MLA’s security under review after ‘anti-vax’ visit to office

Stormont minister Nichola Mallon has said she is reviewing security arrangements at her north Belfast office after an incident involving anti-vaccine activists.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Oct 2021, 16:53 BST
Nichola Mallon MLANichola Mallon MLA
Nichola Mallon MLA

Justice Minister Naomi Long expressed solidarity with Ms Mallon after the Infrastructure Minister told the Sunday Independent that a group of people visited the office to deliver a letter demanding that she remove Covid-19 restrictions – accusing her of harming children by endorsing the vaccine.

“It’s very upsetting, it’s a very frightening experience, particularly for my staff,” said Ms Mallon.

“We are now reviewing our security arrangements.”

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A PSNI spokesman said police received a report of an incident at a constituency office in north Belfast on October 11, and added: “Police have spoken with an individual involved in this incident and warned them about their behaviour.”

DUP MP Gavin Robinson also declared support for Ms Mallon. He confirmed that senior PSNI officers had contacted him and party colleagues following the murder of Sir David Amess on Friday.

“There is that incredible tension between needing to be accessible, maintaining that relationship with those who elect us, our constituents, being out in the public attending public events, and maintaining security,” he told Sunday Politics.”