Alliance party: 'Suspend North's institutions'

The suspension of Northern Ireland’s devolved political institutions may be the “least worst option” to deal with the current crisis in the peace process, it was claimed today.

The leader of the cross-community Alliance Party, David Ford, said the institutions were in danger of being lost for years after a senior Sinn Fein official was remanded in custody last night for possessing information which is likely to be of use to terrorists.