Policy document wordage causing problems for DUP and Sinn Fein
Friday August 29 2008
The DUP and Sinn Fein are involved in a new row - this time over whether the words of a policy document can be changed once they've been approved by the power-sharing executive.
Conor Murphy of Sinn Fein changed references in a document from "Northern Ireland" to "the North" and Peter Robinson is understood to be furious.
Sinn Fein says the wording changes in the document by the minister responsible, Conor Murphy, were first noticed by the anti-power sharing former DUP MEP, Jim Allister.
The party says the DUP should not be dancing to his tune and, in any case, Mr. Robinson should not have written to Mr. Murphy complaining without consulting the deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness.
Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd, said it was a storm in a tea cup.
