A meeting between the future deputy First Minister, Finance Minister, Junior Ministers and the leaders of the Ulster Unionists Reg Empey and the SDLP’s Mark Durkan took place in Stormont today.
The purpose of today’s meeting, which involved full discussions, was to make sure that the views of all political parties were taken on board, in advance of tomorrow’s meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP and the Rt Hon DR Ian Paisley MP MLA, Martin McGuinness MP MLA, Peter Robinson MP MLA, Conor Murphy MP, MLA, Ian Paisley Junior MLA and Gerry Kelly MLA
The meeting tomorrow morning in Edinburgh is part of a continuous programme of engagement with the Chancellor.
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