UK must ‘step up to plate’ over Northern Ireland protocol, says Sinn Féin

Michelle O'Neill called on the UK government to set out its plan at Sinn Féin’s annual conference. Photograph: Damien Storan/PA

The Sinn Féin leader in Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill, has said the UK government needs to “step up to the plate” and find a way to make the Northern Ireland protocol work.

On Friday, the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, said there will not be a Stormont election in December.