Britain urged to pump £1bn peace dividend into North

THE British Government is facing demands to pump funds into the North in a bid to bolster a talks deal if it is struck, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said last night.

As Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionists considered proposals put to them by British and Irish governments for reviving power sharing, Mr Adams said Whitehall was being urged to help cement any deal by providing a peace dividend.

He said: “We actually were the party - and we welcome the DUP coming on board - who originally called for a peace dividend.