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'Significant progress' made in talks between Foster & May

DUP leader Arlene Foster says she's had "very good" discussions with the British Prime Minis...
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17.47 13 Jun 2017


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'Significant progress' made in talks between Foster & May

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DUP leader Arlene Foster says she's had "very good" discussions with the British Prime Minister, and she hopes to reach a conclusion sooner rather than later.

Arlene Foster meet with Theresa May at Downing Street, as the PM tries to form a government.

It's understood that Mrs Foster won't be returning to Belfast tonight as planned. 

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Sky Sources say that 'significant progress' has been made today, while Mrs Foster tweeted to say she hopes to bring a successful conclusion soon.

Following two hours of talks at Number 10, Ms Foster said: "Discussions are going well with the Government and we hope soon to be able to bring this work to a successful conclusion."

She added that "Brexit, counter-terrorism and doing what's right for Northern Ireland in respect of economic matters" were among the issues being discussed.


Meanwhile, Downing Street said that talks between Theresa May and the DUP over a confidence and supply deal had been "constructive".

Theresa May is not going to be present as negotiations continue because she is heading to Paris for a meeting with new elected French President Emmanuel Macron.

Additional reporting from IRN


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