McGuinness calls for Paisley to engage in preparations for government
The Northern Secretary Peter Hain has given the main parties in Belfast until Tuesday to decide if they will take part in a committee to discuss devolved government.
Mr Hain said he hoped all the parties would do so in order to restore power-sharing by the November 24 deadline.
Sinn Féin says it will only decide on Tuesday after an internal meeting of its assembly group, with Martin McGuinness calling for Ian Paisley, the DUP leader, also to take part.
“The public has a right to expect that all leaders take their responsibilities seriously and I think Ian Paisley has as much a duty as Gerry Adams has to do that at this critical time,” Mr McGuinness said today.
“Leaders should be leading from the front, and I would like to see a situation where Ian Paisley was prepared to sit down and engage on the essential work of preparing for government.”
