Kerry vows to work for peace in North

US PRESIDENTIAL hopeful John Kerry will do everything to secure a lasting peace in the North if elected to the White House, his party vowed yesterday.

As Democrats gathered in Boston to confirm the Massachusetts Senator and his running mate John Edwards on Thursday as their candidates for this November’s election, the party pledged its support for efforts to restore devolution at Stormont and implement the Good Friday Agreement.

This time the Democrats’ platform on Northern Ireland steers clear of the criticism Mr Kerry made of US President George W Bush’s handling of the peace process during the race for the party’s nomination.