国际英语资讯:PM May intervenes in Northern Ireland deadlock
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 15-- <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="restoring">restoring</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="May">May</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Arlene">Arlene</span> <span word="Foster">Foster</span>, <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Unionist">Unionist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sinn">Sinn</span> <span word="Fein">Fein</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Michelle">Michelle</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Neill">Neill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="devolved">devolved</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deadlock">deadlock</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>.</p><p><span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fallout">fallout</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DUP">DUP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sinn">Sinn</span> <span word="Fein">Fein</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10 <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sinn">Sinn</span> <span word="Fein">Fein</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DUP">DUP</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>."</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span>, <span word="May">May</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="restoring">restoring</span> <span word="devolved">devolved</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>.</p><p><span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Lou">Lou</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>, <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sinn">Sinn</span> <span word="Fein">Fein</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="power">power</span>-<span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DUP">DUP</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadlock">deadlock</span>.</p>
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