Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill said patience had run out with the DUP’s blockade of the powersharing institutions.
The Government is “working intensely” behind the scenes to get the Stormont Assembly up and running, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said.
The party says the deal struck by the EU and UK to reform the protocol – the Windsor Framework – does not sufficiently address its concerns and has made clear it will not countenance a return to devolution until the Government provides further assurances, by way of legislation, over Northern Ireland’s place within the UK internal market.In an interview with UTV, Mr Sunak said that the protocol was the biggest stumbling block to having a functioning executive at Stormont.
“Behind the scenes we’re having intensive dialogue with all the parties because I want to see that government up and running because that’s what people of Northern Ireland need and deserve.” “The overall framework that we’ve negotiated with the EU is set and as I said, it’s a huge improvement on the protocol and that practically resolves issues like parcels, like medicines and making sure that tax policy applies equally.“I want to support that process and I want to support them finding a way to get government up and running. And that’s what the people of Northern Ireland need and deserve.
“Everyone has been more than reasonable giving time and space to the DUP, but that patience has run out.
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