Blair demands complete end to Ulster violence

British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted today that there must be a “complete and unequivocal end to violence” by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland if the power-sharing executive is to be restored.

Mr Blair, speaking outside his Sedgefield home following talks with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, said that new talks between the parties at Leeds Castle, Kent, next week represent a crucial juncture.