Row breaks out between Robinson and McGuinness

A bitter row has broken out between the North's First and Deputy First Ministers over the ongoing delay in the devolution of policing powers to Stormont.

The two men were due to hold talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week to finalise plans for the move, but Mr McGuinness says Mr Robinson was not available.

The Sinn Féin politician said the DUP needed to get real about the situation or else politics in the North would be going nowhere.

Mr Robinson later responded by accusing Mr McGuinness of making intemperate, nasty and provocative comments.

He said he wasn't going to be pushed around or bullied by anyone and advised Mr McGuinness, who he referred to as his "deputy", to control himself in public.