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| Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill to accuse DUP of punishing the public | Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill to accuse DUP of punishing the public |
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| Sinn Féin became the largest party in Northern Ireland for the first time after May's assembly election | Sinn Féin became the largest party in Northern Ireland for the first time after May's assembly election |
| Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O'Neill will say the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is using the NI Protocol as "cover not to enter power-sharing" during her party's ard fheis (annual conference). | |
| Sinn Féin became the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time after May's election. | Sinn Féin became the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time after May's election. |
| That entitled Ms O'Neill to be first minister. | That entitled Ms O'Neill to be first minister. |
| But the DUP's refusal to join an executive prevented her from doing so. | But the DUP's refusal to join an executive prevented her from doing so. |
| Ms O'Neill is expected to say the DUP is punishing the public by holding back power-sharing at Stormont. | Ms O'Neill is expected to say the DUP is punishing the public by holding back power-sharing at Stormont. |
| She will tell her party conference that the DUP's real reason for not forming an executive is that an Irish nationalist would be first minister. | She will tell her party conference that the DUP's real reason for not forming an executive is that an Irish nationalist would be first minister. |
| Who is Michelle O'Neill? | Who is Michelle O'Neill? |
| Who are Sinn Féin and what do they stand for? | Who are Sinn Féin and what do they stand for? |
| A simple guide to the Northern Ireland Protocol | A simple guide to the Northern Ireland Protocol |
| Sinn Féin members have gathered in Dublin for the party's conference. | Sinn Féin members have gathered in Dublin for the party's conference. |
| Its leader Mary Lou McDonald is due to give the keynote speech in the evening. | Its leader Mary Lou McDonald is due to give the keynote speech in the evening. |
| Sinn Féin is the largest opposition party in the Republic of Ireland, where recent polls have pointed to rising support. | Sinn Féin is the largest opposition party in the Republic of Ireland, where recent polls have pointed to rising support. |
| Until February, Ms O'Neill had been Stormont's deputy first minister, but when the DUP removed Paul Givan as first minister from the power-sharing executive in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol, that meant Ms O'Neill could not remain in office either. | Until February, Ms O'Neill had been Stormont's deputy first minister, but when the DUP removed Paul Givan as first minister from the power-sharing executive in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol, that meant Ms O'Neill could not remain in office either. |
| Analysis: Sinn Féin has much to be confident about | Analysis: Sinn Féin has much to be confident about |
| Sinn Féin's conference takes place at a time when the party has much to be confident about. | Sinn Féin's conference takes place at a time when the party has much to be confident about. |
| But while it is now in pole position at Stormont, Michelle O'Neill has yet to spend a second in the first minister's chair. | But while it is now in pole position at Stormont, Michelle O'Neill has yet to spend a second in the first minister's chair. |
| That could be to the party's benefit when it comes to attracting voters in the event another assembly election is called. | That could be to the party's benefit when it comes to attracting voters in the event another assembly election is called. |
| But for now, the Northern Ireland secretary doesn't appear inclined to do that and it's not clear what Stormont's future holds. | But for now, the Northern Ireland secretary doesn't appear inclined to do that and it's not clear what Stormont's future holds. |
| Expect to hear from the leadership about what it believes should be on the table if the assembly remains mothballed, including calling for Irish unity plans to be ramped up. | Expect to hear from the leadership about what it believes should be on the table if the assembly remains mothballed, including calling for Irish unity plans to be ramped up. |
| Her party won 27 seats in May's assembly election, with the DUP securing 25. | Her party won 27 seats in May's assembly election, with the DUP securing 25. |
| Sinn Féin has repeatedly called for an executive to be restored, saying the onus was on the DUP to "end its boycott". | Sinn Féin has repeatedly called for an executive to be restored, saying the onus was on the DUP to "end its boycott". |
| Ms O'Neill will accuse the DUP and Conservative Party of bringing chaos and dysfunction into Belfast and London. | Ms O'Neill will accuse the DUP and Conservative Party of bringing chaos and dysfunction into Belfast and London. |
| She is also expected to criticise the Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris over his indecision around calling another Stormont election. | She is also expected to criticise the Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris over his indecision around calling another Stormont election. |
| And she is expected to call for his statement to the House of Commons next week to be definitive as "drip feeding is fuelling instability and uncertainty". | And she is expected to call for his statement to the House of Commons next week to be definitive as "drip feeding is fuelling instability and uncertainty". |
| The Sinn Féin deputy leader will also call on London and Brussels to "propel the protocol talks" and demonstrate will to find a solution. | The Sinn Féin deputy leader will also call on London and Brussels to "propel the protocol talks" and demonstrate will to find a solution. |
| You can watch Mary Lou McDonald's leader's speech this evening on the BBC News NI website from 18:30 GMT. | You can watch Mary Lou McDonald's leader's speech this evening on the BBC News NI website from 18:30 GMT. |