow, repeatedly asked Mr Dodds to withdraw his comments which he said were unparliamentary. | The Speaker, John Bercow, repeatedly asked Mr Dodds to withdraw his comments which he said were unparliamentary. |
| When the DUP MP refused, the Speaker "named" him, expelling Mr Dodds from the Commons chamber for the day. | When the DUP MP refused, the Speaker "named" him, expelling Mr Dodds from the Commons chamber for the day. |
| Sectarian interface | |
| The DUP MP's accusation against Ms Villiers followed the Parades Commission's decision to place restrictions on a planned Orange Order parade in North Belfast on Friday, 12 July. | The DUP MP's accusation against Ms Villiers followed the Parades Commission's decision to place restrictions on a planned Orange Order parade in North Belfast on Friday, 12 July. |
| The parade is due to pass a sectarian interface at the Ardoyne shops on Belfast's Crumlin Road. | The parade is due to pass a sectarian interface at the Ardoyne shops on Belfast's Crumlin Road. |
| The commission ruled that the marchers can walk past the shops on Friday morning, but cannot hold a return parade through the area on Friday afternoon. | The commission ruled that the marchers can walk past the shops on Friday morning, but cannot hold a return parade through the area on Friday afternoon. |
| In recent years, the nationalist Ardoyne area has been the scene of serious rioting, with protesters clashing with police, in the aftermath of the return leg of the parade. | In recent years, the nationalist Ardoyne area has been the scene of serious rioting, with protesters clashing with police, in the aftermath of the return leg of the parade. |
| During the Commons exchange on Wednesday, the Speaker told Mr Dodds: "You must withdraw the words 'deliberately deceptive'. | |
| "It is not appropriate to accuse any member of this House of seeking to deliberately deceive or mislead it. Please withdraw the words now." | |
| Ordered | |
| However, Mr Dodds refused to do so, telling Mr Bercow that "reluctantly" he could not comply with his demand. | |
| Mr Bercow then ordered him to leave the chamber for the remainder of the day's sitting. | |
| Mr Dodds is a former Stormont minister, MLA and Belfast city councillor and has been an elected representative of the DUP since 1985. | Mr Dodds is a former Stormont minister, MLA and Belfast city councillor and has been an elected representative of the DUP since 1985. |
| He has been the MP for North Belfast since 2001. | He has been the MP for North Belfast since 2001. |