Tomorrow Northern Ireland goes to the polls, in what has been dubbed the most important vote in a generation. For the first time in more than a century a nationalist could be elected to the top job in government. What could that mean for power sharing? In the rest of the United Kingdom, local elections are taking place. Will disgruntled Tory backbenchers use the results as an excuse to get rid of Boris Johnson? In today’s episode of the Irish Times Inside Politics podcast, Hugh Linehan talks to our London Editor, Denis Staunton, and Mick Fealty, editor of the Slugger O’Toole political news and opinion website.
Could a nationalist be elected Northern Ireland’s leader for the first time in more than a century?

Voters go to the polls in Britain and Northern Ireland
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