Adams to Foster: quit or we bring down the executive

Adams warns his party will collapse power-sharing unless Foster changes her position

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has ratcheted up pressure on the North’s First Minister Arlene Foster saying Sinn Féin will collapse the power-sharing executive within days if Foster does not step aside over a botched green energy scheme.

Sinn Féin has demanded that the DUP leader stand down temporarily while an initial inquiry into the mishandling of the Renewable Heat Initiative (RHI) is carried out. The flawed scheme could cost Northern taxpayers £490 ...