:00:26. > :00:28.Hello and welcome to Stormont Today. United in their condemnation, MLAs
:00:29. > :00:38.speak out following last week's murder of prison officer David
:00:39. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:45.Black. Every sane person in the land believes that those who
:00:45. > :00:49.carried out the killing are hate- filled deviants who should be
:00:49. > :00:54.locked up for life. The SDLP and Sinn Fein face
:00:54. > :01:00.criticism for their treatment of a DUP councillor in Dungannon.
:01:00. > :01:03.agree Mr Brush is a hero but he is also a victim.
:01:03. > :01:09.And our Political Correspondent, Gareth Gordon, joins me with his
:01:09. > :01:11.analysis of those stories and more. As an expression of support for the
:01:11. > :01:19.murdered prison officer, David Black, Assembly Members observed a
:01:19. > :01:22.minute's silence in the Chamber. The 52-year-old was shot dead on
:01:22. > :01:27.the M1 motorway in County Armagh on Thursday as he drove to work at
:01:27. > :01:30.Maghaberry Prison. Mr Black was the first prison officer to be murdered
:01:30. > :01:33.in Northern Ireland in almost 20 years.
:01:33. > :01:41.The First Minister, Peter Robinson, who led tributes in the Assembly,
:01:41. > :01:47.described the death as a "cowardly murder of a brave public servant".
:01:47. > :01:56.I visited Mrs Black and her family at their home in Cookstown and I
:01:56. > :02:03.have to say that as I held her in my arms, listening to her sobbing,
:02:03. > :02:08.I couldn't help but sense the utter futility of that assassination.
:02:08. > :02:14.Here was a family completely devastated, a family that would
:02:14. > :02:22.never be the same again, a family that will feel the pain and loss
:02:22. > :02:28.for the rest of their lives. What had been gained? This Assembly and
:02:28. > :02:33.the Executive will not fall or collapse, far from it. We are
:02:33. > :02:38.united in condemnation and reinforced in our determination to
:02:38. > :02:43.create a stable and peaceful society. The murder won't bring any
:02:43. > :02:51.changes to the prison regime at Maghaberry and every sane person in
:02:51. > :02:54.the land believes that those who carried out the killing are odious,
:02:54. > :03:04.hate-filled deviants and psychopaths who should be locked up
:03:04. > :03:07.for life. Most of all, let us send to the family our prayers and our
:03:07. > :03:11.love, our expression of resolve that those who murdered David will
:03:11. > :03:15.never win and we will give complete support in hunting down and
:03:15. > :03:19.convicting those who are responsible. I believe this was an
:03:19. > :03:24.utterly pointless death of David Black. It will resolve nothing
:03:24. > :03:29.either within the prisons or in wider society. It is not part of
:03:29. > :03:34.any strategy or campaign. All that has happened is that a family have
:03:34. > :03:38.been plunged into grief, the people responsible are those who act as
:03:38. > :03:43.their political spokespersons need to explain themselves to our
:03:43. > :03:46.communities. Time and again when these factions carry out violent
:03:46. > :03:51.acts we get complete silence. From those who at other times are only
:03:51. > :03:55.too willing to come on to the airwaves and attack the political
:03:55. > :04:00.process. It is patently obvious that the peace process will not be
:04:00. > :04:04.derailed by killings like this. It hasn't in the past and it won't in
:04:04. > :04:08.the future. I was very conscious last Thursday morning as I stood
:04:08. > :04:13.and named David to the media that it was just a few minutes after his
:04:13. > :04:21.own children had been told that their father had been murdered and
:04:21. > :04:26.their lives had been turned upside- down. Let us remember today the
:04:26. > :04:29.David's wife, son, daughter, parents and sister. They are in the
:04:29. > :04:35.prayers of this entire community. I hope they will take comfort from
:04:35. > :04:41.that knowledge and from the utter revulsion which David's murder has
:04:41. > :04:46.been greeted universally. 14 years our arms have been open offering an
:04:46. > :04:50.inclusive process for all. Why was David Black denied the chance to go
:04:50. > :04:54.to work? On whose authority? Not mine. Not the people of Northern
:04:54. > :04:59.Ireland. Not the people of the Republic of Ireland. It is chilling
:04:59. > :05:04.to the blood to try to understand the mentality of those who sat down
:05:04. > :05:08.and planned and then executed this murder. And like members of this
:05:08. > :05:15.House, I too have listened to people speculate on the sort of
:05:15. > :05:23.person who carried it out. We can have that debate all day long and
:05:23. > :05:27.get nowhere. Are they psychopaths, but let us not allow this murder
:05:28. > :05:33.was the result of someone or some people with some form of mental
:05:33. > :05:39.illness, they chose to do what they did. In doing this, they also chose
:05:39. > :05:44.to reject the offer of inclusion that has been theirs for 14 years.
:05:44. > :05:50.In foul murder achieved nothing, those who perpetrated the murder
:05:50. > :05:55.and those who planned it have by their own hand in many ways
:05:55. > :05:58.excluded themselves from any role in our future. Any role in the
:05:58. > :06:04.political processes and the political progress. They stand
:06:04. > :06:10.condemned by all, all within Northern Ireland, all across the
:06:10. > :06:20.island of Ireland, they stand condemned today and every day.
:06:20. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :06:29.say this murder was futile. But we also have to face the fact that
:06:29. > :06:36.this dastardly murder was following in a well-set tempit that you
:06:36. > :06:41.create discord and difficulty and protest inside the prison and then
:06:41. > :06:48.you begin to murder outside the prison the Prison Officers. Where
:06:48. > :06:53.did we see that before? Many, many times, indeed 29 previous Prison
:06:53. > :06:58.Officers butchered. Look at those who perpetrated previous Prison
:06:58. > :07:08.Officer and police murders and they conclude, sadly correctly, that it
:07:08. > :07:14.worked for them and the structures of this House are testimony to that
:07:14. > :07:18.sad, hideous reality that these structures are built upon the
:07:18. > :07:21.reward of terrorism, the buy-off of terrorism.
:07:21. > :07:24.The TUV's Jim Allister. Well, following the murder of David
:07:24. > :07:27.Black, the issue of security for prison officers was discussed by
:07:27. > :07:32.Assembly Members in the form of an urgent oral question by the DUP's
:07:32. > :07:36.Paul Givan. Here's the Justice Minister, David Ford. The safety
:07:36. > :07:39.and personal security of prison staff is a high priority and is of
:07:39. > :07:43.course kept under constant review. Following the murder of Prison
:07:43. > :07:48.Officer David Black last week, the Prison Service management responded
:07:48. > :07:52.immediately to remind staff of the need for vigilance and re-issued
:07:52. > :07:55.guidance on personal security. Prison Service triggered an urgent
:07:55. > :07:58.review of security and the Director-General has issued further
:07:58. > :08:01.advice to staff on the assessed threat level and reminding staff of
:08:01. > :08:06.the range of personal security measures which are available to
:08:06. > :08:11.them. The Minister will know that this is a very serious matter, a
:08:11. > :08:14.matter of concern that has been raised before the tragic murder of
:08:14. > :08:18.David Black that officers felt their security concerns were not
:08:18. > :08:22.being treated seriously. Can the Minister assure me that in
:08:22. > :08:26.discussions that he will have with the Northern Ireland Office that
:08:26. > :08:31.the home protection scheme that they provide will be provided to
:08:31. > :08:35.those officers that need it and when ever installed, that they will
:08:35. > :08:39.be maintained because officers have informed me that they are not
:08:39. > :08:43.maintained and they are told it is their own responsibility to
:08:43. > :08:47.maintain those schemes. Does the Minister not agree that is a
:08:47. > :08:51.completely deplorable position to be in, something that needs to be
:08:51. > :08:54.reviewed and people take the lead on assuring that Prison Officers'
:08:54. > :08:57.security concerns will be addressed and protection provided to them?
:08:58. > :09:03.The issue of the home protection scheme is one which is managed by
:09:03. > :09:07.the Northern Ireland Office. I was certainly concerned to hear reports
:09:07. > :09:11.that Prison Officers had been told equipment was not maintained. As
:09:11. > :09:13.long as people remain within the Ambit of the scheme, the Northern
:09:13. > :09:21.Ireland Office maintains the equipment which has been provided
:09:21. > :09:24.by the NIO. I have already have a meeting agreed with the Minister of
:09:24. > :09:30.State responsible and I will be putting in the strongest possible
:09:30. > :09:34.terms my belief that there needs to be a proper assessment of the needs
:09:34. > :09:37.of Prison Officers and that where equipment is supplied, it must be
:09:37. > :09:42.maintained as long as the individuals remain within the terms
:09:42. > :09:50.of the scheme. I trust that will be responded to positively when I meet
:09:50. > :09:56.the Minister. Will the Minister give an update of the current
:09:56. > :10:00.threat assessment? I suspect members would not wish me to give
:10:00. > :10:07.the full detail, but I have had a number of discussions with the
:10:07. > :10:10.Chief Constable and Assistant Chief Constable since Thursday morning. I
:10:10. > :10:14.am expecting to meeting the Chief Constable tomorrow and I will
:10:14. > :10:17.ensure that anything which is required by the police service in
:10:17. > :10:22.terms of the work they have to carry out, which can be supplied by
:10:22. > :10:27.the Department, will be responded to positively. I have also had
:10:28. > :10:31.discussions with the Justice Minister in Dublin who has assured
:10:31. > :10:36.me the necessary support will also be provided and there will be other
:10:36. > :10:38.meetings with the Minister of State in the NIO so the matter is being
:10:38. > :10:44.treated extremely seriously. The Justice Minister, David Ford.
:10:44. > :10:50.Joining me now is our Political Correspondent, Gareth Gordon. We
:10:50. > :10:56.saw the assembly speak as one on the murder of David Black? That is
:10:56. > :11:00.not a surprise. We saw the First and Deputy First Minister standing
:11:00. > :11:04.side by side outside Stormont castle. They couldn't have
:11:04. > :11:10.condemned the murder in more stronger terms and today the first
:11:10. > :11:14.chance the Assembly has had to discuss David Black's murder since
:11:14. > :11:19.it happened. The only jarring note was one from Jim Allister who tried
:11:19. > :11:27.to link it with the Republican murders of the past. He said they
:11:27. > :11:35.were following a template laid down by the Provisional IRA. He doesn't
:11:35. > :11:41.believe the DUP should be in Government with people he regards
:11:41. > :11:46.as unrepentant terrorists. We saw massive cracks opening up this
:11:46. > :11:55.afternoon as members continued to debate the murder of a part-time
:11:55. > :12:02.UDR man in 1981? Yes, that was a man called Sammy Brush. In 2007, a
:12:02. > :12:07.man call Gerry McGeough, he was arrested coming out of a count
:12:07. > :12:15.centre in Omagh. Sammy Brush was inside the centre at the time as
:12:15. > :12:20.well, working with the DUP/DB colleagues. In 2011, Gerry McGeough
:12:20. > :12:25.was sentenced to 20 years in prisonment for attempting to murder
:12:25. > :12:33.Mr Brush. He's only served two years. To bring it to the present
:12:33. > :12:37.day, in Dungannon District Council, Sinn Fein and SDLP councillors
:12:37. > :12:44.backed a motion calling for Gerry McGeough's immediate release. That
:12:44. > :12:48.was in front of Mr Brush. Today, the DUP brought a motion before the
:12:48. > :12:53.Assembly calling for the support without qualification for Mr Brush
:12:53. > :12:58.and expressing revulsion at those who it said sided with would-be
:12:58. > :13:02.murderers and Mr Brush was in the gallery to watch the debate and the
:13:02. > :13:06.tone could hard I will have been different from the earlier remarks
:13:06. > :13:09.about David Black. Thanks for now, Gareth.
:13:09. > :13:12.Let's stay with that debate which saw the SDLP and Sinn Fein the
:13:12. > :13:15.target of significant unionist anger. The fact that Gerry
:13:15. > :13:17.McGeough's victim, Sammy Brush, was at that council meeting in his role
:13:17. > :13:25.as a DUP representative was highlighted today by his party
:13:25. > :13:28.leader, Peter Robinson. The Sinn Fein leader of Dungannon Council
:13:28. > :13:32.claimed that Gerry McGeough was being detained due to his political
:13:32. > :13:39.beliefs. Seemingly ignorant of the fact that he is being detained
:13:39. > :13:44.because he was convicted of the attempted murder of Sammy Brush. I
:13:44. > :13:48.was disappointed by the comments of the leader of the SDLP who said
:13:48. > :13:55.Gerry McGeough has been victimised by the system, there is a degree of
:13:55. > :13:59.victimisation of prisoners and we don't like it. So it is Gerry
:13:59. > :14:04.McGeough who because he has been detained for two Christmases that
:14:04. > :14:10.is being victimised and not Sammy Brush who, if Gerry McGeough had
:14:10. > :14:16.got his way would have missed the last 30 Christmases. Today we have
:14:16. > :14:25.heard as well of a protest in Belfast organised by Sinn Fein to
:14:25. > :14:32.have the release of Mr Pardraic Wilson. When are these people going
:14:32. > :14:38.to accept the rule of law? Mr Brush is a hero, but he is also a victim.
:14:38. > :14:48.And his family are victims. And don't for anybody please try to
:14:48. > :14:54.
:14:54. > :15:04.tell me that Jerry ma gaffe -- Gerry McGeough is a victim because
:15:04. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :15:09.to me he is not. I would ask members where is the evidence of an
:15:09. > :15:14.unbiased application of the rule of law? Where are the cases involving
:15:14. > :15:19.members of the British Army who were involved in murder as we saw
:15:19. > :15:27.on Bloody Sunday? Where is the evidence of those and the RUC or in
:15:27. > :15:34.the UDR who colluded with Unionist death squads? The SDLP has never
:15:35. > :15:42.sided with would-be murderers or with murderers. The SDLP has always
:15:42. > :15:50.taken the position that we will apply the principles of justice to
:15:51. > :15:59.any case and in the case of Gerry McGeough, we believe that there are
:15:59. > :16:03.complex legal issues that should be addressed. Now, I notice Mr Elliot
:16:03. > :16:06.is no longer here. He spoke about the rule of law. He challenged Sinn
:16:06. > :16:11.Fein about standing up today and saying in our opinion he should be
:16:11. > :16:14.released from prison. This sort of idea, this sort of concept that the
:16:14. > :16:24.rule of law can't be challenged, that is wrong. The rule of law can
:16:24. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:29.be abused and we have seen it being abused. It is not a complex issue,
:16:29. > :16:35.Mr Speaker. This is the most straightforward case I think that I
:16:35. > :16:42.have ever seen. It is whether you stand - I will give way.
:16:42. > :16:47.certainly is complex. And both at first instance and in the Court of
:16:47. > :16:52.Appeal it took several days to thrash out these issues. For the
:16:52. > :16:55.member to say that this is an ongoing matter, and we feel the
:16:55. > :16:58.SDLP must stand at the side of justice. Give some leadership to
:16:58. > :17:03.your community. Give some leadership and tell them where you
:17:03. > :17:06.stand today in relation to Councillor Sammy Brush as opposed
:17:06. > :17:08.to standing with those who perpetrate murder and attempted
:17:08. > :17:12.murder. The DUP's Arlene Foster. And when
:17:12. > :17:15.it came to the vote the SDLP actually voted in favour of both
:17:15. > :17:19.the DUP motion and a UUP amendment reflecting support to ALL elected
:17:19. > :17:23.representatives who were targeted during the Troubles.
:17:23. > :17:25.Now, what have a former jail and a distillery got in common? Just one
:17:25. > :17:28.topic discussed during questions to the Deputy First Minister. But
:17:28. > :17:35.first here's Martin McGuinness answering a question on the
:17:35. > :17:38.forthcoming Irish Presidency of the EU. The First Minister and I have
:17:38. > :17:43.had useful discussions with the Irish government on the Irish
:17:43. > :17:48.presidency of the EU. The most recent being during our Plenary
:17:48. > :17:53.meeting in Armagh last Friday. We recognise that Ireland hosting the
:17:53. > :18:00.EU Presidency provides us with a unique opportunity to access
:18:00. > :18:02.policymakers and to ensure our views are heard. The Deputy First
:18:02. > :18:07.Minister has gone down paths in recent years that he probably
:18:07. > :18:11.thought he wouldn't go down some 30 or 40 years ago. Can he go down
:18:11. > :18:19.another path today and indicate that the next time he is talking to
:18:19. > :18:23.the Taoiseach he will indicate to him that the predecessor Taoiseach
:18:23. > :18:28.took the Republic down a path that we have no intention of going down
:18:28. > :18:34.in this country? I'm not sure if that is a question. The Minister
:18:34. > :18:41.can respond. I will treat it as a question. I think more than a
:18:41. > :18:46.Deputy First Minister has gone down paths that they thought they would
:18:46. > :18:50.never go down. It is not our job to admonish any previous
:18:50. > :18:54.administration in the South, or to take the present Taoiseach to task.
:18:54. > :18:59.Our job is to have a good positive working relationship. During the
:18:59. > :19:03.course of the meetings, we have developed a positive working
:19:03. > :19:08.relationship and we want to ensure that we continue to do that. I
:19:08. > :19:13.think a lot of lessons have to be learnt from the mistakes of the
:19:13. > :19:20.past, in many different ways. Quite clearly, the economic difficulties
:19:20. > :19:26.that afflict the South are very clear examples of how we need to
:19:26. > :19:31.ensure those mistakes are not repeated. We have got our own set
:19:31. > :19:36.of challenges and difficulties to face here. I think the Executive is
:19:36. > :19:41.facing into those difficulties in a way that ensures we can as quickly
:19:41. > :19:44.as possible move out of what is a very damaging double-dip recession.
:19:44. > :19:46.Our relationship with Europe is going to be very important. Our
:19:47. > :19:50.relationship with the Irish government is going to be very
:19:51. > :19:56.important and it is obvious from my initial answer that the Irish
:19:56. > :20:03.government are very well-disposed towards ensuring that we have more
:20:03. > :20:07.than a foothold in the dialogue and discussions that will ensue in due
:20:07. > :20:12.course. The regeneration of the jail is at a pivotal stage. The
:20:12. > :20:16.restoration of the jail has added to the regeneration proten shall of
:20:16. > :20:23.the site itself. This has been evidence through the commercial
:20:23. > :20:33.leasing of A-Wing to Belfast Distillery which is intended to be
:20:33. > :20:35.
:20:35. > :20:41.a visitor centre, tasting room, restaurant and shop. We have also
:20:41. > :20:45.appointed Belfast Tourism Limited as the operator to run the visitor
:20:45. > :20:55.attraction and Conference Centre which will create up to 40 jobs and
:20:55. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:04.attract an estimated 90,000 visitors per year. The development
:21:04. > :21:07.aim will be to maximise the economic, historic and
:21:07. > :21:12.reconciliation potential of the site. This is already under way
:21:12. > :21:19.through the confirmed relocation of the Royal Ulster Agricultural
:21:19. > :21:23.Society to the site in time for the 2013 agricultural show. There are
:21:23. > :21:28.great opportunities here for job s but we need to make sure that
:21:28. > :21:32.programmes are put in place, that those disadvantaged groups benefit
:21:32. > :21:38.from this and I am talking about long-term unemployed people and
:21:38. > :21:43.young people from disadvantaged areas. I absolutely agree 100% with
:21:43. > :21:48.the member. We are all very conscious, particularly in the
:21:48. > :21:53.context of what I think are very exciting developments around the
:21:53. > :21:58.Crumlin Road jail that those people who are going to take up residence
:21:58. > :22:01.there in terms of forming new businesses fully understand the
:22:01. > :22:07.importance of social clauses and fully understand they are working
:22:07. > :22:12.in an area of disadvantage. I think that affects the entire community
:22:12. > :22:17.in North Belfast. So, yes, the answer is that we are very focused
:22:17. > :22:22.on a need to ensure that when ever the job applications are made, that
:22:22. > :22:25.there is a focus on ensuring that people in the local community from
:22:25. > :22:30.disadvantaged backgrounds can gain employment there and as you can see
:22:30. > :22:34.from my answer, the potential at the site is tremendous. Initially,
:22:34. > :22:39.100 jobs, but that could rise to over 200 jobs over the course of
:22:39. > :22:42.the next number of years, so that's something that I think people in
:22:42. > :22:44.North Belfast will find very encouraging.
:22:44. > :22:46.The Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness.
:22:46. > :22:49.The difficulties faced by people with coeliac disease was discussed
:22:49. > :22:51.at Health Questions this afternoon, with the Minister, Edwin Poots,
:22:51. > :22:54.asked about the quantity of gluten- free food available on prescription.
:22:54. > :22:58.First, though, the recent controversy over the Fire Service
:22:58. > :23:05.was on the agenda again. The Minister was asked if action will
:23:05. > :23:12.be taken against those who received unauthorised bonuses. In terms of
:23:12. > :23:18.the individuals involved, I would clarify at the outset that no
:23:18. > :23:22.individuals awarded themselves pay rises, or indeed bonuses. That was
:23:22. > :23:26.done by others other than the individuals who were beneficiaries.
:23:26. > :23:29.The advice I have received up to this point is that no, you can't go
:23:29. > :23:34.after that because it becomes contract after a certain period.
:23:34. > :23:41.However, I am receiving conflicting advice and therefore taking further
:23:41. > :23:44.advice on this issue. There is a lot of concern around recent media
:23:44. > :23:49.stories around the Fire and Rescue Service and specifically around the
:23:49. > :23:52.bonuses. If we can highlight what role if any his department and at
:23:52. > :23:58.what level of officials were involved with the Fire Service
:23:58. > :24:02.during the time the bonuses were put? In terms of the bonuses, there
:24:02. > :24:06.was job evaluations that took place in August 2008 and the Fire and
:24:07. > :24:11.Rescue Service awarded its three non-uniform directors increases in
:24:11. > :24:16.their pay scales which was backdated to April 2007. That was
:24:16. > :24:21.done without referral to the Fire Service and rescue board. So when
:24:21. > :24:26.this was discovered the pay rises were stopped and internal audit
:24:26. > :24:35.investigation was carried out. The department does spend more time now
:24:35. > :24:41.with the NFIRS in terms of monitoring these issues. Will he
:24:41. > :24:46.take account of the small number of individuals who have a particularly
:24:46. > :24:50.high depen den seven on gluten-free products and they find that their
:24:50. > :24:54.requirement is in excess of the units that are stipulated and if
:24:54. > :24:59.the Minister could undertake to examine the very small number of
:24:59. > :25:06.people affected by that condition and review the number required?
:25:06. > :25:10.Well, certainly the numbers are small and in terms of the food that
:25:10. > :25:15.is offered, the gluten-free diet, we do provide people with support,
:25:15. > :25:20.particularly with the staple foods. Once it moves beyond staple food,
:25:20. > :25:25.it becomes a matter for the prescriber. We are very happy to
:25:25. > :25:33.look at these things. What research has been done through the
:25:33. > :25:37.department into the prescription issues? The prescriptions
:25:37. > :25:42.themselves, especially for the essentials, aren't adequate for the
:25:42. > :25:49.people, the amount of loaves given by prescription, and then people
:25:49. > :25:54.have to resort to actual buying of loaves. These loaves are �3 each
:25:54. > :25:59.for a small amount. What research or outreach has been done by his
:25:59. > :26:07.department to look into these matters? Subject to Executive
:26:07. > :26:12.approval, I would intend to issue a consultation on the potential of
:26:12. > :26:20.prescription charges. And in doing that, I would like to take account
:26:20. > :26:25.of people with this disease and look at the gluten-free situation
:26:25. > :26:33.that exists there. I should say that everybody has to buy food. So
:26:33. > :26:36.we will never account for 100% of the cost of food of people who have
:26:36. > :26:43.required gluten-free foods. There is an acknowledgement that people
:26:43. > :26:50.who require these foods are having to pay considerably more than those
:26:50. > :27:00.who are eating food containing gluten and therefore it is
:27:00. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:02.incumbent upon us to lessen that as Farr as possible. -- as far as
:27:02. > :27:12.possible. The Health Minister, Edwin Poots.
:27:12. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:17.Gareth Gordon is with me again. The same thing has happened over the
:27:17. > :27:23.decision to charge a senior Republican in relation to the
:27:23. > :27:26.murder of Robert McCartney in 2005? Yes, he was once an IRA leader
:27:26. > :27:29.inside the Maze Prison. He is regarded as having played a key
:27:29. > :27:34.role in the peace process. Last week, he appeared in court charged
:27:34. > :27:38.with three counts in relation to the notorious murder of Robert
:27:38. > :27:45.McCartney in 2005. Those charges include IRA membership and
:27:45. > :27:49.addressing an IRA meeting. Sinn Fein are now overstating it, they
:27:49. > :27:53.are incandescent with rage. They held a protest outside PSNI
:27:53. > :27:58.headquarters. They held a news conference at Stormont this morning
:27:58. > :28:02.as well. They say that the charges are politically-motivated and they
:28:02. > :28:08.demand Mr Wilson's immediate release. Unionists take a very
:28:08. > :28:11.opposite view. They have condemned Sinn Fein's stance. Even the SDLP
:28:11. > :28:15.say Sinn Fein are trying to influence the justice system. This
:28:15. > :28:23.one has a long way to run and I think it has the potential to cause
:28:23. > :28:27.a lot of trouble here. Tomorrow, it will be dominated by the funeral of
:28:27. > :28:31.David Black. The Deputy First Minister is not going to be there?
:28:31. > :28:35.Martin McGuinness has condemned the murder of Mr Black in the most
:28:35. > :28:39.forthright terms. But we learned this afternoon that he's not in
:28:39. > :28:45.fact welcome at the funeral in Cookstown tomorrow afternoon. A
:28:45. > :28:50.Sinn Fein source said he had been very willing to go to the family
:28:50. > :28:55.home and to the funeral service, but the Black family the not want