The Secretary of State has insisted 'elections always help' as he defended plans to call a snap Assembly poll if Stormont power-sharing is not restored by next week.
The Secretary of State has insisted "elections always help" as he defended plans to call a snap Assembly poll if Stormont power-sharing is not restored by next week.
Stormont has been in limbo since February with the DUP blocking the formation of the Executive and Assembly in protest over Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol. He said he was "confident" talks between the UK and European Union to resolve the impasse over the Irish Sea trading arrangements "will continue no matter what" during an election period.
He said that "everyone's been trying to work at quite some pace" to demonstrate to the unionist community "that their politicians can go back into the Executive because things are moving in this space". Get the latest politics news and analysis in your inbox Want the biggest political stories sent straight to you?
"When we get to doing all the making sure that the budget works, should there not be an Executive formed, I have an opportunity then to look at that," he said.
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