The SDLP's Matthew O'Toole has said that the DUP "is addicted to power but hates responsibility".

He is accusing the DUP of attempting to a tribal veto over the assembly

He also says that the collapse of the assembly in 2017 is wrong for the same reasons as the current collapse.

O'Toole gives way to the DUP's Jonathan Buckley who accuses the SDLP of supporting and facilitating Sinn Féin in the previous assembly collapse.

O'Toole retorts that for the DUP this is "tribal one-upmanship, that's what it's always about".

"The old saying from the movies, when life gives you lemons you make lemonade - well when life gives you themmuns, you chuck it back across the chamber," he adds.

Things then descend into a little bit of acrimony, shouting and jeering, with various points of order over the behaviour of some members.

Mr Beattie accuses the some members of the DUP of screaming, whinging and whining "like a girl from the sidelines", which brings some dramatic oooohhhs from the chamber.

DUP assembly member Philip Brett calls for a point of order, and jabs back that the house "will be aware of Mr Beattie's history when it comes to misogyny", in reference to historical tweets that emerged earlier this year.

The Speaker replies that Mr Beattie can say what he wants, and Mr Beattie adds that when he gets it wrong, he apologises.

Things are starting to get a bit heated in the chamber, as Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie stands and shows some anger in his remarks.

He says he's disgusted that Stormont is not up and running and that "the DUP only care about the DUP".

Mr Beattie says the party do not care about people being cold, hungry or on NHS waiting lists.

He says the DUP and Sinn Féin are "two sides of the same damn coin" and says the parties have "pushed Northern Ireland into the dirt".

Alliance Party assembly member Kelly Armstrong calls for the DUP to end their boycott.

She says: "Now is not the time for division and uncertainty."

Ms Armstrong says using citizens as leverage was "not working" and the cost-of-living crisis was being "hampered not helped" by the DUP.

She says it is "unacceptable" people have to wait in poverty in Northern Ireland because there is no Stormont Assembly to issue the energy payment.

The assembly has not been in place since former DUP First Minister Paul Givan resigned in February in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The protocol is a trade agreement, negotiated during Brexit talks, allowing goods to be transported across the Irish land border without the need for checks.

The DUP says the protocol undermines Northern Ireland’s place within the union by placing a border in the Irish Sea.

The party’s leader, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, says the party will not re-enter the executive until the protocol is significantly changed.

In an attempt to address concerns created by the protocol, the UK government introduced the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which aims to create red lanes and green lanes for goods imported from Britain.

It is currently being scrutinised by peers in the House of Lords.

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Mr Givan’s resignation meant that Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill was forced out of her role as Deputy First Minister, leading to the collapse of power-sharing.

Without both first ministers in place, Stormont ministers could remain in post, albeit with limited powers.

On 28 October, the day-to-day running of ministerial departments was passed to civil servants after ministers left their posts.

As expected, Gordon Lyons opens by reiterating the DUP's stance of boycotting a new speaker.

Mr Lyons then turns the attention away from the Stormont recall towards the ongoing criminal investigation proceedings in Dublin - in reference to the trial of Gerard Hutch.

The trial has heard of former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall's association with Mr Hutch, who is accused of the murder of David Byrne in February 2016.

"We need to ensure gangland money is not being used to influence politics here," says Mr Lyons.

He continues by saying he recognises the "dire situation" many people find themselves in during the cost-of-living crisis.

But he says the UK government are in a position to introduce support, and hopes other parties in the chamber will join them in calling for help.

Alliance assembly member Eoin Tennyson then rises to question Mr Lyons over his assurance the public would receive the £600 energy support payments in November.

Mr Lyons says it is up to the UK government to deliver the package.

Finishing his speech, Mr Lyons says the recall is a farce but provides an opportunity for government and the EU to see that the issue must be resolved.

"The ball is in your court, the clock is ticking, get on with it."

Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill says the DUP's political tactic is to "abandon the people to a Tory government" who are intent on inflicting cuts and austerity in society.

Ms O'Neill references the issues that people in Northern Ireland are facing including the cost-of-living crisis and the health service.

She says Brexit negotiations need to "intensify" as people "don't have months to ponder".

She says that Northern Ireland cannot be "left to the mercy" of the Conservative government in London, who have no mandate in Northern Ireland.

Ending her speech, Ms O'Neill says that the DUP "should be ashamed".

She adds: "The public need our support. Do your job. Turn up."

UUP leader Doug Beattie nominates party colleague Mike Nesbitt for the role, which Mr Nesbitt accepts.

Matthew O'Toole, south Belfast SDLP assembly member, puts forward Patsy McGlone.

Although Mr McGlone is not in the chamber today, Acting Speaker Alan Chambers says Mr McGlone has received written notice of the nomination and accepts.

Now, members will speak in the chamber. First up, Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill...

We've kicked off in the Stormont chamber.

Alan Chambers from the UUP is acting Speaker for today's recall.

Assembly members are reminded that without a Speaker and two deputies, no further business can take place.

Some politicians are speaking before things kick off in the Assembly Chamber.

Among them, Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie who describes the recall as "gesture politics".

"We have squandered two months already. We'll go into January with no plan," he says.

Mr Beattie calls on the Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to "take action now" by convening a summit in January for the local parties to sort out issues including the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Speaking on the new deadline for the election, he says "putting guns to people's heads continuously won't work".

Darran Marshall
BBC News NI Political Correspondent

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We have been here before, in May (twice), in August, and in October.

So what will happen today?

Assembly members will gather at noon in the chamber. They'll attempt to and fail to elect a Speaker.

For a couple of hours, there'll be political finger-pointing over the need for a functioning administration to deal with the cost-of-living crisis.

And by about 3pm the chamber will be empty. Don't expect an executive back by the end of the day (or year).

...it's pretty unlikely. Northern Ireland has been here before, four times since May, with no Assembly Speaker elected.

On each occasion, the DUP has refused to support the selection of a new speaker due to its stance on the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The last time it happened, in October, it came just before Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris had threatened to call an Assembly Election in response to the continued inaction at Stormont.

In the end, the secretary of state moved the legal deadline for Stormont to reform back to January - delaying the possibility of an election. However, a bill to cut assembly members' pay has been passed at Westminster, with Mr Heaton-Harris now able to implement a 27% cut in their salaries.

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Earlier this week, Sinn Féin proposed a motion to recall the assembly for the fifth time to debate the cost-of-living crisis.

The motion, which required 30 signatures to succeed, was also backed by Alliance and the SDLP.

It calls for the DUP to end its boycott of the assembly and reform an executive.

But the DUP says it will not elect a Speaker until the Northern Ireland Protocol, a post-Brexit trade deal which allows free trade across the Irish land border, is significantly changed.

Election of a Speaker requires majority support from both unionist and nationalist members.

Without a Speaker in place, no business can take place in Stormont - which is why there's been four (and most likely soon to be five) unsuccessful attempts at electing one.

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Welcome to BBC News NI’s live coverage of today’s Stormont recall.

This is the fifth time the Northern Ireland Assembly has been recalled since May’s election.

Politicians will attempt to elect a new Speaker and deputy speakers from 12:00 GMT.

Join us as we bring you live updates and reaction throughout the afternoon.