'˜Peter Robinson would have pulled rabbit out of a hat' to save Stormont, says ex-spin doctor

David Gordon, who was press secretary to the Executive Office, gave his thoughts on the collapse of the power-sharing institutions in a candid interview on BBC’s Stephen Nolan Show today.

Mr Gordon, who was editor of the Nolan Show prior to taking up his post at the Executive Office, said: “I think Peter Robinson would have found some remarkable way of getting them out of the problem they were in; a rabbit out of a hat that nobody even knew existed.”

Mr Gordon added that former first minister Mr Robinson had cultivated a relationship with deputy first minister martin McGuinness over a number of years, which he believes could have led to a solution being found to prevent the current crisis at Stormont.

He added: “It wasn’t always perfect but they had built up a relationship so it is possible they could have got a way through it.”

Mrs Foster and Mr McGuinness used Royal Prerogative powers to appoint Mr Gordon as press secretary to the Executive Office on a £75,000 a year salary last September.