'I very much want it to happen', says Edwin Poots
The UK Government needs to produce something “seismic” to persuade the DUP to return to powersharing in Northern Ireland, a senior party figure has said.
Talks between the DUP and Government have been ongoing over the summer and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton Harris has insisted significant progress has been made. “I very much want it to happen. However, what has been on the table heretofore is nowhere near adequate to bring the DUP back into the room.”
She said last week’s major investment conference in Northern Ireland demonstrated the huge economic potential of the region, but that a functioning ministerial executive was required to fully harness those opportunities.
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