Reconvened Stormont Assembly pays tribute to peace deal architect David Trimble

A portrait of former Northern Ireland First Minister and UUP leader David Trimble, who died last week aged 77, rests with flowers in the Grand Hall of Parliament Buildings, as members of the Assembly play tributes (Liam McBurney/PA)

The crisis-hit Stormont Assembly has reconvened for a special sitting to pay tribute to David Trimble, one of the principal architects of the devolved institutions in Belfast.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner and former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party died last week at the age of 77 following an illness.