Paisley warns Sinn Féin must deliver on policing decision

SINN FÉIN’S decision to support the police in the North is a step forward, DUP leader Ian Paisley acknowledged yesterday.

But he insisted Sinn Féin would have to deliver cooperation with the police if there was to be further progress towards devolution.

Sinn Féin members voted by an overwhelming margin at a special árd fheis on Sunday to endorse the Police Service of Northern Ireland, provided a governance structure acceptable to republicans is agreed for the North. That vote, in turn, put pressure on Mr Paisley’s party to agree to share power with Sinn Féin.