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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rory Carroll and Lisa O'Carroll

Clinton optimistic about power sharing in Northern Ireland after DUP talks

Bill Clinton (left) with the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, at a banquet to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement in Belfast.
Bill Clinton (left) with the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, at a banquet to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement in Belfast. Photograph: Getty Images

Bill Clinton has expressed optimism that there will be a breakthrough in Northern Ireland’s political deadlock and a restoration of power sharing.

The former US president made the prediction on Tuesday after meeting Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the leader of the Democratic Unionist party, which holds the key to resolving the crisis.

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