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Sinn Féin asks British government to coax Unionists into talks

Sinn Féin has asked the British government to offer a "sop" to Unionist parties to get the...
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16.59 16 Sep 2015


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Sinn Féin asks British government to coax Unionists into talks

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16.59 16 Sep 2015


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Sinn Féin has asked the British government to offer a "sop" to Unionist parties to get them to attend new Northern talks.

Gerry Adams says he's prepared to tolerate a "fig leaf" from the British government if it's enough to get unionists to attend.

Gerry Adams says any gesture that gets the Unionists to talk should be welcomed as soon as possible:

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Britain's northern secretary Theresa Villiers is back in Stormont this afternoon to meet the five major parties to try and plan a way forward.

Villiers yesterday dismissed the possibility of suspending the Stormont Assembly, which she said is becoming "increasingly dysfunctional" because relationships between the major parties have almost "completely broken down."

Last week, First Minister Peter Robinson stood aside along with three other Democratic Unionist Party ministers.

It followed the arrest of three leading republicans - including Sinn Féin's northern chairman Bobby Storey - as part of the investigation into the murder of Kevin McGuigan.

All have since been released unconditionally.

Regarding maters south of the border, Adams says it will be up for negotiation to decide if he would be Taoiseach in a Sinn Féin government.

The Louth TD says his party will only serve in power alongside others who will negotiate an acceptable programme for government.

He says he doesn't have any interest in the role - but that doesn't mean he wouldn't take it:

 

 


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