In Pictures: Stormont still suspended as Northern Ireland sees year of changes

A no entry sign at Parliament Buildings at Stormont, Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)

Northern Ireland remains politically deadlocked in a year of change, with no executive formed at Stormont and Michelle O’Neill still unable to take the office of first minister after her Sinn Féin party finished first in May elections.

Loyalist opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol has prevented the formation of a new administration, with Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris expected to formalise a new election next year.