Mary Lou McDonald described a “pretty robust” assembly with the prime minister, because the deadlock over the formation of the Government continues.

Talking after the assembly at Hillsborough Fortress, Ms McDonald mentioned it seems the UK authorities’s precedence is “placating the DUP”.

“It’s very clear to us that regardless of the entire rhetoric from the British authorities about re-establishing the Government right here within the north, that in truth their precedence is placating the DUP,” she mentioned.

“We’ve had what we might describe as a reasonably robust assembly with the prime minister.

“We now have put it to him very straight that absolutely the precedence is getting authorities working right here within the north.”

She continued: “We now have mentioned on to him that proposed unilateral act of legislating at Westminster is incorrect.

“It appears to us completely extraordinary that the British authorities would suggest to legislate to interrupt the regulation.

“It’s a rare proposal and one that may amplify the unhealthy religion with which the Tory authorities has carried out itself from the start of all the Brexit debacle.

“I’m sorry to report that we’ve had no straight solutions actually from the British prime minister besides a affirmation of what we already knew, which is that in truth this deadlock is totally coordinated between themselves and the DUP, and if the DUP are performing shamefully in holding again authorities, effectively then the British authorities is behaving much more shamefully.”

Sinn Fein, which is now entitled to the primary minister’s position, has accused the DUP of holding the folks of Northern Eire to ransom by not permitting Stormont to perform within the midst of a cost-of-living disaster.

Mr Johnson was booed and jeered by round 200 individuals who gathered on the gates of Hillsborough Fortress as his cavalcade drove in.