THE letter from loyalists withdrawing support for the Good Friday Agreement was timed to appease hardline factions who threatened to target politicians seen to be supportive of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

FIRST minister Arlene Foster has stressed the need to use constitutional means to oppose the Northern Ireland Protocol after loyalist paramilitary groups said they were withdrawing support for the Good Friday Agreement.

IN withdrawing support for the Good Friday Agreement in a letter to prime minister Boris Johnson, the Loyalist Communities Council has made a very loud political statement.

THE strong wording of the letter by the Loyalist Communities Council was timed to try to appease hard-line factions who threatened to attack political offices and politicians seen to be supportive of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

LOYALIST paramilitary groups have told Prime Minister Boris Johnson they are withdrawing support for the Good Friday Agreement.