Bush envoy tells unionists to uphold law

UNIONIST leaders should be barred from serving in government if they cannot uphold the rule of law, US special envoy Mitchell Reiss said yesterday.

Bush envoy tells unionists to uphold law

After some of the most intense rioting seen on Belfast streets for years, Mr Reiss called on politicians to reassert their authority over their communities.

“No political party and no responsible leadership deserves to serve in government unless it wholly and unconditionally supports the police and calls on its constituents to do the same,” he said.

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