Hurdles on policing still exist, says Adams

Police reform in Northern Ireland still has some distance to travel before Sinn Féin can sign up to new policing structures, Gerry Adams warned the British government today.

As he prepared to leave tomorrow for his annual St Patrick’s week tour of the United States, the Sinn Féin leader said he expected the White House to “strongly row in” during the celebrations behind British and Irish government calls for republicans to endorse policing.