Women to quit forum committee

The Women's Coalition Party announced yesterday it will boycott the Northern Ireland Forum's Parades Committee and was considering…

The Women's Coalition Party announced yesterday it will boycott the Northern Ireland Forum's Parades Committee and was considering its participation in the Forum altogether.

It is the fourth party to boycott this committee since its inception last year.

The committee, known as Committee A (Public Order Issues), bow has only nine of the 19 appointed members attending.

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