McGuinness asks politicians to rise to North challenge

Martin McGuinness has urged politicians to rise to the challenge of securing peace and a better future for Northern Ireland following Ian Paisley’s death.

The Stormont Deputy First Minister joined Democratic Unionist First Minister Peter Robinson in paying tribute to a man praised for his commitment to attaining lasting stability.

In 2007, Dr Paisley ended decades of virulent opposition to compromise withrepublicanism by taking power as DUP first minister at the devolved assembly alongside Mr McGuinness, a former IRA commander and senior Sinn Féin member.