Adams devolution plans 'vague', says SDLP member

Gerry Adams has put forward only “vague proposals” about what the Irish and British governments should do if a deal to restore devolution at Stormont fails, a member of the SDLP claimed today.

Following the Sinn Féin leader’s claim in New York last night that the governments should be prepared to move without the unionists, SDLP negotiator Sean Farren said it appeared to be dawning on Sinn Féin that the Rev Ian Paisley’s party was not up for a deal.