ready to form a new executive. a new election will be called at one minute past midnight if no executive is formed that s 2a weeks since the last poll. in other news: the oil giant shell reports quarterly profits of nearly $9.5 billion its second highest on record but pays no windfall tax in the uk. and now we know the title of prince harry s much anticipated and controversial memoir. it s called spare, and it documents his move to america. the elected assembly which runs northern ireland is hours away from collapsing, over the region s post brexit trade arrangements. politicians have until one minute past midnight uk time that s around five hours from now to restore a power sharing agreement before a new election is called. political parties met at stormont today in a last ditch effort to try to form a new executive nearly six months after they were elected. procedures though are being blocked by the democratic unionist party the dup which objects to the no
will quite simply be no depaul government in ireland for the saw those decisions that would normally be taken about schools of education, the health service, infrastructure, roads none of those will happen. northern ireland will go back to the position effectively that it was in when there was no assembly between 2017 and 2020 and be administered by civil servants and by the secretary of state. it s worth noting this morning and in recent days they have been multiple calls from different civic bodies across northern ireland. this story is playing out in westminster too. here s our uk political corresondent ione wells. rishi sunak has urged the dup to return to the government instalment with number ten saying that the people of northern ireland to a functioning government. the reason they are not as issues of this northern ireland protocol, that post brexit treaty keeping northern ireland and the single market. the question is, will any of those issues be resolved? the key demand from t
there have been multiple calls from different civic bodies across northern ireland the northern ireland chamber of commerce represents about 1,000 businesses urging urging a return of the assembly and the executive. the leaders of all the main churches in northern ireland met with the secretary of state last night, making that same point in stressing the fact that particularly at a time when we are facing the worst cost of living crisis in a generation, there needs to be government for people in northern ireland. and this morning, the royal college of physicians made the point that we need doctors and nurses, we need to fix our health service here in northern ireland and to do that, we need an executive. this story is playing out in westminster, too. here s our uk political corresondent ione wells. rishi sunak has urged the dup to return to the government in stormont with number ten saying the people of northern ireland deserve a functioning government, but the reason they are no