Robinson makes quit threat over royal insignia row

The North's First Minister Peter Robinson today threatened to resign if Justice Minister David Ford allows prison reform that could remove royal insignia and titles from the North's jails.

The North's First Minister Peter Robinson today threatened to resign if Justice Minister David Ford allows prison reform that could remove royal insignia and titles from the North's jails.

He made clear he would take the ultimate political step of quitting the job and trigger an election if the symbolic change was enforced.

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