Sinn Féin have announced that they will not put forward a candidate for deputy first minister, and barring a miracle, that means today’s 4pm deadline for a new power-sharing executive will come and go. What next for Northern Ireland?
While another election is possible, it’s not particularly likely. Although another contest might change the political composition at Stormont a little, when the dust settles, once again, the problem will be that the DUP and Sinn Féin are unable to agree terms to resume power-sharing.
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