But PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck said there was no intelligence to suggest it was sanctioned by the organisation’s leadership.

A multi-agency meeting took place after recent attacks in north Belfast.

Lady Anderson was joined by other peers at Westminster in condemning ‘the appalling acts of racist thuggery’ seen on the streets of Ballymena.

Mal O’Hara, who is running in the North Belfast constituency, said there would be ‘no problem’ with him taking the seat if he was voted in on July 4th

A man was taken to hospital after the altercation in the Castleton Gardens/Limestone Road area around 4.30am on Saturday.