McGuinness: 'Paisley has no more excuses'

The Rev Ian Paisley was challenged today to stop hiding behind rhetoric and show real political leadership by sharing power with Sinn Féin.

At a republican commemoration south of the Irish border, Sinn Féin’s chief negotiator Martin McGuinness claimed during talks last year that the British and Irish governments told his party Mr Paisley said the only obstacle to a return to power-sharing was weapons.