An Assembly election is set to be the next step in Northern Ireland’s politics when the power-sharing executive collapsed on Monday after no agreement was found between the governing parties DUP and Sinn Fein by the 5pm deadline . The parties are already on an election footing and the date of the contest is expected to be called soon by Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire.
UPDATE: 5pm Monday
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UPDATE: 3.20pm Monday:
UPDATE 12noon Monday:
UPDATE 9.30am Monday:
https://twitter.com/cpmcgonagle/status/820905698267660288
and if that wasn’t bad enough this morning..
Earlier:
Meanwhile, there is likely to be a vote Monday on possible financial remedies over the RHI scheme…
And possibly a vote of no confidence in the Assembly Speaker..
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WORLD
https://twitter.com/summerbrennan/status/820776201656606722
On Tuesday, meanwhile..
If we make it to Tuesday, that is..
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AMERICA IN TRANSITION
and, er, an update on yesterday’s story..
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BUSINESS
This year’s WEF winter meeting in Davos kicks off on Tuesday. China’s Premier attends for the first time, but the Trump team won’t officially be there, saying it would “betray his populist-fueled movement.”
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MEDIA
Finally..
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr day. Sunday would have been his 88th birthday.
The Overnight Note 