The UK’s minister responsible for Northern Ireland has denied he will be a biased chairman of the latest talks to restore power-sharing.
Secretary of State James Brokenshire’s position has been questioned, now that the British government is relying on the DUP to keep it in power.
Sinn Féin says a new independent chair should be chosen instead, to lead the talks between the major Northern parties on the return of Stormont.
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But Secretary Brokenshire told the BBC that it was the parties themselves that should take the lead.
