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Prominent loyalist Jamie Bryson has been invited to Westminster to speak to MPs on Wednesday. Mr Bryson will be addressing the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee as they 'explore innovative ideas' into devolution and democracy'. Among the well-known local MPs on that committee are the DUP's Gregory Campbell, Ian Paisley and Jim Shannon, alongside independent Sylvia Hermon and Labour's Kate Hoey. He is appearing along with local party leaders Naomi Long of Alliance and Colum Eastwood from the SDLP. Stephen spoke to Jamie Bryson this morning.

A massive week in local politics as the fall-out continues in the stand-off over the Irish language after the DUP told Sinn Fein 'no deal'. Yesterday Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald accused Arlene Foster of reneging on what was agreed. She said there was a draft agreement between her party and the DUP and it did include an Irish language act, alongside an Ulster Scots act and a respecting language and diversity act. But DUP MP Gregory Campbell told Seamus McKee on Evening Extra last night there was no such agreement. Stephen spoke to Allison Morris from the Irish News and former Ulster Unionist director of communications, Alex Kane.

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