Stormont Assembly to meet with DUP set to block election of new speaker

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said his party will not support the election of a new Stormont speaker. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

The new Northern Ireland Assembly will meet later with the DUP set to block the election of a speaker.

Ninety MLAs will gather in the chamber after last week’s Northern Ireland Assembly election saw Sinn Féin emerge as the largest party for the first time.