DUP urged to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland after Sinn Féin poll triumph

Former DUP leader calls Sinn Fein electoral gains a wake up and smell the coffee moment' for unionism

The Democratic Unionist party (DUP) is facing renewed calls to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland after a Sinn Fein electoral tsunami" reshaped local government.

Chris Heaton-Harris, the secretary of state for Northern Ireland, on Sunday joined a chorus urging the DUP to end a boycott that has paralysed the executive and assembly at Stormont. Alongside the new councils, it remains my hope to see the assembly and executive return to work," he said.