The Northern Ireland Secretary will meet the leaders of the main parties at Stormont later to press for the return of devolved government.
The Stormont Executive has been unable to fully function since February when first minister Paul Givan resigned as part of the DUP's efforts to force action against the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Fresh Assembly elections returned an historic result at the weekend with Sinn Fein overtaking the DUP to become the first nationalist or republican party to emerge top at Stormont.
