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Poots not 'got at' over Maze site | Poots not 'got at' over Maze site |
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Culture Minister Edwin Poots has said any decision over a sports stadium for NI will be made by him not his party. | Culture Minister Edwin Poots has said any decision over a sports stadium for NI will be made by him not his party. |
Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme Mr Poots denied he had been "got at" by DUP colleagues over his personal preference for the Maze. | Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme Mr Poots denied he had been "got at" by DUP colleagues over his personal preference for the Maze. |
He added that the location of a stadium would ultimately be made "on a proper financial basis in the first instance". | He added that the location of a stadium would ultimately be made "on a proper financial basis in the first instance". |
"I have no doubt that my party colleagues will go with the best judgement that is there," he said. | "I have no doubt that my party colleagues will go with the best judgement that is there," he said. |
"I think that various people have various ideas and they represent various constituencies so certainly there will be a vigorous debate. | "I think that various people have various ideas and they represent various constituencies so certainly there will be a vigorous debate. |
Plans for the Maze site which is also known as Long Kesh | |
"But ultimately I think that people are sensible and they will go with whatever is best." | "But ultimately I think that people are sensible and they will go with whatever is best." |
Last week the BBC revealed that Mr Poots, who has been on holiday, was recently over-ruled by senior DUP party members. | Last week the BBC revealed that Mr Poots, who has been on holiday, was recently over-ruled by senior DUP party members. |
They told him to amend a statement he intended to release in which he backed the former prison site, which is located within his Lagan Valley constituency. | They told him to amend a statement he intended to release in which he backed the former prison site, which is located within his Lagan Valley constituency. |
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