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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 is 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. | 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 is now leaving the executive, saying it 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. |
In an interview with BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster, he said the issue was one of trust between parties with a mandate sitting in the Northern Ireland Executive. | |
"Fundamentally, we need to address at the very top of political institutions, the issue of trust," he said. | |
"That has broken down significantly. No amount of blaming other people or issuing political sound bites is going to work. We need to create the conditions where trust can be firmly established." | |
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. |