David Lidington MP has rejected claims that the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference is 'meddling' in the restoration of the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland, describing talks at the conference as a, "fruitful discussion between two close neighbours". The Minister of State met on Wednesday with Irish Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan in London, a year and a half on from the collapse of the Stormont executive. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn