Unionists withdraw quit-power-sharing motion

Hard-line Ulster Unionists today withdrew a motion calling for the party to quit the power sharing executive on March 1 if total IRA disarmament hadn’t been achieved.

An amendment by anti-agreement South Antrim MP Davie Burnside calling on the party to withdraw from All-Ireland ministerial meetings on February 28 if the RUC name, flag and symbols weren’t retained will now be put to the delegates.