Paisley sceptical about IRA willingness to end criminality

DUP leader Ian Paisley has said he does not expect the republican movement to end its alleged involvement in criminality.

Dr Paisley has already insisted his party will not be willing to work with Sinn Féin in government unless this alleged criminality is brought to a verifiable end.

Speaking last night, he said: "I have no faith whatsoever now in any way in seeing a change because their deeds have been so despicable and actually the record they have had over the murder of Mr McCartney shows exactly what they are - their heart is rotten to the core."