Hain urged to use peace savings on frontline services

Northern Secretary Peter Hain today faced demands to plough million of pounds in peace process savings into frontline public services in the province.

Mr Hain was urged by Sinn Féin economy spokesperson Mitchel McLaughlin to release savings in the Ministry of Defence’s and Northern Ireland Office’s budgets following the scaling down of security in the wake of the IRA’s declaration of an end to its armed campaign last July.