 Wright had hoped to bring local UVF units onto the streets of the Shankill to force an overturning of the ban but the Shankill commanders refused to put their units at Wright's disposal, having assured the British authorities that they would not in a series of secret negotiations.Wright returned to Portadown in disgust, accusing the Belfast UVF of having surrendered.Nonetheless, when Wright was arrested in late 1995 for intimidation he was still on good terms with the UVF, whose magazine "Combat" called for his release.