Article: Ulster Unionist Party conference: Trimble tells rebels they threaten the UUP's future; The Ulster Unionist Party's annual conference took place at the weekend against a backdrop of continued in-fighting over decommissioning policy. Political correspondent STEPHEN DEMPSTER reports from the Waterfront Hall, where David Trimble took on the No camp ahead of another emergency UUC meeting on December 1.(News)

Byline: STEPHEN DEMPSTER

HARDLINE Ulster Unionists are threatening the future of their party over the decommissioning issue, David Trimble warned at the weekend.

At the UUP's annual conference in Belfast's Waterfront Hall on Saturday, Mr Trimble made a rallying speech for party unity.

He said Ulster Unionists should be celebrating a victory, after IRA disarmament had begun - but instead, were getting bogged down in bitter squabbling over tactics.

With an emergency Ulster Unionist Council meeting due on December 1 to discuss his ...

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