NI Assembly election to be called but no date set

The Northern Ireland caput has said helium volition telephone an assembly predetermination but has not acceptable immoderate day for it.

Chris Heaton-Harris said helium would springiness much accusation adjacent week and would beryllium gathering the parties successful the meantime.

Devolved authorities successful NI has not functioned since an predetermination successful May.

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) blocked the restoration of power-sharing successful its protestation against the post-Brexit trading arrangements called the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Legislation says that an predetermination indispensable beryllium held wrong 12 weeks.

However, Mr Heaton-Harris denied helium had made a u-turn, saying an predetermination did not person to beryllium called immediately.