from sinn fein. this michelle 0'neill from sinn fein. sis always, michelle 0'neill from sinn fein. is always, the staff here go above and beyond. everybody is knackered by this stage, well done to all of the staff. applause i want to begin my remarks today by thanking the electorate for their overwhelming support throughout the entirety of the election campaign. and again at the election campaign. and again at the ballot box where people have spoken very clearly to all of the parties. it is always a real honour and a humble experience for me and for my peers linda and emma, to stand in an election and go before the electorate with what we had, which was a very positive vision about the future and real change. i want to say a huge word of thanks to all of our election teams, because not all of these activists on the ground, knocking doors, putting up posters and doing the work, we could not be where we are today. thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your work. i want to congratulate everyone who has been elected to the assembly from across all parties and of all constituenc

i am delighted that michelle 0'neill will be the next first minister. so, michelle's vision and foresight and drive has created an atmosphere in politics which means it can work, so let's make it work. cheering and applause. another major sign of change is the success of the party, which is neither unionist nor nationalist. alliance is set to move up from fifth place to third. its leaders say voters had sent a firm message. they actually want to see government that works for them. instead of being divided, instead of being fragile, constantly falling over, constantly held to ransom by one party or another, what they want to see is continuity of government and focus on delivery. but the democratic unionist party has lost a fifth of its support. a strong focus of the campaign was opposition to the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk. the dup says it will block the formation of a devolved government until checks on goods arriving in northern ireland are scrapped. but it's shed voters to a more hardline party, the traditional unionist voice, which s

we will be nominating michelle 0'neill as first minister. she has already written to the party leaders to convene a meeting to get back to work, because the big issues around cost of living, around our health crisis here, needs to be dealt with, and we can only deal with that with ministers in place, so i think it's incumbent upon all of us to get back to work as soon as possible. jeffrey donaldson, leader of the dup, has said he's going to wait until after the queen's speech before making a decision on whether there'll be any return by the dup to a power—sharing executive. to your mind, was that a sense of perhaps a slight shift in the dup's position? well, we'll see. we'll see how that evolves over the next couple of days. but i think that what is clear is that there's nobody that i met over the past six, seven weeks of the campaign who was going to be casting their vote for their elected representatives not to go back to work. i think that if there is no executive, all we are doing is inflicting more hurt upon people who are really stru

in magherafelt michelle 0'neill was emphasising the need to get back to work at stormont and said the people couldn't wait. today represents a very significant moment of change. it's a defining moment for our politics and for our people. today ushers in a new era, which i believe presents us all with an opportunity to reimagine relationships in this society, on the basis of fairness, on the basis of equality and on the basis of socialjustice. irrespective of religious, political or social backgrounds, my commitment is to make politics work. my commitment is to work through partnership, not division. we will work with those who serve all other political perspectives. we will work together, we will show respect and we expect to be shown respect. there is a space in this place for everyone, all of us together. i will provide leadership, which is inclusive, which celebrates diversity, which guarantees rights and equality for those who have been excluded, discriminated against or ignored in the past. we all heard loud and clear on the doors throughout this campaign people demand cooperatio

, bob neill, the mp, putting a letter of no confidence in on friday says that there is a collapse of trust in the prime minister coupled with the lack of clarity over what the conservative stood for dating a toxic mix. and on the inside we have gavin barwell, who used to work as chief of staff in south london and by failing to take an action against the prime minister, 60% of the public think he should resign, conservative mps are sleepwalking to defeat at the next election. the idea this report has happened and it has all gone and forgotten about is for the birds, isn't it? �* , , ., isn't it? it'll be interesting to see when _ isn't it? it'll be interesting to see when it _ isn't it? it'll be interesting to see when it goes _ isn't it? it'll be interesting to see when it goes ahead - isn't it? it'll be interesting to see when it goes ahead whatj isn't it? it'll be interesting to - see when it goes ahead what does happen. it is notjust come i think, partygate that the observer story is talking about. it is also talking about this identity problem that the tories have got, notjust

you're leaving your house right now, let's look at your current temperature south bay. 48 in morgan neill 50's in nevada. alameda oakland, if you're out in livermore, 52 brent with 58 up in the north bay, saint lead, a petaluma and santa rosa, upper 40's low 50's. we're going to look at your 7 day so you can plan the day, but make sure you bring a jacket. james, back to you. thank you very much. ran a quick check of the bridges for you this morning. we're looking pretty good. >> westbound 5 atf westbound 80 looking pretty good as you're making your way across into san francisco. there is one traffic hazard, a report by the chp, its on jackson street, the on ramp there to northbound 8.80, partly car into the center divide. so give yourself a little bit of time in that part of the bay. otherwise you're looking pretty good. here's your san mateo bridge right? 92 looking fine traffic at the limit for you this morning on that spanned nobody out at the richmond. sandra fell bridge toll plaza. our camera here shows you an empty roadway. so you've got the whole road yourself. if you're heading ou

michelle 0'neill of sinn fein has said she will tell the prime minister she shouldn't be —— he shouldn't be involving the medical institutions of northern ireland with a game of chicken with the eu. from today a six month countdown clock is ticking and if there is no new power—sharing coalition by the end of that time in theory there has to be another election. find end of that time in theory there has to be another election.— end of that time in theory there has to be another election. and 0, chris pace. more from me in london a bit later, but for the latest on the war in ukraine, let'sjoin clive myrie in kyiv. reeta, good evening. we're beginning to see more shifts in the battlefield landscape here, as russian troops intensify their attacks in parts of south—eastern ukraine, which are now seeing some of the heaviest fighting of the war. with the port city of mariupol almost entirely now under russian control, theirforces have been venturing out, pushing north and west, heading towards the city of zaporizhzhia, where many civilians have sought refuge. 0ur correspondent, laura bic

their leader in northern ireland, michelle o neill, is entitled to be nominated to the position of first minister in the power—sharing assembly. but because of the of the way the power—sharing structures are set up here in ireland to take account of both nationalist and unionist traditions, the democratic unionist party, the second largest party here at the end of these elections, has to nominate to the position of deputy first minister. 0ne post can't exist without the other. that's the whole point of power—sharing. it is unclear as to whether the democratic unionist party will actually take that step, largely because of their opposition to the northern ireland protocol which governs the post—brexit trading arrangements here. they set it undermines northern ireland the's constitutional position within the united kingdom. it is a hugely historic and significant they. sinn fein have emerged as at the largest party here for the first time. i should also mention the rise of the centre ground, the cross community alliance party. they don't identify as either unionists or nationalists

michelle o�*neill has the keys to the first minister�*s office, but she can�*t unlock the door unless her political rivals become her partners. applause. the sinn fein vice—president is in line to be the first irish nationalist to take the job. it would be a hugely symbolic moment for the party, which wants northern ireland to leave the uk. it�*s time for us all, as political leaders, to have the courage to step forward with unity of purpose and determination, to deliver a stable power—sharing coalition, one that works, and mostly one that delivers. the people want government, and we all want change, and i am committed to both. but the democratic unionist party is committed to changing the brexit trading arrangements, which it says have created an economic barrier in the irish sea. the northern ireland protocol means certain goods, such as some food shipments, are inspected when they arrive here from great britain. the arrangement was put in place to keep open the border with the republic of ireland. it�*s the only land frontier between the uk and the eu, and brussels wants to

now, under the leadership of michelle 0'neill, the party is hoping to claim the first minister's role. it is a big, big thing still here. 0n the shankill road, for unionism a sinn fein victory would be a huge symbolic blow. what would that mean in an area like this? devastation, to be honest, because they want a united ireland which most people don't want. i wouldn't trust them as far as i could throw them. i really wouldn't trust them as far as i could throw them. why does that feeling still linger? i don't know, itjust boils down to my childhood and all too, so it does. for some who lived through the conflict, the memories of paramilitary activity on both sides still shapes the political culture of northern ireland today. if you come in one of the troubles tours of belfast, which is a big tourist attraction now, this is one of the places they will bring you and what it shows is that in some voters' minds it's very difficult to move on from that connection between sinn fein and the violence of the past. butjust minutes away, on the falls road, young sinn fein supporters see a very di

quit his job today, criticising what he called a toxic culture in number 10 and in the past hour, bob neill, a senior conservative, has become the latest to call for the prime minister to quit over what he says is a lack of trust. mps are all leaving westminster for a breakable week, going back to constituencies and i think a lot will be thinking very carefully about what to do next. alex, thank you. the battle lines seem to be shifting in the war in ukraine with a conflict now into its fourth month. 0fficials there are warning that the violence is reaching unprecedented levels. the focus of the fighting is now in the donbas. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has said the area could become uninhabited as a result of russia's attempts to capture more territory there. ukraine's forces, in desperate need of heavy weapons, are facing a tough fight. their best troops are under pressure in severodonetsk and lysychansk, the only part of the luhansk region in the donbas under ukrainian government control. local forces are just about holding on. they face being cut off and surrounded by the r

but for sinn fein, now the largest party in stormont, it's an insult to voters, with michelle 0'neill saying the assembly should be forming an executive to put money in people's pockets and fix our health service. the dup has confirmed they will punish the public and not turn up. they are disgracefully holding the public to ransom over their brexit mess. if stormont isn't functioning, it means issues like the cost of living, the energy crisis and health aren't being tackled. we've had experience of that before, as you know. for three years. and the impact is the difficulties in making really difficult decisions on how to reconfigure and change our health service in northern ireland, and also how to establish long—term budgets and long—term funding to bring about those significant changes. for the dup, though, the northern ireland protocol is a red line, in particular the checks made on some goods travelling from the rest of the uk to northern ireland. this is why they are happening. when we left the eu, it was agreed that goods arriving in northern ireland from the rest of the uk

michelle 0'neill has the keys to the first minister's office but she can't unlock the door unless her political rivals become her partners. applause the sinn fein vice president is in line to be the first irish nationalist to take the job. it would be a hugely symbolic moment for the party which wants northern ireland to leave the uk. it's time for us all, as political leaders, to have the courage to step forward with unity of purpose and determination, to deliver a stable power—sharing coalition, one that works, and mostly, one that delivers. the people want government and we all want change. and i am committed to both. but the democratic unionist party is committed to changing the brexit trading arrangements, which it says have created an economic barrier with england, scotland and wales. the northern ireland protocol means certain goods like milk, eggs, medicines and parcels are inspected when they arrive here from great britain. the arrangement was put in place to keep open the border with the republic of ireland. it's the only land frontier between the uk and the eu, and brusse

now, under the leadership of michelle 0'neill, the party is hoping to claim the first minister's role. it is a big, big thing still here. 0n the shankill road, for unionism a sinn fein victory would be a huge symbolic blow. what would that mean in an area like this? devastation, to be honest, because they want a united ireland which most people don't want. i wouldn't trust them as far as i could throw them. i really wouldn't trust them as far as i could throw them. why does that feeling still linger? i don't know, itjust boils down to my childhood and all too, so it does. for some who lived through the conflict, the memories of paramilitary activity on both sides still shapes the political culture of northern ireland today. if you come in one of the troubles tours of belfast, which is a big tourist attraction now, this is one of the places they will bring you and what it shows is that in some voters' minds it's very difficult to move on from that connection between sinn fein and the violence of the past. butjust minutes away, on the falls road, young sinn fein supporters see a very di

if, as polls have suggested, sinn fein, first at this time, that would mean michelle 0'neill, the party vice president, would be in line to be the first ever irish nationalist to be northern ireland's first minister, so whether the dup or sinn fein come out on top will really depend on which of those parties sustains the fewer losses. the dup vote in some areas is coming under pressure from more hardline unionist parties, the traditional unionist voice, and sinn fein seem to think their vote is holding up pretty steadily. we are expecting the first official results in the next hour or so, the counting will probably go on until the early hours of tomorrow morning. let's take a closer look at all the results in england so far with newsnight�*s lewis goodall. let's look at some of those results in more detail. london has been by far the best result for the labour party, and catastrophic for the conservative party. they are almost an endangered species now in london, the conservatives. although one got all of the attention for historical reasons, for my money, westminster was far more ext

original cast from "jurassic park" is back in the film >> jimmy: i know >> we go jeff goldblum, sam neill, b.d. wong -- people that i watched when i was like 12 years old in the movie theaters in "jurassic park." i'm acting opposite them sharing a screen with them and saying good-bye. it's been totally surreal and it's - and the movie is freaking awesome. so, i'm really excited to be out -- >> jimmy: it's a giant film. there is one character from "jurassic world" that, to be honest - >> we brought them all we brought them all back >> jimmy: yeah, but there's one character that -- you didn't bring back i was in the first "jurassic world," and -- i feel like my scientist character -- i feel like his story is not quite over yet and there's kind of an arc -- there's kind of an arc missing to, you know, to finish the whole franchise. >> did you say scientist character? did you think that you were playing a scientist? >> jimmy: was i a scientist? >> i think maybe you were playing jimmy fallon [ laughter ] but that's cool, though. >> jimmy: did i think in my head though that i was scientist? i p

>> sam neill. >> some new, jeff goldblum and will return. they're bringing the original cast back. but so [inaudible] like, jurassic park, at the dinosaurs breakout, they eat a lot of people, like, technology has cloned dinosaurs, that was a big mistake, shouldn't have happened. but at the same time, like, the catchphrase, like the main thing is like finds a way. they're like,, real hope in traffic park. and it's just bright and gorgeous and the image, i mean even the nighttime scenes with the tea rights. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, is that amazing black. where are we in 2020? is jurassic world, dominion. >> i can't even see their faces. >> you can't even see them! >> [inaudible] i couldn't recognize him. >> right. like, wait a future in 2022? right [inaudible] in this is [inaudible] there's not a lot like the future is good happening right now in the culture. because of track. >> the move [inaudible] we [inaudible] . >> serious about your thoughts on like, how much this kind of polarizing, like, utopian dystopian outlook towards the future, is tired to either the age of the people who

now, under the leadership of michelle 0'neill, the party is hoping to claim the first minister's role. it is a big, big thing still here. 0n the shankill road, for unionism a sinn fein victory would be a huge symbolic blow. what would that mean in an area like this? devastation, to be honest, because they want a united ireland which most people don't want. i wouldn't trust them as far as i could throw them. i really wouldn't trust them as far as i could throw them. why does that feeling still linger? i don't know, itjust boils down to my childhood and all too, so it does. for some who lived through the conflict, the memories of paramilitary activity on both sides still shapes the political culture of northern ireland today. if you come in one of the troubles tours of belfast, which is a big tourist attraction now, this is one of the places they will bring you and what it shows is that in some voters' minds it's very difficult to move on from that connection between sinn fein and the violence of the past. butjust minutes away, on the falls road, young sinn fein supporters see a very di

scott neal wright, sam neill, jeff goldblum and laura dern they're bringing the original cast back. but so just like jurassic park the dinosaurs break out they eat a lot of people like technology has cloned a dinosaurs. that was a huge mistake shouldn't have happened. but at the same time like the catchphrase like the main thing is like life finds away. there's some there's like real hope in jurassic park and it's just bright and gorgeous and the the image. i mean, even the nighttime scenes of the t-rex. yeah. yeah. it's a literal amusement park. where are we in 2020. it's jurassic world dominion. i can't even see their faces jeff and you can't even so yeah, right. i couldn't recognize him right like where's the future in 2022? it's like oh, is not good. like there's not a lot of like the future is good happening right now in our culture. this is tracking. yeah. movie is the time rex. yeah. curious about your thoughts on like how much this kind of polarizing like utopian dystopian outlook towards the future is like tied to either the age of the people who are creating the media or t

that would put the party's vice president michelle 0'neill in line to become the first ever irish nationalist to hold the first minister's position in northern ireland. now aside from the battle as to who comes out on top, the other issues prominent in this campaign have included the rising cost of living and the health service. northern ireland presently has the longest hospital waiting times in the uk by far. but there's serious doubt as to whether a devolved government will be formed at all after this election. under the power—sharing system, both the biggest unionist and the biggest nationalist party have to agree to go into coalition and the dup leader sirjeffrey donaldson has said his party will be staying out of government unless the brexit trade border with england, scotland and wales is scrapped. whenever it comes to the overall picture, while there is no doubt a shift towards sinn fein and away from unionism would be a significant moment for northern ireland. however, the offices of first and deputy first minister are legally equal so other party say it doesn't matter who wins thi

michelle 0'neill has said the dup are disgracefully holding society to ransom. i'm sure there will be a few strong words here today but apart from that little else will be done. charlotte, thank yom _ little else will be done. charlotte, thank you. charlotte _ little else will be done. charlotte, thank you. charlotte gallagher - little else will be done. charlotte, thank you. charlotte gallagher at| thank you. charlotte gallagher at stormont. dr clare rice is a research associate at the university of liverpool and a specialist on northern ireland politics. good to have you with us as ever. charlotte was telling us a little more about what would have been scheduled to happen but probably isn't going to happen certainly today. we hope the phrase last week around the election period of a zombie government. is that effectively what we have? would be ministers and would—be politicians who can't actually get on with the business of governing? yes. who can't actually get on with the business of governing?— who can't actually get on with the business of governing? y

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the per irish unity party represented tonight by michelle o'neill. represented tonight by michelle 0'neill. the northern ireland system asks parties to designate unionist nationalist are out there, alliances and the other category and its leader, naomi long, has seen a party do well in opinion polls, how will that translate into votes and seats? the leader of the nationalists social, column eastwood, improving his position. —— or two. also doug beatty who has been reshaping his parties message and is less than a year into the leadership role. —— earth day. ladies and gentlemen, your panel for this evening. —— beattie. now, if you want to join the discussion on social media, it is #bbcnidebate. it comes tonight, our first question is from coleraine and works in hospitality. imilli first question is from coleraine and works in hospitality.— works in hospitality. will allow the oliticians works in hospitality. will allow the politicians come _ works in hospitality. will allow the politicians come out _ works in hospitality. will allow the politicians come out right - works in ho

the front page carries a photo of vice—president michelle 0'neill and president mary lou mcdonald taking a selfie as they attended a votes count. the mail on sunday reports it has obtained a secret labour memo that appears to show sir keir starmer�*s lockdown beer and curry gathering with others in an mp's office had been pre—planned. the labour leader said yesterday he was confident he had not broken any rules. in an interview with the sunday telegraph, housing secretary michael gove blames falling rates of home ownership as the reason why some voters turned away from the conservatives in the local elections — and suggests lessons must be learnt. the paper quotes one backbencher who calls for a "discussion" over the prime minister's future. have a look at some of the stories inside today. i think this is the sunday times, following on from our conversation about having your head in the clouds, that is portsmouth. if you have never seen it, it is an impressive building. the story here caught my eye, virtual reality headsets to help nhs staff spot microaggressions. in one trust in l

we did hear that the senior conservative mp sir bob neill has put in such a letter. we also saw yesterday the resignation of a junior government minister yesterday. last night treasury ministerjohn glenn speaking on the bbc said that he believes boris johnson speaking on the bbc said that he believes borisjohnson is now in yellow card territory. believes boris johnson is now in yellow card territory.— yellow card territory. charlotte, with the latest _ yellow card territory. charlotte, with the latest from _ yellow card territory. charlotte, with the latest from london, i yellow card territory. charlotte, i with the latest from london, thank you. ukrainian troops may soon be forced to retreat from the large eastern city of severodonesk, according to a senior official in the region. the governor of the luhansk region says russian forces are in the city and a ukrainian retreat may be necessary to avoid becoming surrounded. more about the significance of that place. joe is in key with —— in kyiv this morning. can you talk us through the geography and the scale of

michelle 0'neill said that the dup are disgracefully holding society to ransom. so, i am sure there will be a few strong words here today. but apart from that, little else will be done. earlier i spoke to dr clare rice — a research associate at the university of liverpool and a specialist on northern ireland politics — she told me that the situation at stormont today is worse than anticipated. we anticipated the dup was going to be reluctant to nominate. at this stage last week, we didn't know whether it would be a deputy first minister or first minister, but it was confirmed pretty soon after the results started coming in that they wouldn't nominate to thejoint office. in the last few days, we have heard, had it confirmed overnight that the dup will not be nominating or partaking in the election of a speaker for the northern ireland assembly either. essentially, we are left with a zombie government, caretaker government, whichever phrase you wish to use on it, but due to legislation passed a few months ago, that means, effectively, we still have ministers wh

we need to seek the - work and we need to seek the immediate formation of an executive, michelle 0'neill ratified as first minister, and an appointment or that deputy first minister to that position. any tactics of delight from the dup, any grandstanding by them, —— any tactics of delay by the dup. any tactics from the british government who may wish to use northern ireland as a bargaining chip over their engagement with the european union over the protocol would be clearly intolerable and must not happen. so what is the northern ireland protocol? the protocol allows lorries to deliver goods without having paperwork and goods checked when they cross the border from northern ireland into the republic of ireland. before brexit it was easy to operate an open border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland. however, post—brexit, a new arrangement was needed as the eu has strict food rules and requires border checks when certain goods, such as milk and eggs, arrive from non—eu countries. rather than checks taking place along the irish border, it was agreed any inspections

we have heard more from michelle 0'neill, the sinn fein vice president and the first minister in waiting this morning, and she says she feels if the uk takes unilateral action on this protocol, northern ireland will be left in a dangerous place because the potential retaliation from the eu, and she said northern ireland would almost be like a game of chicken and they would be in the middle. so she is incredibly concerned about that. she wants to get back to work in stormont, as does the alliance party, the third—largest party. and its leader has suggested docking the pay of people that don't turn up to work in stormont. there is a lot of frustration in northern ireland at the moment and a lot of political instability and it is hard to see how it will be resolved in the near future and the majority of assembly members do want to return to work there, and also the majority of politicians are either happy with the protocol, including some politicians from the ulster unionists party. i politicians from the ulster unionists party.— politicians from the ulster unionists party. i “ust won

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