Robinson incolpa lo Sinn Fein del ritardo
Robinson accuses SF of delaying devolution
Northern Ireland’s First Minister has said there can be no firm date for the devolution of policing and justice until Sinn Féin deals with outstanding issues.
DUP leader Peter Robinson was speaking after a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Downing Street to discuss the current deadlock in the transfer of powers from Westminster to Stormont.
Mr Robinson said Sinn Fein’s position ‘was inexplicable’ because they had asked for the devolution of policing and justice, but were not coming to the table to deal with the outstanding issues.
Asked if the issue of parading was a pre-condition to progress, Mr Robinson said ‘clearly the Parades Commission is part of the problem’.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin is due at Downing Street this afternoon for a meeting with Mr Brown on the impasse.