Rishi Sunak told he must deal with Northern Ireland Protocol to see Stormont restored

If the Stormont institutions are not restored by Friday, Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has pledged that he will call fresh Assembly elections

Incoming British prime minister Rishi Sunak. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA

Incoming British prime minister Rishi Sunak has been told by DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson that he must deal with the Northern Ireland Protocol if he wants to see Stormont restored.

Northern Ireland’s political leaders have been reacting to the news that the former chancellor will be the next prime minister, with the leader of the cross-community Alliance Party, Naomi Long, urging him to reform the devolved powersharing institutions.