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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.