Loyalists urged to follow LVF lead

LOYALIST terror groups were last night urged to follow the lead of the Loyalist Volunteer Force following its declaration that it was standing down its military units.

Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain told MPs the peace process was moving in the right direction after the LVF's move and Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams' weekend claim that the IRA's war was over.

"As the House will know, the LVF and the Ulster Volunteer Force have been engaged in a grisly feud over the summer which has cost four lives," he said.