Trimble under fire over Sinn Fein comments

A bitter row erupted today between Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble and a former cabinet colleague after he claimed Sinn Fein ministers were "in Government by day and engaged in other activities by night".

Sinn Fein Health Minister Bairbre de Brun called on the former Northern Ireland First Minister to withdraw the comment which he made following the release yesterday of the Irish and British Governments’ proposals to keep the Good Friday Agreement afloat.