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LCC told Gordon Lyons progress on deprived loyalist areas ‘lacking’

The LCC includes representatives from paramilitary groups the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Ulster Defence Association (UDA).

The note of the meeting with Lyons, written by a DfC official, said the meeting with the LCC took place “to discuss economic and social deprivation”.

It said the chair of the LCC, David Campbell, attended along with loyalists Jackie McDonald, Robert Williamson and Darren Richardson.

Mr Campbell “thanked the minister for agreeing to meet despite the controversy surrounding the recent meeting with the minister for education”, according to the note.

He said that the purpose of the meeting was “to discuss community development and addressing deprivation in loyalist areas”.

“Progress in this area has been lacking,” Mr Campbell continued.

Other areas raised by the LCC were the lack of social housing, “the effect of communities feeling isolated” and educational underachievement – particularly among men and boys.


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