Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has insisted Sinn Fein were not excluded from a meeting with him in Belfast - while Mary Lou McDonald branded the British delegation an example of 'Tory petulance'
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has insisted Sinn Fein were not excluded from a meeting with him in Belfast.
During a visit to Saintfield Garden Centre on Wednesday afternoon, he told media: “Sinn Fein were very welcome. Instead the meeting went ahead with the unionist DUP and UUP and the cross-community Alliance party present.Ms McDonald spoke to the media in Belfast while the talks were taking place nearby.
In a tweet, Sinn Fein Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill accused the British Government of “bad faith”. He said: “This was an invaluable opportunity for us to put forward our concerns about the ongoing negotiations.
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