Foster should have told DUP to 'back me or sack me', says Adams

Unionism needs leadership of the kind it had two decades ago which brought the movement into peace talks with Sinn Fein, leading to the Good Friday Agreement, Gerry Adams has said.

Unionism needs leadership of the kind it had two decades ago which brought the movement into peace talks with Sinn Féin, leading to the Good Friday Agreement, Gerry Adams has said.

DUP leader Arlene Foster should have given her party and followers an ultimatum to "back me or sack me" when she presented draft proposals in the latest round of powersharing talks, the former Sinn Féin leader said ahead of the historic agreement's 20th anniversary.