A witness who was appointed by the IRA is not going to have the same credibility.

The entire Protestant community have every right to receive a total unequivocal apology without weasel words of excuses about provocation.

This is an odious and appalling attack on ordinary people,

This is one in the eye for Mr Trimble,

They will find short shrift from us if they think they can act in this way and then just expect us to meekly acquiesce in their plans to get Sinn Fein into government,

Protestants are sickened at the sight of terrorists at the heart of our government. We will do everything we can to expel this cancer from the body politic.

The remarks by Alec Reid are appalling and reveal a mindset which could be portrayed as deeply bigoted and fundamentally racist,

It is a victory for those who want fair, accountable and decent government in Northern Ireland, and who don’t want to share power with gunmen.