Carla Lockhart

Independent unionist Carla Lockhart has urged unionists to 'hold their head high' in their professional lives.

Carla Lockhart questions manner of DUP's call for unionist unity

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart quit the DUP this week to sit as an independent unionist. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Lockhart wants lawbreaking politicians turfed out of office under 12 month ban

DUP MP Carla Lockhart speaking during an Orange Order parade in Portadown, Co Armagh. Picture date: Saturday October 24, 2026.

Lockhart: Leaving DUP was a particularly painful and difficult decision

DUP leader Gavin Robinson (second from left), alongside Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly (left) and party colleagues deputy leader Michelle McIlveen MLA (third from left) and Trevor Clarke MLA (right), speak to the media during a press conference at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, where he discussed the prospect of unionist unity following the Drumcree parading dispute. Picture date: Monday November 2, 2026. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Robinson insists party ‘fully behind’ his position on Drumcree dispute

Clement Cuthbertson pictured with Carla Lockhart

DUP councillor resigns after 20 years with the party

Independent unionist MP Carla Lockhart has written an open letter to unionist voters.

Carla Lockhart says she wants to build a grassroots unionist movement

DUP MP Carla Lockhart speaking during a Drumcree event at Edgarstown Estate, Portadown, Co Armagh in September. Pic: Mark Marlow/PA Wire

Lockhart quits DUP over its refusal to remove O'Neill as First Minister

DUP MLA for Upper Bann Jonathan Buckley says he's been accused of being a plotter and lightweight as part of a dirty tricks campaign against his unity idea. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA

MLA claims dirty tricks campaign after Unionist unity call

DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley, during a press conference at Carleton Street Orange Hall in Portadown, Co Armagh, back in September. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

DUP's Jonathan Buckley in call for unionist unity over Drumcree

DUP MP Carla Lockhart speaking during an Orange Order parade in Portadown, Co Armagh. Pic: Mícheál Ó Scannáil/Press Association

Carla Lockhart expected to quit DUP early next week and sit as independent

DUP MP Carla Lockhart leads an Orange Order parade in Portadown, Co Armagh. Picture date: Saturday October 24, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Mícheál Ó Scannáil/Press Association

Lockhart ready to quit the DUP as leader stops short of removing O'Neill

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has been the most vocal voice within the DUP calling on the leadership to withdraw deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly from the Stormont Executive

DUP party officers to meet amid ongoing fall-out over Drumcree dispute

DUP MLA Diane Forsythe (left) has backed colleague Carla Lockhart's call for Michelle O'Neill to be removed from office.

Forsythe backs call for O'Neill to go - and for DUP to block official events

Diane Forsythe has joined Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart in urging her party to withdraw deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly from the Stormont Executive

DUP MLA joins calls for removal of Michelle O’Neill as Stormont First Minister

UUP leader Jon Burrows, Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Uncertainty over Emma Little Pengelly's future 'leaves NI in political limbo'

DUP MP Carla Lockhart speaking during an Orange Order parade in Portadown. Pic: Mícheál Ó Scannáil/Press Association

MP quit DUP role on 'principle' - rejecting colleague's 'token gesture' comment
The DUP MP at the heart of the dispute over how the party should respond to the Drumcree dispute has said her decision to quit the party’s governing body was a matter of principle – not a “token gesture” as suggested by a party colleague.
David Thompson

A major parade and rally took place in Portadown this Saturday, October 24, organised by Portadown District LOL 1, with Orangemen and the "entire Orange family" and wider unionist community turned out in numbers. The district says the event is intended to demonstrate the "strength of feeling" locally following the recent decision to overturn a determination allowing its traditional Garvaghy Road parade to proceed. Picture By:Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Thousands attend Portadown rally backing Drumcree Orangemen

DUP MP Carla Lockhart has defended her decision to resign as a party officer amid a deepening row with the leadership over the future of Stormont.

After News Letter exclusive Carla Lockhart says ‘It’s about principle’

Veteran unionist commentator Alex Kane. Photo: PA

Alex Kane on Carla Lockhart: MP 'not yet crossed her Rubicon'

Carla Lockhart satisfying hardliners by resigning party position - Wilson

Carla Lockhart outside Drumcree Parochial Hall in Portadown. She has resigned as a party officer amid a deepening row with the leadership over the future of Stormont.

Lockhart quits as DUP party officer amid rift with leader over Stormont’s future

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Orange Order legal representative and loyalist spokesperson Jamie Bryson

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson says he requires protection after Drumcree abuse

DUP MP Carla Lockhart has had to receive security protection due to abuse received over the Drumcree parading dispute, Jamie Bryson has said.

Drumcree: Protection for Lockhart after abuse and threats

A PSNI vehicle near Drumcree Church, where an Orange Order parade was stopped by police because of an illegal protest on the Garvaghy Road. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Drumcree: Burrows calls for swift end to stand off to 'strengthen unionism'

A sign reads 'let them walk' hung from a tent at a community event supporting Portadown Orangemen as the Garvaghy Road standoff continues. Photo: Iain Gray/News Letter

'No sell out' over Garvaghy Road deal, Bryson tells community event
There will be be “no sell out” on any deal over the Drumcree stand-off, Jamie Bryson told a large crowd tonight – stating Portadown Orangemen must walk Garvaghy Road, no matter how much money is on the table.
Iain Gray

Legal advisor to the Orange Order and spokesperson Jamie Bryson and DUP MP Carla Lockhart speaking during a Drumcree family support event at Edgarstown Estate, Portadown on Wednesday night

Proposed deal to resolve Drumcree dispute ‘not acceptable’, says DUP MP

Portadown Orange men form up at Drumcree Church before standing down after being told by the police the Garvaghy Road is not clear Pic: Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Tale of two towns, the quiet waiting on the parade that didn't come

First Minister Michelle O'Neill (centre left) and Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald (centre right) at the Garvaghy road ahead of a Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge (LOL) No 1 march in the first parade along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown for almost 30 years, after the parade was given clearance in a late-night hearing.

DUP leader Gavin Robinson condemns actions of Michelle O’Neill

Unionists call for ‘absolutely no violence’ after Garvaghy Road ruling

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

PM urges people to ‘work calmly’ after Drumcree parade is given go-ahead

Parties to meet Parades Commission ahead of Drumcree determination

First Minister Michelle O’Neill speaking to the media during a press conference in the Great Hall at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, after concerns were raised that the go-ahead for the first Orange Order parade along the Garvaghy Road in almost 30 years could “unravel” agreements at other former flashpoint areas

Sinn Fein set to press Parades Commission over Drumcree march fears

DUP MP Carla Lockhart says nationalism and republicanism "need to emotionally regulate" over Drumcree. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Drumcree: Nationalists need to accept a balance of rights - MP

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson, Portadown District Master Nigel Dawson and Portadown deputy District Master Alastair Power, during a press conference at Carleton Street Orange Hall in Portadown, Co Armagh, announcing their next steps in relation to the Drumcree parade. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Parades Commission 'U-turn' over Drumcree mediation as potential talks loom

DUP MP Carla Lockhart, during a press conference at Carleton Street Orange Hall in Portadown, Co Armagh. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Drumcree: Proposal 'about righting a wrong' for Orangemen after 28 years

Any future determination on Drumcree made by the current commissioners would be vulnerable to legal challenge, incurring yet further public money and court time

Carla Lockhart: Drumcree must be approached as a question of law

Bowler hats belonging to Orangemen of Portadown district, who last marched down the Garvaghy Road in 1997

'Garvaghy Road residents have nothing to be frightened of from parade'

The Parades Commission has blocked the Orange Order from marching along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown in July every year since 1998

Jamie Bryson: The plethora of Drumcree errors made by parades body

Whatsapp was used in Drumcree deliberations.

Parades Commission Drumcree row: WhatsApp group messages challenged

A decision by the Parades Commission to impose restrictions on one of the most contentious parades in Northern Ireland has been quashed in the High Court.

Carla Lockhart says Parades Commission chiefs must quit or be sacked

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir insists he had no alternative but to cull the 51 cattle in Co Tyrone.

MP: Agriculture Minister is holding ‘flawed’ review into cull of 51 cattle

Andrew Muir is facing calls to resign over a cattle cull in Fivemiletown. Photo: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Pressure mounts on Muir: 'Fundamental breakdown between minister and farmers'

The scene at Harford Street in Portadown where police are investigating the discovery of a body in a burning car on Saturday night. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Avoid speculation over car fire death: Lockhart

British farmers produce world-class food to the highest environmental and animal welfare standards, and deserve a government that backs them

Carla Lockhart: New PM must restore confidence across UK farming industry

DUP Aldernamn Paul Porter said the abuse from republicans started after after he posted a photo of himself and his son with their Union Flag ahead of the July celebrations.

Councillor 'wants no part of New Ireland' after republican abuse

It has been 28 years since the Parades commission ruled that the Orange Order should not march down Portadown’s Garvaghy Road on the return leg of its annual march from Drumcree Church.Photo - Andrew McCarroll/ Pacemaker Press

Drumcree: Orange Order hails 'biggest progress in 27 years' as protest postponed

The Great March for Gaza created tensions in Scarva on Saturday

Letter: Lockhart’s leadership at parade an example to all

Carla Lockhart has been on the ground in Portadown, where trouble has flared

Those ignoring illegal immigration 'are part of the problem': Lockhart

General view of loyalist protestors at the ‘Great March For Gaza’ in Scarva. A “bloodbath” was averted in the Co Down village of Scarva amid a pro-Palestine march and counter protest, a DUP MP has said.

‘Bloodbath’ averted at Scarva protest, says DUP MP

A general view of loyalist protestors from Scarva at the ‘Great March For Gaza’ in Scarva. Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart received criticism from a number of political representatives including South Down MP Chris Hazzard, Alliance Party leader Naomi Long and SDLP leader Claire Hanna

DUP MP defends photo with masked men at Scarva protest

Lexie Heatrick exhibited the Simmental Champion Ballinlare Farm Ritz at Lurgan Show. Picture: Julie Hazelton

Lurgan Show packed with livestock excellence and community spirit

From left, Marvin, Jean, Teddy and Jemma Johnston from Portadown before Teddy was struck down with MLD.

Couple to press minister for test that could have saved Teddy

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he took the 'practical view' that people will take illegal drugs, and he advocated working to 'mitigate the damage'

Public Health Agency message on drugs ‘practical’, says Nesbitt

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