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| NI parties to seek peace funding | NI parties to seek peace funding |
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| Northern Ireland's political parties are preparing to ask the chancellor for a peace dividend worth up to £5bn, the BBC has learned. | Northern Ireland's political parties are preparing to ask the chancellor for a peace dividend worth up to £5bn, the BBC has learned. |
| The parties have spent the day drawing up a strategy in advance of their meeting on Wednesday with Gordon Brown. | The parties have spent the day drawing up a strategy in advance of their meeting on Wednesday with Gordon Brown. |
| An all-party delegation will travel to Downing Street for round-table discussions with the chancellor. | An all-party delegation will travel to Downing Street for round-table discussions with the chancellor. |
| It is understood they will ask for extra funding, over and above the NI block, of £1bn a year over five years. | It is understood they will ask for extra funding, over and above the NI block, of £1bn a year over five years. |
| The parties will call for huge investment in infrastructure and it is expected they will also ask for a delay in the introduction of water charges, as well as a reduction in corporation tax for companies. | The parties will call for huge investment in infrastructure and it is expected they will also ask for a delay in the introduction of water charges, as well as a reduction in corporation tax for companies. |
| The parties are due to meet Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain for further talks on Tuesday. | The parties are due to meet Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain for further talks on Tuesday. |
| Meanwhile, the DUP's Nigel Dodds has warned republicans they "will not get their hands on policing and justice powers for years". | Meanwhile, the DUP's Nigel Dodds has warned republicans they "will not get their hands on policing and justice powers for years". |
| In a statement, the North Belfast MP said he did not foresee the confidence for devolved policing and justice being developed "for a very long time". | In a statement, the North Belfast MP said he did not foresee the confidence for devolved policing and justice being developed "for a very long time". |
| He predicted it would be a "political lifetime" before the situation would change and added that Sinn Fein "should not pretend otherwise". | He predicted it would be a "political lifetime" before the situation would change and added that Sinn Fein "should not pretend otherwise". |