Lord Trimble is being lined up as a minister in a David Cameron government as part of the deal to bring Ulster Unionists into the mainstream of UK politics. By Andrew Porter Political Editor Have Your Say: Will the alliance work? One of the key architects of the Northern Ireland peace process, he is now a Conservative peer and has developed a close working relationship with senior members of the Tory front bench including the Tory leader. He was instrumental in brokering the deal, revealed by the Daily Telegraph, which will see the Ulster Unionist Party MPs taking the Tory whip and serving in a David Cameron-led administration. Mr Cameron's team will be light on experience if he wins the next election, but Lord Trimble is seen as a politician who has a long track record at Westminster. He worked closely with Tony Blair...
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