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SNP wants end to Catholic discrimination

Scottish nationalists are calling for the prime minister to repeal legislation that discriminates against Roman Catholics. The Act of Settlement states that Catholics cannot become king or queen of England and bars members of the royal family who marry Catholics from taking the throne. Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), challenged Tony… Read more »

Blair: ‘last chance’ for power sharing

Tony Blair has said that Northern Ireland politicians were facing their “last chance” to get a devolved government up and running. He and Bertie Ahern today travelled to Stormont for a meeting with the Northern Irish parties in an attempt to speed up progress towards power sharing. The parties have been given a deadline of… Read more »