Sinn Féin should disband - Paisley

Republicans would have to abandon the gun and replace Sinn Féin with a new political party before hard-line unionists could contemplate negotiating with them, it was claimed today.

At the launch of his party’s 36-page analysis of why the Good Friday agreement has failed, Democratic Unionists leader the Rev Ian Paisley said there could be no talks with Sinn Féin under the current circumstances.