Empey: IRA statement 'leaves basic questions unanswered'

The Irish and British governments are throwing concessions at Sinn Féin on the back of an IRA statement which has failed to answer basic questions, it was claimed today.

Just two days after the IRA declared an end to their armed campaign and vowed to complete their disarmament programme, Ulster Unionist leader Reg Empey accused London and Dublin of fawning around republicans on the back of a vague IRA statement.