It has put out feelers for negotiations with the ruling party, which South Africa is keen to broker, but little progress has been made.

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He confirmed the group's leaders - which also include Chris Heaton-Harris and Andrew Leadsom - had put out feelers to Labour MPs who shared their views.

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Sources tell TIME that the Jones team has put out quiet feelers to see whether Clinton might want to talk again about settlement, only to find that the President may want a trial after all.

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But in due course Western feelers may indeed be put out to elements in the Shabab, much as with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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