"It'll take more than money to buy some Stormont love" - @BrianPJRowan Stormont talks update #BBCNolan

Dec 22, 2014, 10:17 AM

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Deal or no deal? It's "make your mind up time" for our local politicians. That's the ultimatum from Secretary of State Theresa Villiers, who says if there is no deal by tonight then the talks have failed yet again. The talks are on flags, parades and the past, as well as budgets and welfare. Money is crucial to any deal with the five main parties have asked the UK government for £2 billion pounds in loans and extra funding over a 10-year period. But can a deadline day deal be struck? Our reporter Nicola Weir went out onto the streets to see what the people of Belfast think and we get the views of journalist Brian Rowan