BBC Northern Ireland steps back from Belfast Pride after complaints

Crowds watch as members of the BBC march for the first time in the Belfast Pride parade. Photograph: Niall Carson/PABBC Northern Ireland has distanced itself from Belfast’s Pride event after some politicians in the region suggested that the broadcaster’s involvement could breach its impartiality rules by implicitly endorsing same-sex marriage.Employees of the national broadcaster still took part in the event in Belfast on Saturday afternoon, but only after the broadcaster’s dir