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The Alliance Party has not ruled out taking the policing and justice portfolio if the powers are devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | The Alliance Party has not ruled out taking the policing and justice portfolio if the powers are devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
Party leader David Ford had rejected the possibility of accepting the role last month. | Party leader David Ford had rejected the possibility of accepting the role last month. |
PM Gordon Brown has urged the assembly to set a date for powers to be devolved, but Mr Ford said there are more pressing issues to be tackled | PM Gordon Brown has urged the assembly to set a date for powers to be devolved, but Mr Ford said there are more pressing issues to be tackled |
"No politician of any wit ever says never," he said. | |
"What I'm saying is that there are huge issues to be resolved in this society and it would do well if the concentration was on doing that - there are people who are desperately worried about their finances rather than the kind of party games that politicians are indulging in." | "What I'm saying is that there are huge issues to be resolved in this society and it would do well if the concentration was on doing that - there are people who are desperately worried about their finances rather than the kind of party games that politicians are indulging in." |
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