in ▁were ▁" joint ly ▁responsible " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁" also ▁understand ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁reason ▁for ▁this ▁potential ▁election ▁– ▁Ar l ene ▁F oster ' s ▁ar rog ance ". ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁F oster ' s ▁threat ▁of ▁direct ▁rule ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁province , ▁the ▁SD LP ▁leader ▁called ▁for ▁" joint ▁London ▁and ▁Dublin ▁rule " ▁if ▁attempts ▁to ▁establish ▁de volution ▁fail . ▁He ▁said ▁there ▁could ▁be ▁" no ▁return ▁to ▁direct ▁rule ▁with ▁London - based ▁minister s ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁region ". ▁ ▁The ▁U UP ' s ▁leader ▁Mike ▁N es b itt ▁said ▁that ▁Mc Gu in ness ' ▁res ignation ▁" let ▁the ▁D UP ▁off ▁the ▁hook ". ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁res ign ing ▁" was ▁not ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁R HI ▁sc andal ". ▁N es b itt ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁on us ▁on ▁Cla ire ▁Sug den , ▁the ▁independent ▁Justice ▁Minister , ▁to ▁call ▁a ▁public ▁inqu iry ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁" f arc ical " ▁to ▁move ▁" stra ight ▁to ▁an ▁election " ▁without ▁having ▁the ▁" fact s ▁of ▁the ▁R HI ▁deb acle ▁exposed ". ▁ ▁Alliance ' s ▁Na omi ▁Long ▁said ▁that ▁D UP ▁ar rog ance ▁" reck lessly ▁end anger ed " ▁the ▁political ▁institutions . ▁She ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁F oster ' s ▁" in ability ▁to ▁sw allow ▁pride " ▁and ▁her ▁" bell iger ent ▁attitude "