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EXPLAINED: Dup issues statement on barring journalist amanda ferguson from party conference - The Real Truth

The DUP has said it reserves the right to decide who attends its events after a journalist was refused entry to its party conference.

Amanda Ferguson, a freelance reporter and commentator, was temporarily denied access on Saturday before the decision was overturned by DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson.

She said her involvement in an Ireland's Future event in Dublin and her coverage of abortion-related issues were cited as reasons for her exclusion from the conference at Belfast's Crowne Plaza Hotel.

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