Stormont election by Christmas if executive not restored - Heaton-Harris
The Northern Ireland secretary has revealed he will call an election if the Stormont Executive is not restored by 00:01 on 28 October.
Chris Heaton-Harris told MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee he had informed his cabinet colleagues of the decision on Tuesday morning.
"I cannot be clearer - that is what will happen on 28 October," he said.
Pushed on whether the election would fall on 8 or 15 December, he said it would be a relatively short campaign.
But he did not give an exact date.