Downing Street Says » Northern Ireland

» Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Northern Ireland

Asked if the Prime Minister had any views on the comments made by Peter Mandelson on Northern Ireland, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that as was made clear on the Today programme, the peace process was about balancing risks. It was about trying to bring both sides along. The ultimate test is whether you succeed in that process or not. He added that in Peter Mandelson’s time as Secretary of State we both achieved devolution and stood devolution down again. Looking back what it was all about was bringing all sides along to where we are now. Where we are now is that we have had an election in which the very clear message on the doorstep was that the public want their politicians to get on with it and deal with domestic Northern Ireland matters.

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