Author: The Guardian

Sinn Féin becomes largest party in Northern Ireland assembly – UK politics live

With Sinn Féin set to become the biggest party at Stormont for the first time, O’Neill says the results mark a ‘new era’ for ‘our politics and for our people’Sinn Féin set to be...

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Sinn Féin assembly victory fuels debate on future of union

Leader Mary Lou McDonald raises issue of unification as nationalists become biggest party in Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland has slipped into political crisis after Sinn Féin’s triumph in the assembly election...

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‘A lifetime waiting for this day’: crowds celebrate historic Sinn Féin victory

Supporters hail new era as party of Irish republicanism becomes the biggest in Northern IrelandMichelle O’Neill and Mary Lou McDonald strode into the Magherafelt count centre on Saturday like republican royalty trailing a...

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