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Northern ireland's politicians were last night facing the possibility of having to accept or reject a British and Irish government deal on reviving power sharing and solving the policing issue. Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, continued discussions with the Northern Ireland parties at St Andrews, but were also preparing a paper outlining their best guess of how to advance the peace process.
With Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and Democratic Unionist leader, the Reverend Ian Paisley, facing the biggest judgment calls in the intensive negotiations, the clear message from Downing Street and Dublin was if they had to make their own call on moving the process forward, they would.See the full content of this document
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Blair and Ahern Out to End Irish Dance Around Decisions
Prime Minister Tony Blair's official spokesperson observed, 'What I detect is two things.
'The first is a willingness ...See the full content of this document
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