Editing Billy Wright (loyalist) (section)

===King Rat===
Wright's unit called themselves the "Brat pack". The nickname "King Rat" was first given to Wright by the Mid-Ulster [[Ulster Defence Association]] (UDA) commander [[Robert John Kerr]] as a form of pub bantering. According to journalist and author Paul Larkin, Kerr sat inside a pub and jokingly bestowed a nickname on each patron as they entered. When Wright walked through the door, Kerr gave him the [[sobriquet]] of "King Rat".<ref name="saor">[http://www.fadooda.com/index.php?itemid=50 "Death of a Journalist". ''Cic Saor''. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2011]</ref><ref name="larkin227">{{harvnb|Larkin |2004 |p=227}}</ref> ''Sunday World'' journalists [[Martin O'Hagan]] and Jim Campbell<ref name="news" /> picked up on it and satirically named them the "rat pack"; they also used the name "King Rat" to identify Wright. Much to Wright's annoyance, the name became popular with the media. In response, Wright had the newspaper's offices bombed and issued a death threat to O'Hagan and anyone who worked for the paper.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/weekend/story/0,3605,596068,00.html | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Faith, hate and murder | date=17 November 2001 | access-date=26 April 2010 | first=Susan | last=McKay}}</ref>

In an interview with Martin Dillon, he blamed the police raids, republican death threats and the "King Rat" nickname as factors which eventually caused the break-up of his marriage.<ref name="dillon63"/> He nevertheless maintained cordial relations with his ex-wife, Thelma, whom he described as a "good Christian".<ref name="dillon63"/>