where talks on the deal have been taking place, support for a return to stormont. i think everybody from an economic standpoint would like stormont back, and that way the money will be released to the services that need them, such as education and the health service. money isn t being allocated to the areas that needed it. so absolutely. so it s a bit of a vacuum. yes, yes. we are almost two years - without a devolved government and it matters to people, - because it feels like there s no one in charge, no one in control, - no one there to make decisions. schools are not functioning some days. hospitals are not functioning any day as they should. there are massive problems across the entire public sector. two commentators on the perils of a power vacuum and, from a leading unionist newspaper, strong forces suggest a return to stormont. i think there are two things that are pushing jeffrey donaldson and his party back into stormont. the first is ideological. they believe in de
The dup are committed devolutionists, but it can only be on sound, stable footing, which means consent for both unionists and nationalists. hi, guys, can i get- you the watermelon or the coconut today? sinn fein s victory also raises new questions over what it says about the choices voters are making for northern ireland s future. the party strongly believes in holding a border poll, a vote on whether northern ireland should remain part of the uk. there is only one person that can call a border poll, and that is the secretary of state for northern ireland. he s obliged to call a border poll if it appears to him that there is a majority in favour of a united ireland within northern ireland. at the moment, the opinion polls suggest that support for a united ireland is within the 30 a0% range, so we ve still got considerable distance to travel before we get to that point. for now, the problem for sinn fein is how to translate their victory into real power, because unless there s agreement
Of many businesses. attempts to make the arrangement simpler has put the uk government at loggerheads with the eu. the eu has shown no flexibility and it s very disappointing that what we re hearing is that the eu is already saying it won t show any flexibility, and that s why it is absolutely right that we, as the uk government, are very clear. we want to get a resolution on this with the eu, but we have never taken anything off the table in terms of resolving this issue for the people of northern ireland. while this persists, the dup has said it won t go back into the power sharing executive, which sinn fein argues holds everyone to ransom. a fundamentalist approach that it is either the executive or the protocol, but you can t have both, that is not helping somebody with the cost of living. i m a committed devolutionist, the dup are committed devolutionists, but it can only be on sound, stable footing, which means consent for both unionists and nationalists. hi, guys, can i get- you
The eu has shown no flexibility and it s very disappointing - that what we re hearing j is that the eu is already saying it won t show anyl flexibility, and that s why it is absolutely right that we, as the uk. government, are very clear. we want to get a resolution on this with the eu, - but we have never taken - anything off the table in terms of resolving this issue for- the people of northern ireland. while this persists, the dup has said it won t go back into the power sharing executive, which sinn fein argues holds everyone to ransom. a fundamentalist approach that it is either the executive or the protocol, but you can t have both, that is not helping somebody with the cost of living. i m a committed devolutionist, the dup are committed devolutionists, but it can only be on sound, stable footing, which means consent for both unionists and nationalists. hi, guys, can i get. you the watermelon or the coconut today? sinn fein s victory also raises new questions over what it says ab
In the uk and is disrupting the functions of many businesses. attempts to make the arrangement simpler has put the uk government at loggerheads with the eu. the eu has shown no flexibility| and it is very disappointing that what we are hearing is that the eu i is already saying that it will not i show any flexibility and that is why i it is absolutely right that we, i as the uk government, are very clear. - we want to get a resolution on this with the eu, - but we have never taken anything off ithe table in terms of resolving thisl issue for the people of northern ireland. while this persists, the dup has said it will not go back into the power sharing executive, which sinn fein argues holds everyone to ransom. a fundamentalist approach that it is either the executive or the protocol, but you cannot have both, that is not helping somebody with the cost of living. i am a committed devolutionist, the dup are committed devolutionists, but it can only be on sound, stable footing, which mea