Politicians showing terrible failure of leadership, says Oscar winner

“It’s a terrible, terrible failure of leadership in that the lack of leadership is affecting people in their day-to-day lives.”

Politicians in Northern Ireland have shown a failure in leadership, according to an Oscar-winning actor from the region (Liam McBurney/PA)

Politicians in Northern Ireland have shown a “terrible failure of leadership” and are sending voters a “dangerous” message that democracy does not work, an Oscar-winning actor from the region has said.

An Irish Goodbye star Seamus O’Hara, who has also appeared in television sensation Game Of Thrones, said the lack of a functioning executive gives the “toxic” idea that casting a vote will not matter because the electorate appears “redundant”.