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Mon 09 Sep 2008Durkan says bill of rights could end need to 'designate'
SDLP LEADER Mark Durkan has called for a strong and robust bill of rights in Northern Ireland which could mean there was no long-term need for parties in the Stormont Assembly to "designate" whether they are unionist, nationalist or "other".
However, both Sinn Féin and the DUP have said his remarks mean he endorses a key unionist demand for the ending of power-sharing between unionists and nationalists at Stormont.
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