Robinson’s plan:summary

In conversation with Frank Millar, Peter Robinson outlined the conditions for his party’s willing engagement with the peace process.

He outlined what he believes to be fundamental flaws of the current Agreement. He returned to a theme his colleague Sammy Wilson outlined in more detail a few weeks back – the unaccountability of the institutions.

He did not rule out working with Sinn Fein, but this would entail (amongst other things) finding a system that would allow all players to get beyond the need for trust.

He finished with an unambiguous statement of the need for consent from both communities.


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