Progressive Unionist Party leader Billy Hutchinson said people showed their frustration during the meeting and said it was an opportunity for politicians to discover how people felt.

BBC: Unionist Forum holds east Belfast meeting

Parliamentary elections that month saw a high turnout of 84% and a narrow win for the Progressive National Party, which took eight seats to the People's Democratic Movement's seven.

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What fewer people know is that if you are looking for the real progressive force in British politics today it is the Green party.

BBC: Greens coming of age, says Lucas