UDA 'will ensure loyalists act responsibly'

The Ulster Defence Association has given an undertaking it will ensure loyalists living in a sectarian flashpoint area of north Belfast behave responsibly over the coming days, it was claimed today.

The Ulster Political Research Group claimed in a statement issued by members John White, Davy Mahood and Tiger’s Bay community activist Eddie McClean that they had been given an assurance by the loyalist paramilitary group that it would play a constructive role in calming the situation.