McGuinness under fire over death threat rallies

Northern Ireland Education Minister Martin McGuinness was today under fire for failing to provide clear advice to schools on whether they should close for union protests over loyalist threats against workers.

The Ulster Unionist chairman of Mr McGuinness’s security committee at Stormont, Danny Kennedy, said the minister should make his position clear on whether schools should be affected by the half-day stoppages and rallies tomorrow against the death threats against teachers and postal workers.