Government must follow through on threat to call NI election – Sinn Féin

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris speaking to the media outside Erskine House, Belfast (Brian Lawless/PA)

The Government must follow through with its threat to call an election in Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin has insisted.

Former Sinn Féin finance minister Conor Murphy was commenting after Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris failed to set a date for a new election on Friday, despite repeatedly indicating he would as a legislative deadline for calling a poll approached.