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| David Cameron and Enda Kenny return to NI talks table | David Cameron and Enda Kenny return to NI talks table |
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| The UK and Irish prime ministers are to resume their roles in cross-party talks at Stormont at 08:00 GMT. | |
| Prime Minister David Cameron and Taoiseach Enda Kenny took part in the negotiations that continued past midnight on Thursday. | Prime Minister David Cameron and Taoiseach Enda Kenny took part in the negotiations that continued past midnight on Thursday. |
| The prime ministers presented an amended document to parties at about midnight. | |
| Mr Cameron also made a financial offer, but it is believed to be unacceptable to the parties. | |
| The talks focus on disputes over flags, parades, the past and welfare reform. | The talks focus on disputes over flags, parades, the past and welfare reform. |
| As discussions broke up at 01:30 GMT on Friday, all sides said there had been real engagement and that progress had been made. | As discussions broke up at 01:30 GMT on Friday, all sides said there had been real engagement and that progress had been made. |
| It is understood Mr Cameron will be present for the first two hours on Friday and is scheduled to leave at 10:00 GMT. | |
| The political parties said this was not just about fresh finances, but they have been stressing that money is needed. | The political parties said this was not just about fresh finances, but they have been stressing that money is needed. |
| However, Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers warned on Thursday that there could be "no big cheque" to solve problems. | However, Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers warned on Thursday that there could be "no big cheque" to solve problems. |
| Speaking on BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster on Friday, Alliance leader David Ford said more work needed to be done by the parties around the government's document. | |
| "We need to look at what we need to be doing in the way of reforming institutions and then see how that feeds into the overall process," he said. | |
| SDLP MLA Alban Maginness said that the prime minister and taoiseach had put "shape and form" on the negotiations. | |
| However, he stressed the importance of dealing with issues of the past in Northern Ireland and said there was "much work" to be done before these were "properly and satisfactorily addressed". | |
| On Thursday evening, a small group of loyalist protesters gathered at one of the gates to the Stormont estate. | On Thursday evening, a small group of loyalist protesters gathered at one of the gates to the Stormont estate. |
| They unfurled banners in support of Orangemen in north Belfast who were prevented by a Parades Commission ruling from completing the return leg of their march on the Twelfth of July past the Ardoyne shops. | They unfurled banners in support of Orangemen in north Belfast who were prevented by a Parades Commission ruling from completing the return leg of their march on the Twelfth of July past the Ardoyne shops. |