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| Deal brokered to end NI deadlock | Deal brokered to end NI deadlock |
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| The DUP and Sinn Féin have come to an agreement on the devolution of policing and justice which will bring a 152-day deadlock at Stormont to an end. | The DUP and Sinn Féin have come to an agreement on the devolution of policing and justice which will bring a 152-day deadlock at Stormont to an end. |
| The executive will meet on Thursday 20 November and on a weekly basis until business is up to date, the first and deputy first ministers said. | The executive will meet on Thursday 20 November and on a weekly basis until business is up to date, the first and deputy first ministers said. |
| Peter Robinson said there had been "a satisfactory resolution of the most difficult issues". | Peter Robinson said there had been "a satisfactory resolution of the most difficult issues". |
| Martin McGuinness said "significant progress" had been made. | Martin McGuinness said "significant progress" had been made. |
| Both ministers said they wanted devolution to happen "without undue delay". | Both ministers said they wanted devolution to happen "without undue delay". |
| "We are both agreed that policing and justice functions should be devolved, every leading politician in this community is committed to this outcome," Mr McGuinness said. | |
| Weekly meeting | |
| Mr Robinson said: "We have agreed the Executive should meet this Thursday, 20 November, the meetings will continue each week until business is up to date, we will then revert to our fortnightly meeting" | |
| "The agreement we have reached represents a very satisfactory resolution of the most difficult issues relating to the modalities of transferring power and meets all of the publicly expressed concerns," Mr Robinson said. | |
| "We believe these arrangements are capable of gaining the confidence of the community and we look to the Prime Minister to make good his commitment of helping to resolve the financial arrangements relating to the devolution of these powers." | |
| The ministers were speaking to the media after a meeting of the assembly and executive review committee to discuss the devolution of policing and justice. | The ministers were speaking to the media after a meeting of the assembly and executive review committee to discuss the devolution of policing and justice. |
| It was held in private. The DUP and Sinn Féin had been at odds over when the assembly should take these powers. | It was held in private. The DUP and Sinn Féin had been at odds over when the assembly should take these powers. |