Saracens had felt aggrieved over Tonga'uiha's U-turn and had sought to persuade the 28-year-old to honour his agreement with them.

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It was close to despair at both sides' failure to honour the agreement, which is supposed to deliver elections next year.

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The union said it was seeking financial compensation and an apology from Deputy Lewis, the Transport Minister, who they said failed to honour an agreement.

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Their ire grew when Mr Mack left, apparently livid that Mr Purcell had failed to honour a handshake agreement to step aside at an agreed date.

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Ms Laing said she would support the bill because it was a "matter of honour" to fulfil the agreement.

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"The British government has failed to honour the financial package which flowed from the St Andrews Agreement, " he said.

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