From the BBC, David Cameron and Enda Kenny go home after talks failed to reach a deal. There was an offer on the table of spending powers that would amount to £1 billion over five years. However, the reaction from Sinn Fein was not very encouraging for Cameron as the Education Minister, John O’Dowd labelled Cameron a “penny pinching accountant” and the party president, Gerry Adams had this to say
2 Govts exiting after most amateurish ham fisted episode I have ever been involved in.
— Gerry Adams (@GerryAdamsSF) December 12, 2014
Blame game starts, was Cameron right to go home? PM’s statement
PM statement on Northern Ireland: There has been progress overnight, but a deal is not going to be possible today.
— UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) December 12, 2014
PM: I think things are better today than they were yesterday & to thank the Taoiseach for his hard work in helping to bring people together.
— UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) December 12, 2014
David McCann holds a PhD in North-South relations from University of Ulster. You can follow him on twitter @dmcbfs