A Stormont committee has been told that the former first minister Peter Robinson was due to benefit from funds diverted to an offshore bank account.

The claims come from a loyalist blogger, Jamie Bryson, who gave evidence in front of a parliamentary committee in Belfast this afternoon.

Stormont's Finance Committee has been investigating alleged irregularities around the sale of the Project Eagle loans worth around €1.4bn.

Mr Robinson has consistently denied any suggestion that he would have received payment as a result of the so-called NAMA deal.

Mr Bryson said he had seen paperwork identifying five people who were earmarked to benefit from stg£7m left in an account in the Isle of Man.