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Wed 08 Aug 2001`Non-negotiable' stance hinders process - SFThe British government may have hindered progress in the Northern Ireland peace process by insisting negotiations on police reform are closed, it was claimed tonight.Sinn Fein sources criticised Northern Ireland Secretary Dr John Reid for claiming the implementation plan, which has received the backing of the nationalist SDLP, was "non-negotiable".