good morning. the prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast today to urge the main northern ireland parties to resume power sharing. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the government of northern ireland because of the post brexit trading arrangements with the eu, known as the northern ireland protocol. the uk government is expected to introduce legislation which would allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. boris johnson will arrive in northern ireland later to find a political system which is stuck. despite elections earlier this month, there s no new government. sinn fein finished top for the first time ever, but the democratic unionist party the second largest at stormont won t agree to power sharing until the brexit deal is changed. they re worried about checks on goods travelling from great britain to northern ireland. even though many parties accept these arran
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