The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

Dominic Raab renews threat to tear up Boris Johnson's Brexit deal after Sinn Fein win

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said rewriting the deal 'can't be put off' following Sinn Fein's historic success in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections

Daily Mirror · May 8, 2022

Stormont future clouded in uncertainty following Sinn Fein triumph

The DUP has said it will only return to powersharing if changes are secured to Brexit’s contentious Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

Raab: UK will take ‘whatever measures necessary’ to resolve Northern Ireland row

Sinn Fein is the biggest party in Stormont but a powersharing executive will not be formed unless the DUP’s Brexit deal concerns are resolved.

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

Johnson faces post-election headaches after Tory losses and Sinn Fein triumph

Boris Johnson faces a fresh Brexit battle with Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

Sinn Féin wins most votes in Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time

The party advocates for the reunification of Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland.

Axios · May 7, 2022

Northern Ireland election: despite Sinn Féin's historic win over unionists, things may not be as they seem

It is clear that Sinn Féin has achieved a historic result in the Stormont election. For the first time in Northern Ireland’s history, a nationalist party is set to claim the most seats in a political system that was originally designed to guarantee a unionist majority.

The Conversation · May 7, 2022

Lewis urges NI parties to form Executive ‘as soon as possible’

Sinn Fein has secured the most seats in the Assembly election.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

NI election 2022 analysis: What happens next as Stormont faces uncertain future

We now know what the next Assembly will look like, but its future appears less clear

Belfast Live · May 7, 2022

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

Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, who is poised to become Northern Ireland's First Minister, described the election as a "defining moment for our politics and for our people"

Daily Mirror · May 7, 2022

NI election results confirm Sinn Fein as largest party in Northern Ireland

The results will be a significant psychological blow to Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s DUP

Belfast Live · May 7, 2022