Sinn Fein sweeps to victory in Northern Ireland in 'election of a generation'

Sinn Fein has become the biggest party in Northern Ireland for the first time after it reached a record 27 seats at Stormont.

The DUP was pushed into second place in the Northern Ireland Assembly election.

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald told reporters that it was "the election of a generation", later telling the BBC that it was "a moment of equality".