Trimble accused of losing party's trust

Beleaguered David Trimble tonight faced the threat of a new leadership challenge without the support of his deputy after he was accused of losing the trust and confidence of his troubled and hopelessly split Ulster Unionist Party.

Trimble accused of losing party's trust

Beleaguered David Trimble tonight faced the threat of a new leadership challenge without the support of his deputy after he was accused of losing the trust and confidence of his troubled and hopelessly split Ulster Unionist Party.

South Antrim MP David Burnside, once one of his closest confidants, called on him to stand aside in a bid to halt a disastrous electoral slide.

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