A planned recalled sitting of the Stormont Assembly on Tuesday has been postponed as a mark of respect for Lord Trimble.
Political leaders across the UK and Ireland have hailed Lord Trimble’s contribution to peace in Northern Ireland.
Mr Martin said: “All of us in politics at the time witnessed his crucial and courageous role in the negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement and his leadership in building support in his party and his community for the Agreement.”“David Trimble’s dedication and courage, often during the most challenging times, has earned him a distinguished and deserved place in our history books,” he said.
“When some within his own ranks were opposed to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, he supported it. When we needed his willingness to go the extra mile for peace, he travelled that mile. When there was the prospect of collapse of the process without strong leadership, he provided that leadership. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer tweeted: “Very sad news. David Trimble was a towering figure of Northern Ireland and British politics as one of the key authors of the Good Friday Agreement, the first First Minister and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. My thoughts are with Lady Trimble and their family.”
Alliance Leader Naomi Long said: “Lord Trimble’s greatest legacy to his political career is the Good Friday Agreement and the risks he took to both help achieve it, and ensuring the resulting Assembly remained during its unsteady early days. It was at times an unenviable role. “He doesn’t often enough get credit for it but without David Trimble’s fortitude, there would simply have been no agreement.”
“He shed his former opposition to the process, and became an innovative advocate for a peaceful settlement. Speaking to RTE, Mr Ahern recalled his first visit to the unionist headquarters with Mr Trimble on Glengall Street in Belfast in 1995: “That day, we said, listen, should we give this a try? If it works, it’s good. If it doesn’t, you know, let’s not fall out too much.
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