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Mon 02 Feb 2010Alliance seeks assurances before nominating Ford for justice post
ALLIANCE LEADER David Ford has said his party will not nominate a candidate to be the North’s first justice minister until he has assurances about how the new department will be run and until he receives commitments on tackling sectarianism.
Party leaders including new SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie are today due to meet First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at Stormont to discuss applications for the post.
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