Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill resume post-Executive Covid briefings

A row with the DUP over the Bobby Storey funeral had stymied joint public press conferences by the leaders of Northern Ireland’s powersharing adminstration at a key time during their response to the pandemic (Liam McBurney/PA).

Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill have shared a post-Executive meeting platform for the first time in more than two months.

A row with the DUP over the Bobby Storey funeral halted the joint public press conferences by the heads of Northern Ireland’s powersharing adminstration at a key time during their response to the pandemic.