SDLP leader outlines plan to form official opposition at Stormont

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood wants to make his party the official opposition (Brian Lawless/PA)

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has signalled his party’s intention to attempt to form an official opposition at Stormont.

The Stormont institutions have been in flux since February when the DUP withdrew its first minister from the devolved executive, calling for the UK Government to act on the Northern Ireland Protocol.