Cautious welcome to UDA ceasefire

The loyalists paramilitary group the Ulster Defence Association was tonight under pressure to prove it was genuine over its declaration of a 12-month ceasefire to boost the political process.

Cautious welcome to UDA ceasefire

The loyalists paramilitary group the Ulster Defence Association was tonight under pressure to prove it was genuine over its declaration of a 12-month ceasefire to boost the political process.

Loyalist politicians and the government welcomed a statement from the UDA and Ulster Freedom Fighters confirming they had begun a year-long period of ”military inactivity” and announcing plans to re-engage with the international decommissioning body.

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