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Durkan in 'power games' attack | Durkan in 'power games' attack |
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SDLP leader Mark Durkan has attacked the DUP and Sinn Féin calling them "smug parties in a snug power pact". | SDLP leader Mark Durkan has attacked the DUP and Sinn Féin calling them "smug parties in a snug power pact". |
He told his party's annual conference in Armagh that the SDLP would challenge them in Europe on what he called their "poor record and a bad budget". | He told his party's annual conference in Armagh that the SDLP would challenge them in Europe on what he called their "poor record and a bad budget". |
"In this new regime, they strut and boast their power status, only to plead that they are powerless on the issues besetting our economy," he said. | "In this new regime, they strut and boast their power status, only to plead that they are powerless on the issues besetting our economy," he said. |
"They are giving a screensaver government." | "They are giving a screensaver government." |
Alban Maginness, the SDLP's European candidate, is hoping to win back the seat once held by former party leader John Hume. | Alban Maginness, the SDLP's European candidate, is hoping to win back the seat once held by former party leader John Hume. |
He delivered an impassioned address to Saturday's conference, calling for an end to sectarian headcounts and arguments about who is going to top the poll. | He delivered an impassioned address to Saturday's conference, calling for an end to sectarian headcounts and arguments about who is going to top the poll. |
What matters, he said, is who is pro and anti-Europe. | What matters, he said, is who is pro and anti-Europe. |
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SDLP leader Mark Durkan addresses delegates at the conference |
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