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<p>The present political crisis marks the sixth collapse of Stormont’s institutions since their inception in 1998, marking almost 10 years with no devolved government in the North. Picture: Brian Lawless</p>

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<p>SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon criticised the British Prime Minister after he told Conservative MPs on Monday that devolution had been “Tony Blair’s biggest mistake”.</p>

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