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Thu 10 Oct 2008Tory concerns over prospects of successful UUP merger
SOME SENIOR Tories are voicing serious doubts about the prospects for a successful Conservative merger with the Ulster Unionists offering "a new political force" in Northern Ireland.
Conservative leader David Cameron and shadow Northern Ireland secretary Owen Paterson remain committed to ongoing negotiations about the project, which Mr Cameron announced with UUP leader Sir Reg Empey in the summer.
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