Triumphant Paisley tells British and Irish governments to listen up

IAN PAISLEY warned the British and Irish governments to listen to the voice of his people yesterday as he increased his massive North Antrim vote by 5%.

The Democratic Unionist Party leader triumphed with 25,156 votes, over three times the tally of his nearest rival, Sinn Féin’s Philip McGuigan.

Speaking after the declaration by returning officer Jacqui Reid, Mr Paisley said: “I will be telling Dublin and London tonight that they better listen to what the people of Northern Ireland are saying. The day has come when we cannot tolerate Sinn Féin/IRA anymore. The Democratic Unionist Party will be a force for all that’s good and decent in Northern Ireland.”