prolonged and heavy and thundery. temperatures still below average for april but it shouldn t feel bad in the sunshine. a big change this weekend and next week, as south westerly winds start to move in and high pressure moves in, bring a long spell of settled weather and next week, for the first time this year, we should see temperatures hit the low 20s. thanks, chris. that s it. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark, just getting under way over on bbc two. but the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good night. on northern ireland, celebrating 25 years of the good friday agreeent, and promising $6 billion of us investment if the dup gets back to power sharing. but is a return to stormont any closer following the visit? the president has had his say and left time bit without any return to power sharing how long can the status go on for? nick s at
in the medium term is some sort of realignment within in other words, there are two responses. pragmatism to the things that are going against unionism and standing up and saying we can t agree to this, and that is maybe where the divide is at the moment, you see that divide within the dup. an academic has a clear view. for the dup, devolution is the only show in town. there is no option. the dup will go back to the devolved institutions. it s not a matter of if, it is when. but for the population here, we are exasperated. when we are treading water, we are going backwards so what we re saying to the dup is we know you are going back, could you please go back as soon as possible? an imposing reminder of a divided past. a new era now and decision time for unionists on whether to re establish inclusive government within these ancient walls.
sorry to interrupt, i want to pick up sorry to interrupt, i want to pick up eoin tennyson on that, are you trying to ignore unionism? absolutely not. that is completely ludicrous assertion and i take exception to it. or not be lectured by emma little pengelly or anyone in the dup equality or consensus when emma s vote in the assembly comes more than mine on key issues and that a fundamental inequality at the core of the institutions. when the good friday agreement was signed 25 years ago we had a majority minority situation and very few people is designated as other, that as utterly changed and just as society evolves and changes so should the structures of the agreement. let and changes so should the structures of the agreement. of the agreement. let me put that to emma little-pengelly, of the agreement. let me put that to emma little-pengelly, the of the agreement. let me put that to| emma little-pengelly, the structures emma little pengelly, the structures need to change, it is
no, and as you said, what ben lowry is talking about, significant voices in unionism and a realignment over unionism and jeffrey donaldson knows all about that because he started his career in the rival ulster unionist party and walked out over the good friday agreement. thank ou. i m joined now by eoin tennyson for the alliance party and emma little pengelly from the dup. good evening to you both. firstly, eoin tennyson, there is ostensibly a nothing you can do to get stormont back up and running if the dup will not play ball. back up and running if the dup will not play ball- not play ball. therein lies the fundamental not play ball. therein lies the fundamental problem. - not play ball. therein lies the fundamental problem. we . not play ball. therein lies the l fundamental problem. we have not play ball. therein lies the - fundamental problem. we have seen over the lifetime of the assembly and executive that the institutions have been down and held around some 40% of the time an
preoccupations and alliances. let s listen to those preoccupations and alliances. let s listen to those voices, preoccupations and alliances. let s listen to those voices, of preoccupations and alliances. let s listen to those voices, of course we must, listen to those voices, of course we nrust, but listen to those voices, of course we must, but you don t do that by excluding must, but you don t do that by excluding unionism. that is exactly what excluding unionism. that is exactly what the excluding unionism. that is exactly what the alliance party is suggesting. we have to find a way through suggesting. we have to find a way through this, we have to find by talking through this, we have to find by talking together, finding a way through talking together, finding a way through by consensus. the prime minister through by consensus. the prime minister knows what needs to be done, minister knows what needs to be done, we minister knows what needs to be done, we