Early Stormont election must be called – Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald has called for an early Stormont election (Sinn Fein/PA)

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has called for an early Stormont election, insisting her party will not facilitate Northern Ireland “staggering on” without a functioning Executive.

She was speaking alongside ministers Michelle O’Neill and Conor Murphy as first minister Paul Givan announced his resignation as part of a protest at the Northern Ireland Protocol.