British and Irish Leaders Bid to Break Deadlock in Belfast
British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) (AFP Photo)
London: The British and Irish prime ministers engaged in marathon talks into the early hours of Friday in a bid to break political deadlock in Northern Ireland's fragile unity government.
British leader David Cameron and his Irish counterpart Enda Kenny have cleared their diaries until Friday afternoon for the talks, amid increasing concern over whether the joint administration of unionists and nationalists is at risk of collapse.
The Democratic Unionist Party and Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party are deadlocked over welfare reform, as well as issues such as flags and parades that remain deeply divisive 16 years after a landmark peace deal.
British leader David Cameron and his Irish counterpart Enda Kenny have cleared their diaries until Friday afternoon for the talks, amid increasing concern over whether the joint administration of unionists and nationalists is at risk of collapse.
The Democratic Unionist Party and Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party are deadlocked over welfare reform, as well as issues such as flags and parades that remain deeply divisive 16 years after a landmark peace deal.
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Story first published: Dec 12, 2014 10:23 IST
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