This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-13710969

The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
David Cameron arrives in Northern Ireland David Cameron arrives in Northern Ireland
(about 1 hour later)
Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived in Northern for a one-day visit.Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived in Northern for a one-day visit.
He is to address members of the Stormont assembly later. He is to address members of the Stormont assembly later. Mr Cameron was met at Stormont Castle by the first and deputy first ministers.
Mr Cameron will become the second prime minister to deliver a speech to members in the debating chamber since the Good Friday Agreement was signed. He is due to become the second prime minister to deliver a speech to members in the debating chamber since the Good Friday Agreement was signed.
The economy and political stability are expected to be key themes of his visit.The economy and political stability are expected to be key themes of his visit.
Mr Cameron has been welcomed to Stormont Castle by the first and deputy first ministers. At a press conference following his arrival, Mr Cameron said he had enjoyed an "excellent discussion" with the first minister and deputy first minister.
He is going to Parliament Buildings where the speaker will formally welcome him ahead of his address to MLAs. He said topics discussed included security, job opportunities and a "shared future" for the people of Northern Ireland.
Mr Cameron is the first Conservative prime minister to speak in the chamber. Mr Cameron also said it was important that the truth emerged from the Smithwick Tribunal which is examining allegations that Irish police, or a civilian working in the force, colluded with the IRA in the killing of RUC Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan on 20 March 1989.
Mr Robinson welcomed Mr Cameron to Northern Ireland and confirmed security, the normalising of society in the region, the difficulties facing young people and job creation were among the issues discussed.
Mr McGuinness also welcomed the prime minister and thanked him for his "powerful statement" last year following the Saville Inquiry into the Bloody Sunday killings in Londonderry of January 1972.
He said people could look forward with "great confidence", knowing the power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland were "rock solid".
Mr Cameron is at Parliament Buildings where the speaker has formally welcomed him ahead of his address to MLAs.
Corporation tax
He is the first Conservative prime minister to speak in the chamber.
Mr Cameron visits an assembly which is now in control of policing and justice powers, but is seeking the power to lower corporation tax.Mr Cameron visits an assembly which is now in control of policing and justice powers, but is seeking the power to lower corporation tax.
He will attend a brief reception with party leaders, where other issues such as the creation of a Westminster-style opposition at Stormont are likely to be raised.He will attend a brief reception with party leaders, where other issues such as the creation of a Westminster-style opposition at Stormont are likely to be raised.
In an article in the Belfast Telegraph on Thursday, Mr Cameron said politics in Northern Ireland now "looks more stable than at any time since before the outbreak of the troubles".In an article in the Belfast Telegraph on Thursday, Mr Cameron said politics in Northern Ireland now "looks more stable than at any time since before the outbreak of the troubles".
"Against a background of greater political stability there's a chance to put normal, mainstream politics first," he said."Against a background of greater political stability there's a chance to put normal, mainstream politics first," he said.
"So increasingly the political debate should be about things such as the future of education, how to improve the health service, the environment, whether Northern Ireland has the right infrastructure to compete for overseas investment and how to build a genuinely shared future.
"There will be an increasing public expectation on the Assembly to deliver."
Mr Cameron said the region needed a "dynamic private sector to generate the wealth that pays for top quality public services".
He added that this "will help to underpin peace" in Northern Ireland.
"We are doing everything we can do to help drive a private sector recovery: boosting trade, cutting unnecessary regulation and key business taxes - and, of course, looking at issues specifically in Northern Ireland such as the case for devolving corporation tax," he said.
Mr Cameron said that he believed Northern Ireland's "best days lie ahead".
"We have a real chance to build a peaceful, stable and prosperous society in which everybody has a genuinely shared future," he said.
"In the coming months and years this government will continue to work with people and parties from right across the community here to help make that a reality."