There is no evidence for nationalist claims that discrimination is taking place in Northern Ireland, a former Stormont Minister claimed today.

Stormont Minister Dermot Nesbitt was tonight accused of being “naive” about Sellafield nuclear plant after he called for the public debate on it to be based on facts, not emotion.

Progress can be made on disarmament if Sinn Fein’s political opponents stop playing games with the Northern Ireland peace process, Stormont Minister Martin McGuinness claimed today.