Ahern and Blair 'yet to finalise peace blueprint'

The final draft of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair's blueprint for moving the Northern Ireland peace process forward has yet to be signed off, it emerged today.

Just hours before the two leaders were due to arrive at Hillsborough, officials in London and Dublin were still locked in last-minute discussions on the document which is believed to run at about 20 pages.