:00:00. > :00:10.MLAs have voted to allow the government to roll out
:00:11. > :00:14.its welfare reforms here during a special sitting of the Assembly.
:00:15. > :00:15.It was called after yesterday's agreement
:00:16. > :00:20.between the DUP, Sinn Fein and the British and Irish governments.
:00:21. > :00:22.The deal settled issues which had been threatening
:00:23. > :00:30.Our political correspondent Chris Page reports.
:00:31. > :00:39.The architects of the agreement have called the deal a fresh start. The
:00:40. > :00:42.two biggest parties say it is a new awakening, others that it is a false
:00:43. > :00:44.dawn. The deal unlocks the deadlock on
:00:45. > :00:49.welfare. Today the Assembly passed a motion
:00:50. > :00:55.allowing Westminster to legislate on the issue.
:00:56. > :00:57.I am asking the Assembly to pass this consent motion, which will
:00:58. > :01:04.enable us to reform the welfare system, whilst helping the most
:01:05. > :01:12.vulnerable... The DUP pollen -- the DUP poster minister's proposal was
:01:13. > :01:16.-- DUP Minister's proposal was supported by Sinn Fein.
:01:17. > :01:22.This gives us protection is better than exist anywhere on this island.
:01:23. > :01:26.Both parties are behind the deal. Westminster is set to pass the law
:01:27. > :01:30.is changing the welfare system here, but Stormont will put in place
:01:31. > :01:36.arrangements to help the -- people worst affected. The Executive is
:01:37. > :01:42.setting aside ?585 million for this over four years.
:01:43. > :01:49.But the SDLP, do you -- UUP and Alliance are not impressed.
:01:50. > :01:52.How dare anybody to reduce this chamber to a post box after the
:01:53. > :01:57.years of democratic struggle and the pain and grief suffered by our
:01:58. > :02:04.people? To pass all this over to Westminster
:02:05. > :02:11.is a clear admission of a lack of elliptical mature too.
:02:12. > :02:16.This conference of agreement plus the proposals are described as a
:02:17. > :02:24.fresh start, they are about as fresh as a student's bag of rugby.
:02:25. > :02:27.-- a lack of political maturity. The alliance voted for the motion.
:02:28. > :02:30.The SDLP and Ulster Unionist voted against.
:02:31. > :02:36.The talks ended with a breakthrough, a new atmosphere of
:02:37. > :02:38.corporation between the two largest parties.
:02:39. > :02:41.But the day after the deal, the scrutiny has begun.
:02:42. > :02:43.Victims' groups have criticised the deal reached between the parties
:02:44. > :02:51.Both the British and Irish governments say whilst significant
:02:52. > :02:53.progress has been made, a final agreement
:02:54. > :02:56.on setting up new bodies to deal with the past couldn't be reached.
:02:57. > :03:05.There are dozens of peace walls like this throughout Northern Ireland.
:03:06. > :03:08.This new deal with attempt to address the whole issue of
:03:09. > :03:16.interfaces by bringing what it calls a confidence -- confidence building
:03:17. > :03:18.measures. The UK says it will provide ?60 million over five years
:03:19. > :03:23.in an attempt to bring down the walls and create a shared future.
:03:24. > :03:27.The past and how we deal with it could not get any agreement, despite
:03:28. > :03:33.what the Government says is some significant progress.
:03:34. > :03:36.I'm starting to despair whether there will ever be agreement on when
:03:37. > :03:42.these issues. Whilst there is talking still ongoing, that has got
:03:43. > :03:46.to be welcome, but my frustration is that at the end of the day they're
:03:47. > :03:52.not going to be able to agree so Bill be another opportunity -- I
:03:53. > :03:56.don't know if we will ever get the energy of the willpower back again.
:03:57. > :04:01.This is the woman whose remit it is to give victims a voice.
:04:02. > :04:03.It is critical that the two governments and the parties involved
:04:04. > :04:10.and ourselves pushed to get this across the line. These issues will
:04:11. > :04:16.come round again and if they do get parked, this is people who need to
:04:17. > :04:20.have some truth. For some, no deal is better than a
:04:21. > :04:26.bad Bill. The issue of national security is a stumbling block. --
:04:27. > :04:32.bad deal. The British Government has stepped
:04:33. > :04:34.in and said they have two -- it is independent but they are to check
:04:35. > :04:37.everything with us. That's not independent.
:04:38. > :04:43.Theresa Villiers has agreed to meet with relatives. For others, it is
:04:44. > :04:45.the issue of the -- A-level playing field when it comes to dealing with
:04:46. > :04:51.the past. We would wish to see everything
:04:52. > :04:55.brought out in the open. -- a level playing field.
:04:56. > :05:00.The difficulty is that whilst there may be pressures coming to bear on
:05:01. > :05:04.the Government, there are limited pressures that can be brought to
:05:05. > :05:09.bear on terrorist organisations. None of us are getting any younger,
:05:10. > :05:15.that is the main concern. A cynic might suggest that perhaps that
:05:16. > :05:19.might suit the state, to let people die off and deal with legacy issues
:05:20. > :05:23.in that way. Clearly there is a lot to consider
:05:24. > :05:27.when it comes to victims, survivors and how to do with our past. It may
:05:28. > :05:29.be some time yet before they get the answers that will help them move on
:05:30. > :05:31.with their lives. An extra ?48 million is to be given
:05:32. > :05:35.to the health service - most of it The announcement was made as part
:05:36. > :05:39.of a reallocation of funds known The health minister welcomed
:05:40. > :05:49.the news. We have been planning for this for
:05:50. > :05:55.some time in of getting the resources. That means we are well
:05:56. > :05:58.down the line in planning for this. Some people will start to get
:05:59. > :06:04.notifications of these procedures in the next number of days. We are
:06:05. > :06:09.going to try and use the maximum number of capacity in our hospitals,
:06:10. > :06:14.and looking to others in the independent sector. We have ?40
:06:15. > :06:18.million to spend on waiting lists, I want to make sure the marks number
:06:19. > :06:20.get the most assessments and surgery they possibly can.
:06:21. > :06:23.You can see more on all today's political developments at 11:15
:06:24. > :06:26.The Carl Frampton/Scott Quigg roadshow rolled into Belfast today.
:06:27. > :06:28.They're due to meet in a super-bantamweight world title
:06:29. > :06:37.Over a thousand people turned up at a news conference in
:06:38. > :06:41.Carl Frampton holds the IBF belt - while his opponent Quigg from Bury
:06:42. > :06:53.The bout will happen in Manchester in February.
:06:54. > :07:01.I can't wait for this fight. I have wanted it for at least four years
:07:02. > :07:02.now, I have been chasing him everywhere and finally the fight's
:07:03. > :07:07.happening. everywhere and finally the fight's
:07:08. > :07:13.want this fight, they everywhere and finally the fight's
:07:14. > :07:18.me before, but there is plenty of money on the line that is why
:07:19. > :07:19.they're taking it. This fight is better than anything he has been
:07:20. > :07:27.involved in or higher -- or I have. better than anything he has been
:07:28. > :07:32.This place is going to be packed out, 20,000 people. It will be
:07:33. > :07:34.something Scott Quigg is not used to.
:07:35. > :07:36.In tonight's League Cup quarterfinals holders Cliftonville
:07:37. > :07:44.You can see the rest of tonight's local football scores
:07:45. > :07:47.Time now for a look at what's coming up on tomorrow's
:07:48. > :07:50.BBC Newsline and we've part two of our series from Hydebank young
:07:51. > :07:59.Our reporter Rick Faragher talks to a long-serving prison officer who
:08:00. > :08:02.now also teaches craft classes to the inmates, and hears how some
:08:03. > :08:14.A lot were apprehensive, a lot said, it will not work. But then
:08:15. > :08:17.eventually surprisingly it turned it around.
:08:18. > :08:20.And you can see more of that on BBC Newsline tomorrow night at 6:30pm.
:08:21. > :08:34.Yesterday it was the South, today it has been part of the North -- parts
:08:35. > :08:38.of the North that have borne the brunt of the high winds. Here in
:08:39. > :08:42.Northern Ireland they peaked earlier this evening, nevertheless we have a
:08:43. > :08:49.wind warning for some damaging gusts and some disruption. We could see
:08:50. > :08:56.severe gale force gusts of up to 60 mph. Eventually they subside, but it
:08:57. > :08:59.remains windy. Into tomorrow, a bright, breezy day coming up.
:09:00. > :09:09.Airfare and mud of sunshine around but still a few showers. -- a fair
:09:10. > :09:15.amount of sunshine. Bright, breezy, sunny spells in most of Britain,
:09:16. > :09:20.cloudier for South Wales, south of England. We have a weather front
:09:21. > :09:25.pushing in towards the north of Scotland, wringing wet conditions
:09:26. > :09:30.there. Maybe wintry conditions over the hills. -- bringing wet
:09:31. > :09:36.conditions. For more than added in the afternoon still a few shearers
:09:37. > :09:39.-- showers around, towards the north and parts of the West particularly.
:09:40. > :09:45.Temperatures are little bit down on today. That cooling trend continues
:09:46. > :09:51.as we had through Friday into the weekend, in fact turning quite
:09:52. > :09:55.wintry with cold, northerly winds. We are likely to get a few wintry
:09:56. > :10:00.flurries as we head into Friday and Saturday. Some frost at night and a
:10:01. > :10:03.bitter wind chill. Have a good evening, goodbye.