East Belfast Progressive Unionist assembly member David Ervine said it was time to stop being sentimental about the shipyard and let it close if it was not a viable operation.

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On Wednesday, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain said he intended to withhold the Progressive Unionist Party's assembly allowances for another year.

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Billy Hutchinson, assembly member for the Progressive Unionist Party which is linked to the UVF, said he did not believe the shooting was part of the feud which has centred on the Shankill area of west Belfast.

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