Northern Ireland set for snap election after Stormont fails to elect speaker
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#65654)
DUP blocks attempt to restore government, citing mandate to boycott assembly over post-Brexit border
Northern Ireland is on course for a snap election after a recall of the Stormont assembly failed to elect a speaker and break political deadlock.
The Democratic Unionist party (DUP) blocked an attempt to revive the assembly and executive on Thursday, perpetuating paralysis and running down the clock to a midnight deadline to restore devolved government. The deadline passed without any resolution.
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