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Sinn Fein accepts Brown's policing offer

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has confirmed that his party has agreed to accept Mr Brown's financial offer on the devolution of policing and justice powers.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the party's officer board in Dublin.

"Yesterday we received from the British Government in writing the details of the financial package being proposed," Mr Adams said.

"The party's chief negotiator, Martin McGuinness, recommended to the officer board that we proceed on the basis of this financial package.

"The officer board today accepted this recommendation and Martin McGuinness will inform the British Government of this in discussions in London this evening.

"The process to transfer powers should now be completed quickly."

Before entering Number 10 for talks with Mr Brown this afternoon, Mr McGuinness said he wanted the transfer of powers to take place "as soon as possible".

"What we now need to do is press on," he told reporters in Downing Street.

"This needs to be concluded."

Mr Robinson had entered Number 10 a few minutes before.

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note the key word is "finacial" traitors bought and sold out again.

Posted by sean o lubaigh | 14.10.09, 01:47 GMT

So now its back over to the DUP to stop their foot dragging and get on with implementing the agreements they signed up to.

But more likely is further pathetic delaying tactics from a party unwilling to accept the new political realities confronting them

Posted by gearoid | 13.10.09, 18:32 GMT