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| Robinson 'won't bow to threats' | Robinson 'won't bow to threats' |
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| First Minister Peter Robinson has accused Sinn Fein of "obstructing" the Executive and said his party would "not bow to threats". | First Minister Peter Robinson has accused Sinn Fein of "obstructing" the Executive and said his party would "not bow to threats". |
| In his first speech as leader to the DUP conference, Mr Robinson said he wanted to see policing powers devolved, but only when the time was right. | In his first speech as leader to the DUP conference, Mr Robinson said he wanted to see policing powers devolved, but only when the time was right. |
| "We will not budge until the terms are right and the conditions we set out in our manifesto have been met," he said. | "We will not budge until the terms are right and the conditions we set out in our manifesto have been met," he said. |
| The Executive has not met since June because of the dispute over policing. | The Executive has not met since June because of the dispute over policing. |
| "Sinn Fein's strategy might have worked for them in another era but not now," Mr Robinson told the conference in Armagh. | "Sinn Fein's strategy might have worked for them in another era but not now," Mr Robinson told the conference in Armagh. |
| "We will not bow to threats, bend to pressure or be blown off track. We will maintain our steady course in negotiations." | "We will not bow to threats, bend to pressure or be blown off track. We will maintain our steady course in negotiations." |
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| First Minister Peter Robinson's speech in full | First Minister Peter Robinson's speech in full |