Paisley sticks to call for complete end to IRA

The Democratic Unionists will stick to their demand that the IRA winds down if Sinn Féin is to take part in a power-sharing executive, the Rev Ian Paisley insisted tonight.

As Northern Ireland parties prepared for the resumption of the review of the Good Friday Agreement next week, the DUP leader called on other parties to focus on the task of restoring democratic devolution.