Northern Ireland's First Minister and Deputy First Minister are failing to provide leadership on ending tensions over controversial parades, a leading police officer has said
The rebuke from Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) assistant chief constable Alistair Finlay followed 48 hours of violence around the Orange Order's July 12 parades which left 55 officers injured.
He singled out First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness for criticism and said his officers had to carry the burden of continuing violence.
