Assembly recall is nonsense - Paisley

The Northern Ireland Assembly should be allowed to have its say on key issues affecting the North even if a devolved government cannot be formed, the Rev Ian Paisley insisted today.

As British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern prepared to unveil their roadmap for reviving the Assembly during a visit to Armagh on Thursday when Mr Paisley celebrates his 80th birthday, the Democratic Unionist leader said he did not believe a multi-party executive could be formed at Stormont.