Chris Bryant: “I only regret that we could not reach a compromise on a way forward and that many residents across Portadown have felt…”

I appeal to everyone: believe in Northern Ireland and double down on compromise.

“It is incumbent on everybody in political office to take this moment very, very seriously and to take the temperature down, to think twice before … inflating any argument and to think about what somebody else who doesn’t share your…

Northern Ireland has withstood many moments of sharp disagreement over the years and must do so again.

The truth is everybody has to double down on compromise – that's what life's all about – double down on compromise.