the home of the northern ireland assembly is no longer a place of government. devolved ministers have left office and the ballot box is beckoning. i am ashamed, ashamed to be part of this circus yet again. we know that elections in northern ireland do not solve problems. they deepen the crisis. the political system in northern ireland is different to almost everywhere else. it s based on the good friday peace agreement signed in 1998 after a long conflict. a majority of unionists and nationalists must agree to share powerfor a devolved government to be formed. the democratic unionist party says it won tjoin a coalition until the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is scrapped. in the election in may, sinn fein became the first nationalist party ever to win the most seats. but the dup remains the largest unionist group, so it still has a veto. power sharing here has
in northern ireland is different to almost everywhere else. it is based on the good friday peace agreement, signed in 1998, after a long conflict. a majority of unionists and irish nationalists must agree to share powerfor a devolved government to be formed. the dup says it won tjoin the coalition until the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is scrapped. in the election five months ago, sinn fein became the first nationalist party ever to win the most seats. but the dup remains the biggest unionist group. so it still has a veto. power sharing here has always been fragile. devolution has only been properly operating for a little more than two out of the last six years. northern ireland is now heading into its fourth assembly election over that period. the impact of political paralysis has been felt widely. business leaders say potential
share powerfor a and irish nationalists must agree to share power for a devolved government to be formed. the dup says it won tjoin a coalition until the brexit trade border in the irish sea is scrapped. in belfast city centre, people don t seem to like the idea of going to the polls in december. the idea of going to the polls in december- the idea of going to the polls in i december. waste the idea of going to the polls in - december. waste of december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, because december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, because of december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, because of the - december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, because of the dup i december. waste of time. waste of time? yeah, because of the dup december. waste of time. waste of l time? yeah, because of the dup if the dup don t time? yeah, because of the dup if the dup don t partake. time? yeah, because of the dup if the
yet failed to show up. this is his mess and a failure of leadership by him and his party. as expected, the dup blocked the process to put in place a speaker. therefore, we can. proceed no further. the politicians who were elected only five months ago haven t had the opportunity to spend much time in the assembly chamber. now they are leaving it for the last time before the midnight deadline. it s likely that before christmas, they re going to have to ask people for their votes once again. the political system in northern ireland is different to almost everywhere else. it s based on the good friday peace agreement, signed in 1998, after a long conflict. a majority of unionists and irish nationalists must agree to share powerfor a devolved government to be formed. the dup says it won tjoin a coalition until the brexit trade border in the irish sea is scrapped.
ritht, ben. with this new prime minister? that s right. ben. as with this new prime minister? that s right, ben. as the with this new prime minister? that s right, ben. as the new with this new prime minister? that s right, ben. as the new head - with this new prime minister? that s right, ben. as the new head of- with this new prime minister? that s right, ben. as the new head of the l right, ben. as the new head of the government in london, one of the matters rishi sunak will be challenged about is how he can help to restore the devolved government here in northern ireland. we haven t had a fully functioning power sharing executive since february. that was when the democratic unionist party in effect collapsed to the stormont executive by walking out in protest against brexit trade border with the rest of the uk known as the northern ireland protocol. the dup says it won t change that position unless the checks on goods arriving here from great britain are scrapped. in the last