Loyalists call on British for help

Loyalists in Northern Ireland are urging the British government to work with them and help persuade the paramilitary group, the Ulster Defence Association, to go down a political path.

Belfast councillor Frank McCoubrey of the Ulster Political Research group has made the appeal following yesterday's declaration of a peacefire from the UDA.

However, the Belfast councillor insists that they have to steer the UDA away from violence for good.