'Excluding journalists from party conferences is wrong, but other parties should also consider their actions if they truly believe in freedom of the press', writes brendanhughes64
It was concerning therefore that a political party with "democratic" in its name sought to exclude a journalist from its annual conference.
Few in the DUP would have seniority over Mr Robinson but party sources denied the order came from the top. It was apparently DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson who reversed the decision. The NUJ said it was unacceptable to deny Ms Ferguson entry "just because some in the party did not like what she had written".
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