DUP 'will only share power if IRA completely disbands'

The prospect of political progress in the North is fading further today following an insistence from the Democratic Unionist Party that it will not share power with Sinn Féin unless the IRA completely disbands.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2006 - 08:37

The comments were made by party spokesman Nigel Dodds last night as the DUP prepares to hold its annual conference this weekend.

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