Northern Ireland set for snap election after Stormont fails to elect speaker

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.

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