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DUP backs MP at event organisers branded as sectarian

DUP backs MP at event organisers branded as sectarian

The DUP publicly defended an MP who attended a counter-demonstration branded as sectarian and xenophobic by Palestinian and community organisers.

According to Palestinian community organisers and solidarity activists, a Democratic Unionist Party legislator participated in a counter-demonstration in Scarva characterised as a direct hate act against migrant communities and international human rights workers. DUP leadership defended the parliamentarian without acknowledging concerns raised about divisive and discriminatory rhetoric. Activists warn that this pattern normalises legislative presence in spaces where hateful language targeting minorities and solidarity workers is amplified without institutional consequences or accountability mechanisms. 🔹 What happened: The Scarva counter-demonstration was organised against a Palestinian solidarity gathering. According to testimony from original event attendees, counter-protest participants used xenophobic and sectarian language. The DUP issued a public statement defending the MP without condemning documented concerns. Community organisers documented verbal incidents directed at activists and migrant residents present. The party's response avoided substantive engagement with allegations of discriminatory conduct by event participants. 🔹 Why it matters: For Palestinian communities, migrant workers, and grassroots church organisations working in international solidarity, this institutional DUP response consolidates a political space where MPs can publicly align with events described as sectarian without political consequences. Community workers warn that normalising such legislative participation reduces political costs for elected officials who validate hateful narratives. Vulnerable residents in Scarva report institutional abandonment as the DUP declined to address sectarian dimensions documented by organisers. This reinforces power imbalances where marginalised groups lack recourse when legislators validate their exclusion. 📌 EPM Take: DUP's unconditional defence confirms that MPs can participate in documented hate events without facing accountability from established party structures, consolidating impunity patterns.
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