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| DUP set to meet David Cameron over Stormont crisis | DUP set to meet David Cameron over Stormont crisis |
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| The DUP are due to meet the prime minister on Tuesday to discuss the current crisis at Stormont. | |
| Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers is also scheduled to meet two Irish government ministers in Dublin. | Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers is also scheduled to meet two Irish government ministers in Dublin. |
| The talks will centre around the murder of Kevin McGuigan and the subsequent decision by the Ulster Unionists to leave the executive. | The talks will centre around the murder of Kevin McGuigan and the subsequent decision by the Ulster Unionists to leave the executive. |
| The former IRA man was shot dead in east Belfast last month. The police believe IRA members were involved. | The former IRA man was shot dead in east Belfast last month. The police believe IRA members were involved. |
| Following the shooting, PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton said that the IRA still exists. | |
| But he also said that there was no evidence that the killing was sanctioned by the IRA. | But he also said that there was no evidence that the killing was sanctioned by the IRA. |
| The Ulster Unionist Party are now leaving the executive, saying they cannot trust Sinn Féin. | The Ulster Unionist Party are now leaving the executive, saying they cannot trust Sinn Féin. |
| The UUP will formally withdraw its sole minister, Danny Kennedy, from the executive later on Tuesday. | The UUP will formally withdraw its sole minister, Danny Kennedy, from the executive later on Tuesday. |
| On Monday, First Minister Peter Robinson called for a new intensive talks process to deal with the crisis. | On Monday, First Minister Peter Robinson called for a new intensive talks process to deal with the crisis. |
| The DUP leader said the talks should also include discussion about the mechanisms for excluding a party from government. | The DUP leader said the talks should also include discussion about the mechanisms for excluding a party from government. |
| He said that the current process would not allow the DUP to exclude Sinn Féin, because Sinn Féin had enough MLAs to block an exclusion motion in the assembly. | He said that the current process would not allow the DUP to exclude Sinn Féin, because Sinn Féin had enough MLAs to block an exclusion motion in the assembly. |
| 'Stock-taking exercise' | 'Stock-taking exercise' |
| He said if these issues were not resolved, then there was "not a firm basis for us to proceed with government". | He said if these issues were not resolved, then there was "not a firm basis for us to proceed with government". |
| The talks between the British and Irish governments will also take place on Tuesday morning. | The talks between the British and Irish governments will also take place on Tuesday morning. |
| Ms Villiers is to meet Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald. | Ms Villiers is to meet Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald. |
| Sources in Dublin said the two sides viewed the talks as a "stock-taking exercise", as they attempt to deal with issues such as welfare reform and the status of the IRA. | Sources in Dublin said the two sides viewed the talks as a "stock-taking exercise", as they attempt to deal with issues such as welfare reform and the status of the IRA. |