DUP Leader Peter Robinson was the guest speaker at a special DUP meeting in Larne on Wednesday night to discuss the Hillsborough Agreement. Mr Robinson stated that the agreement ensured that 2007 DUP manifesto commitments were honoured – that policing and justice powers would only be devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly when there was community confidence and unionists could be assured that a Sinn Fein Minister can be blocked from holding the post.
Mr Robinson said:
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I love my job or jobs as some people keep reminding me, and after a week off during Christmas I was looking forward to getting back to them. There was an election to prepare for, budget statements to finalise for presentation to the Assembly, discussions about the remaining issues to be resolved in order to get to the place where we could move on the devolution of policing and justice, and all the usual dealings with constituents. On Monday I headed into the office fired up and raring to go. By the end of the week I must admit I was emotionally shattered and was asking did I really want to be in this job.
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