Nov deadline to be set for deal on power-sharing
31/03/2006 - 08:23:09The Irish and British governments are expected to give the North's political parties a six-month period from mid-May to reach a deal on restoring devolved government.
Proposals due to be published by the two governments next week will apparently see the Assembly being restored in May without any power-sharing Executive.
A deadline of November 24 will then be set for the DUP to agree to share power with Sinn Féin.
Everyone involved apparently expects this process to fail because of the DUP's refusal to go into government with republicans.
The two governments have said they will then move on to a plan B, but no details about this have been disclosed.
