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Michelle 0neill of sinn fein, also loses her position. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is in belfast. political paralysis returns to stormont, something the dup have been threatening since last year. today, as the first minister stepped down, it was delivered. 0ur institutions are being tested once again, and the delicate balance created by the belfast and st andrews agreements has been impacted by the agreement made by the united kingdom government and the european union, which created the...

When it comes to first and deputy first ministers in northern ireland, you cant have one without the other, so this ends the power sharing partnership at the top of government here. it is a calculated strike by the dup over the brexit arrangement but it puts policy—making in a whole range of other areas in jeopardy. political paralysis returns to stormont, something the dup have been threatening since last year. today the first minister stepped down, it was delivered. fiur down, it was delive...

Minister, paul givan, of the democratic unionist party, has resigned, over the implimentation of the northern ireland protocol. thats the mechanism governing the flow of goods between great britain and northern ireland, and was negotiated as part of the brexit deal. products crossing the irish sea into northern ireland, are subject to new checks on entry, and this was meant to avoid the need for checks on goods reaching the irish republic. but unionists argue this effectively creates a border be...

Between the land border of northern ireland and ireland, an eu state. the northern ireland protocol, as its called, is deeply unpopular amongst unionist politicians who dont want any barriers between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. political paralysis returns to stormont, something the dup have been threatening since last year. today the first minister stepped down, it was delivered. our institutions are being tested once again, and the delicate balance created by the belfast and st and...