Stormont's leaders called for a zero-tolerance approach to racist and sectarian attacks as they voiced support for tougher prison sentences for perpetrators.Those guilty of violence against women and girls should also spend longer in jail, First Minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said.They made the comments after all ministers in Northern Ireland's devolved powersharing agreed a joint statement condemning recent sectarian and racist attacks.

Stormont's leaders called for a zero-tolerance approach to racist and sectarian attacks as they voiced support for tougher prison sentences for perpetrators.Those guilty of violence against women and girls should also spend longer in jail, First Minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said.They made the comments after all ministers in Northern Ireland's devolved powersharing agreed a joint statement condemning recent sectarian and racist attacks.