Heaton-Harris will not immediately call election if powersharing deadline missed

The Northern Ireland Secretary has made it clear he will not immediately announce a Stormont election if the latest powersharing deadlines lapses at midnight (PA)

The Northern Ireland Secretary has made it clear he will not immediately announce a Stormont election if the latest powersharing deadlines lapses at midnight.

The deadline for forming a devolved executive in Northern Ireland is set to fall by the wayside as the deadlock over post-Brexit trading arrangements continues.