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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

Stormont fails to elect new speaker as Northern Ireland election looms

Stormont has failed to elect a new speaker, First Minister or Deputy First Minister - meaning an election in Northern Ireland is looming.

The Northern Ireland Assembly was recalled on Thursday morning to attempt to restore the power-sharing agreement that was in place before May's election.

Sinn Féin became the largest party at that point, but the DUP said they would refuse to form an Assembly until their issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol were dealt with.

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