Powersharing to return in NI with Michelle O’Neill as first minister

Sinn Féin’s vice president Michelle O’Neill will become Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Devolved government will return in Northern Ireland, with Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill making history as the first nationalist first minister.

MLAs will gather at Parliament buildings at Stormont later for a sitting at which a series of ministers will be appointed to a powersharing executive, and bring an end to a two-year political impasse.