Northern Ireland's political leaders have spoken with Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid a stalemate over forming a new Stormont Executive.
The DUP has urged the Government to act on its concerns over the Northern Ireland Protocol before it enters an Executive, while Sinn Fein has called for a fresh team of ministers to be nominated now.
Following the historic election result at the weekend, Sinn Fein is now the largest party at Stormont and entitled to nominate the first nationalist or republican First Minister.
