Blair says there is enough agreement for elections in North

The growing crisis in the North over policing appears to have been averted after the British prime minister Tony Blair said there was enough agreement between the DUP and Sinn Féin for elections and devolution in March this year.

The growing crisis in the North over policing appears to have been averted after the British prime minister Tony Blair said there was enough agreement between the DUP and Sinn Féin for elections and devolution in March this year.

However, he warned, after returning home from his US holiday a day early, that unless there's clarity, elections will be cancelled and the so-called 'Plan B' will be implemented.

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