UUP's Tom Elliott says 2010 parading blueprint was 'too bureaucratic' and just "the Parades commission in another guise"

Jul 17, 2013, 09:13 AM

More violence on the streets overnight. 35 petrol bombs thrown, cars set on fire. But police have made clear the disorder was not on the scale of previous nights. But it is still the fifth night of trouble, since parading-related tensions flared up once again last week. Today, US diplomat Richard Haas flies in to Northern Ireland. He's the man who will be chairing all-party talks aimed at agreeing an alternative to the Parades Commission. So how big a challenge is that for our politicians and Dr Haas?