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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.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.
'Trust''Trust'
The Ulster Unionist Party is now leaving the executive, saying it cannot trust Sinn Féin.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.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."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.""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."
Analysis: What is the background to the Stormont row?Analysis: What is the background to the Stormont row?
Stormont's power-sharing government returned in 2007, headed by then Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley as first minister and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness as deputy first minister.Stormont's power-sharing government returned in 2007, headed by then Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley as first minister and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness as deputy first minister.
The two men had been bitter enemies for many years, but the decommissioning of IRA weapons in 2005 and Sinn Féin's endorsement of policing in Northern Ireland paved the way for Stormont's return.The two men had been bitter enemies for many years, but the decommissioning of IRA weapons in 2005 and Sinn Féin's endorsement of policing in Northern Ireland paved the way for Stormont's return.
In the last assessment by the Independent Monitoring Commission, an official body that monitored paramilitary activity that was wound down in 2010, it said it believed the Provisional IRA had "maintained its political course" and "would continue to do so".In the last assessment by the Independent Monitoring Commission, an official body that monitored paramilitary activity that was wound down in 2010, it said it believed the Provisional IRA had "maintained its political course" and "would continue to do so".
With Northern Ireland's chief constable now saying the Provisional IRA still exists and some of its members were involved in the murder of Kevin McGuigan, renewed focus has been placed on the stability of the institutions at Stormont.With Northern Ireland's chief constable now saying the Provisional IRA still exists and some of its members were involved in the murder of Kevin McGuigan, renewed focus has been placed on the stability of the institutions at Stormont.
Q&A: UUP withdrawalQ&A: UUP withdrawal
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".
Talks between the British and Irish governments will also take place on Tuesday.Talks between the British and Irish governments will also take place on Tuesday.
In Dublin, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Joan Burton, Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan and Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan are to discuss issues relating to security and the IRA. In Dublin, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Joan Burton, Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan and Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan are meeting to discuss issues relating to security and the IRA.
Later, the Northern Ireland secretary, Ms Villiers, is to meet Mr Flanagan and Ms Fitzgerald.Later, the Northern Ireland secretary, Ms Villiers, is to meet Mr Flanagan and Ms 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.