Latest: DUP and Sinn Féin preparing to make deal to restore powersharing, says SDLP

LATEST: The DUP and Sinn Féin are preparing to strike a deal to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland, the SDLP has said.

Update 5.49pm: The DUP and Sinn Féin are preparing to strike a deal to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland, the SDLP has said.

Colum Eastwood claimed it is not a matter of if the Executive is restored, but when.