The DUP were tonight working on a new plan to bring devolution back to Northern Ireland as parties remained deadlocked over power sharing arrangements.
DUP deputy leader Mr Peter Robinson and his negotiators were working through the night on a paper which will be presented during talks at Stormont tomorrow after British and Irish Government proposals failed to sway parties.
With the parties divided over the issues of ministerial accountability to the Assembly and the operation of cross Border bodies, Mr Robinson insisted the DUP wanted to resolve the current problems.
"The community out there wants to see matters resolved," the East Belfast MP said. "We want to see matters resolved and the governments seem to share our view. "Again I say what I said to you yesterday, we are not in the business of getting some temporary quick fix. We are in the business of getting something that is stable and lasting.
"I think that is far more important to the people of Northern Ireland."
The Taoiseach Mr Ahern and British prime minister Mr Blair believe they made significant progress at talks in Kent last week on two of the issues which have dogged the political process since power sharing was suspended two years ago: IRA disarmament and an end to all paramilitary activity.
It is hoped the IRA will announce soon more weapons decommissioning moves which will be carried out in a more transparent way to satisfy unionists and with a clear timetable.
Unionists also want the IRA to declare their war is over and they are ending all paramilitary and criminal activity.
The main stumbling block remains the operation of the political institutions, with the DUP anxious to ensure when devolution returns individual ministers will be unable to disregard the views of the Assembly and cabinet colleagues when making decisions.
The governments proposed a ministerial code which would be endorsed by the Assembly and cover agreed categories of ministerial decisions which would require collective cabinet approval.
They also suggested unpopular ministerial decisions could be challenged through a petition of concern to the Assembly within seven days.
Where a decision failed to secure the backing of a majority of unionists and a majority of nationalists, it would be referred back to the executive for further consideration within seven days.
The minister would then have to decide whether to alter his or her decision or proceed as originally proposed.
Mr Robinson indicated tonight the DUP was not convinced by the formula. He responded: "We will, of course, after we have met the political parties and the Government overnight, produce our own paper which will be our best understanding of what might be possible in light of the meetings we have had.
"I think if the problem can be resolved by a process of the Assembly or a combination of the Assembly and the Executive, we're content, but I am not convinced yet that they are at a point where they have presented us with a proposal that meets that criteria."
The SDLP also expressed grave reservations, accusing the DUP of trying to impose unionist majority rule.
SDLP leader Mr Mark Durkan repeated that his party would not tolerate changes which would undermine the Belfast Agreement.
As talks resumed at Stormont today under the chairmanship of Junior Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Tom Kitt and Northern Ireland Secretary Mr Paul Murphy, Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness urged the DUP to strike a deal as quickly as possible.
The Mid Ulster MP said: "I think there is now a very strong spotlight on the DUP. "I was interested to hear that at Leeds Castle people were telling us that Peter Robinson and Ian Paisley were singing from the same hymn sheet but they were having difficulties with some of the backwoodsmen who accompanied them to Leeds Castle."
"So this is a test of real leadership for Ian Paisley. This is a real test of leadership for Peter Robinson," he said.
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