Northern Secretary tells House of Commons ‘nothing has happened’ at stadium since announcement it would host European Championship fixtures
A decision is “a priority because a decision needs to be made”, said Mr Benn, taking his first House of Commons questions in new role since the general election.
‘Ireland’s freedom was not won, it was given’: Historian’s new book casts fresh light on old struggleHowever, he kept his options open about the shape of the final decision: “We are left with a situation in which the cost has gone through the roof, and even if we had the money, we do not know if we could build it in time.
“Windsor Park got an upgrade, Ravenhill got an upgrade. It is important that Casement Park is built. That is why I said on my recent visit that one way or another that project needs to be completed” Mr Wilson sought assurances that the British government “has not been influenced by any personal interventions” by Gray “for whom this is a personal project”.
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