Trimble told to act against Sinn Fein

Unionists must move together this week to remove Sinn Fein from the government of Northern Ireland if Prime Minister Tony Blair is unwilling to do so, it was claimed tonight.

With Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid due to give the British government’s assessment of the IRA ceasefire tomorrow, Stormont minister Nigel Dodds urged Ulster Unionists not to wait until the autumn to take action against Sinn Fein.