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Justice talks ongoing at Stormont DUP team getting justice briefing
(about 3 hours later)
Talks between the DUP and Sinn Fein are continuing over the weekend, as they try to break the deadlock around moving justice powers from London to Belfast. DUP leader Peter Robinson is at Parliament Buildings to brief his party's assembly team on talks about the devolution of policing and justice.
BBC political correspondent Gareth Gordon said the meeting was likely to be a progress report and nothing definitive was expected on Saturday.
The leadership of Sinn Fein is expected at Stormont later.
However, there are no indications at present that there will be direct talks between the parties on Saturday.
Negotiations between DUP leader Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein had been "constructive", a senior DUP source told the BBC on Friday.Negotiations between DUP leader Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein had been "constructive", a senior DUP source told the BBC on Friday.
Both parties have released few details about the Stormont negotiations.Both parties have released few details about the Stormont negotiations.
The DUP assembly team is meeting to assess the state of play, while senior Sinn Fein figures are also at Stormont. It has emerged that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a telephone conversation with Deputy First Minister McGuinness on Friday about the policing and justice negotiations.
It has emerged that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a telephone conversation with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness on Friday about the policing and justice negotiations.
Sinn Fein and the DUP have been at loggerheads for months about when policing and justice powers should be devolved.Sinn Fein and the DUP have been at loggerheads for months about when policing and justice powers should be devolved.
Sinn Fein want the transfer immediately, while the DUP says community confidence is essential.Sinn Fein want the transfer immediately, while the DUP says community confidence is essential.
In particular, the DUP is understood to want an agreement on how contentious parades should be handled in future.In particular, the DUP is understood to want an agreement on how contentious parades should be handled in future.
Sinn Fein has said the devolution of policing and justice is a separate issue and the two should not be linked.Sinn Fein has said the devolution of policing and justice is a separate issue and the two should not be linked.