Poll shows backing for devolved police powers

Pressure was mounting on the Ulster Unionists today to drop their opposition to the landmark deal to devolve policing powers to the North after a new government poll indicated sizeable public support for the move.

Poll shows backing for devolved police powers

Pressure was mounting on the Ulster Unionists today to drop their opposition to the landmark deal to devolve policing powers to the North after a new government poll indicated sizeable public support for the move.

Three quarters of people in the region wanted law and order functions transferred to Stormont, according to the Northern Ireland Office survey published last night.

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