And he added that there was no mention from Sir Reg or Mr Mallon of the crisis within the executive with attempts by the Ulster Unionists to expel Sinn Fein.

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Sir Reg said his party leader had no choice but to resign as others failed to live up to their commitments and that he would not be leading his party into further talks with Sinn Fein, until the IRA began to disarm.

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Once Fin Reg is in full effect after a long transition period, imagine trading revenues down by 100% (with no trading at all).

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