Democratic unionist leaders to meet de Chastelain

Democratic Unionist leaders are to meet the head of the North’s independent disarmament body before saying whether they will accept or reject plans to revive power- sharing, the party confirmed today.

Following a meeting of its 80-member executive in Belfast last night, the DUP said it would analyse throughout the course of this weekend the latest Irish and British Government proposals to achieve total IRA disarmament and resurrect the Assembly.