Trimble denies any UUP 'smear campaign' involvement

The Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has denied that his party was involved in any "dirty tricks" against an independent unionist candidate in the Fermanagh/South Tyrone constituency.

Jim Dixon withdrew from the race for the seat last night, claiming initially he had been the victim of a smear campaign by the UUP, an accusation he later amended to "fellow unionists".