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Wed 11 Nov 2002Durkan launches SDLP's 'Direct Rule Watch' planThe SDLP leader, Mr Mark Durkan, has launched the party's "Direct Rule Watch" to try to ensure key policy initiatives proposed by the suspended Executive and Assembly are fully implemented by the Northern Secretary, Mr Paul Murphy, and his four ministers.Mr Durkan queried how a Northern Ireland Office ministerial team of five ministers could cope with all their executive demands, when under devolution a First and Deputy First Minister, 10 ministers, two junior ministers, Assembly committees and back-up staff were engaged in the day-to-day governance of Northern Ireland.