Sinn Féin to oppose welfare bill in Northern Ireland Assembly

Sinn Féin has said it will oppose the passage of the welfare bill in the assembly after accusing the DUP of acting in bad faith on the issue.

Martin McGuinness said the DUP had reneged on its commitments in the Stormont House Agreement to protect the most vulnerable people in society.

He called it a "very serious situation" and a "crisis that needs to be averted".