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The Conservatives and Ulster Unionists have agreed to set up a working group to examine the possibility of greater co-operation between their parties. Private talks between the Conservatives and the UUP have been going on since last October. In a joint article in Thursday's Daily Telegraph, party leaders David Cameron and Sir Reg Empey said the group will report to them in the autumn. They say it could lead to "a new political and electoral force" in NI. "There would be no clearer signal that Northern Ireland was moving on and becoming a 'normal' part of the UK than Northern Ireland MPs supporting and serving in a Conservative government," the article adds. For the Conservatives, the move could be seen as a way to broaden the party's appeal outside England, whilst the Ulster Unionists would hope it might help them recover... [read full story]
