The UK and Ireland have agreed to do ‘everything possible’ to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland, after a meeting of the British-Irish intergovernmental conference in London. Speaking at a press conference, Chris Heaton-Harris vowed to call another Northern Ireland assembly election if power-sharing was not restored by 28 October. His position was backed by the Irish foreign affairs minister, Simon Coveney, who said: ‘People want devolved institutions in Northern Ireland that can make decisions there, for families, for businesses there’