Sinn Féin Pessimistic After Latest NI Power-Sharing Talks Amid Looming Strike and Election Deadlines
• Sinn Féin does not feel positive after talks with NI secretary aimed at restoring power sharing • Meetings follow December talks that ended without restoring political institutions despite UK's £3.3bn financial package offer • Mass public sector worker strike involving thousands happening Thursday over pay and conditions • If no executive formed by Thursday, NI secretary legally required to call early assembly election but has pushed back deadline before • DUP seeking better financial package; UK PM Sunak said disputes could be resolved "rapidly" if executive restored as "significant progress" made in talks