Hain warns NI parties on devolution progress

The North's political parties must make progress towards restoring devolution if they are to maximise American investment in the province, they were told tonight.

As he left New York for Washington for a series of meetings with key United States politicians, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain said American supporters of the peace process would not understand it if any political party refused to play their part next year in reviving the devolved Government at Stormont.