that is an absolute nonsense, the dup know that. what they wanted from brexit, however, was a hard border on the island of ireland and they are now disgruntled that instead they got what i think was always logically going to be the outcome, and that was additional friction in trade between gb and northern ireland. i believe that friction can be reduced, but scaling this up to be reduced, but scaling this up to be a constitutional crisis is an absolute nonsense. the real constitutional crisis is the uk government to solely negotiating with one party that represents a minority in northern ireland, rather than engaging with all of the parties and with business, listening and responding to what we all say. if this goes ahead and the eu response, what are your concerns about the impact that could have on business in northern ireland, and only and and get a return to a functioning assembly, a functioning assembly, a functioning executive at stormont? , ., stormont? festival if the eu respond
servants deliver those public services. . ~ servants deliver those public services. ., ~ , ., ., servants deliver those public services. ., ., services. thank you for your time toda . the democratic unionist party has confirmed it will stop the northern irish assembly from sitting at stormont, by refusing to elect a speaker. under power sharing rules the speaker requires cross community backing. the power sharing devolved government is due to meet today for the first time since sinn fein replaced the dup as the largest party in last week s election. but the dup says it won t allow northern ireland to have a functioning executive unless its concerns over the post brexit trade border with great britain are resolved. let s speak to our reporter, charlotte gallagher, who is at stormont. what will happen there today, or perhaps more accurately, what want to be happening there today? ==
said the dup will not support the election of a speaker in the northern ireland assembly today. under the power sharing rules, the speaker requires cross community backing. the dup s move will mean that in addition to blocking the formation of the devolved government, the party will also block the assembly from meeting for debates and private members legislation. members are due to meet for the first time since sinn fein replaced the dup as the largest party in last week s election. but the dup says it won t allow northern ireland to have a functioning executive unless its concerns over the post brexit trade border with great britain are resolved. 0ur reporter charlotte gallagher explained what is happening today at stormont. it was meant to be the first day of business here at stormont, but now the dup have said they are not going vote for a speaker, there is not going to be much done here. the new mlas will come in, they will sign in, and apart from that, there is very little else f
members are due to meet for the first time since sinn fein replaced the dup as the largest party in last week s election. but the dup says it won t allow northern ireland to have a functioning executive unless its concerns over the post brexit trade border with great britain are resolved. let s speak to our reporter, charlotte gallagher, who is at stormont. charlotte gallagher, it charlotte gallagher, should have been a busy day i but it should have been a busy day here, but it will be pretty quiet because all of the things that were due to happen are not going to happen now so there isn t going to be a new speaker elected. that is what the dup have said and they said they won t vote on that and what that means is that the assembly cannot function any more and itjust be an assembly on paper but not in practice, so things that should have happened like getting the new ministers in place, the first and deputy ministers in place, that won t happen, so the members will come here today and
stormont, the weather yesterday and there were clearly stating they wanted to get back around the executive table and to be in that position where new cross party decisions can be taken. the cost of living legislation introduced, we are in a situation where there is an arrangement for the ministerial posts at the moment, that means that matters that were already ongoing can continue to a certain extent with no new decisions being taken so we are effectively left without a functioning executive as things stand. so is a dire situation for politics in northern ireland. when the dup say politics in northern ireland. when the dup say the politics in northern ireland. when the dup say the party politics in northern ireland. when the dup say the party will- politics in northern ireland. when the dup say the party will not - the dup say the party will not nominate ministers and tell the quote is, there has been decisive action on the northern ireland protocol, what exactly do they want a