now to northern ireland where sinn fein s vice president michelle o neill has called on the british and irish governments to deliver a plan to restore a powersharing government at stormont. it s after her party delivered a stunning success in the council elections, becoming the largest party in local government for the first time. emma vardy reports. the political landscape of northern ireland is changing. unionism, the belief that northern ireland should remain part of the uk, is no longer the dominant force. as the democratic unionist party, for a second time in 12 months, has been overtaken by sinn fein. i thought it was inevitable that it would be that way, because people, well. my idea, you vote for people who are going to do the job. ijust think it was coming, the dup haven t been standing around doing anything, so. is that what it s down to, a lack of government? lack of government, yeah. someone has to make really vital decisions relating - to the environment, employment, . chi
questions in the commons tomorrow afternoon, and there will be questions too for the prime minister on his return from the g7. the bbc understands he was not previously aware of the matter. charlotte rose, bbc news. now to northern ireland where sinn fein s vice president michelle 0 neill has called on the british and irish governments to deliver a plan to restore a powersharing government at stormont. it s after her party delivered a stunning success in the council elections, becoming the largest party in local government for the first time. emma vardy reports. sinn fein are celebrating a second historic win in 12 months. the party made breakthroughs across northern ireland, winning seats in areas it has never had councillors elected before. the party says the victory is an endorsement by voters that the blocking of the stormont assembly must end. for me, it definitely was about positive leadership, it was about a restoration of the executive, it was about making politics work, and i
everyday voter fraud have this as almost like an internal elite infighting, almost, going on. great to net our infighting, almost, going on. great to get your thoughts, infighting, almost, going on. great to get your thoughts, thank you so much, harris, talking to us from george washington university. the prime minister of italy giorgia meloni has been visiting homes affected by the severe floods in the northeast of the country. she returned early from the g7 summit injapan to see for herself the effects of the heavy rainfall near ravenna. 14 people died in the extreme weather which saw six months worth of rainfall in just 36 hours. 36,000 people were displaced by the incessant rains in the emilia romagna region. 10,000 people have since been able to return to their homes. now to northern ireland, where sinn fein s vice president, michelle 0 neill, has called on the british and irish governments to deliver a plan to restore a powersharing government at stormont. it s after her pa