Hain challenged over paramilitaries 'deal'

Peter Hain was today challenged to confirm whether or not a deal had been struck with Gerry Adams to allow exiled paramilitaries back to the North in return for Sinn Féin's endorsement of the police force.

As Mr Adams urged Sinn Féin’s executive in Dublin to back his plan for a special party conference on policing, DUP chairman Lord Morrow asked what concessions had been granted by the British government in return for a move by republicans to support the PSNI.