PUP pull out of Northern talks
A party linked with loyalist paramilitaries tonight pulled out of talks to restore devolution in Northern Ireland because it claimed it was being shut out of the negotiations.
In another blow for the peace process, Progressive Unionist leader David Ervine, whose party has links to the Ulster Volunteer Force and Red Hand Commando, said his colleagues could not be expected to “rubberstamp” a deal they had no sight of during negotiations.
