▁Mc Gu in ness ' ▁res ignation ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ill ▁health , ▁and ▁purely ▁for ▁" party ▁political ▁reasons " ▁according ▁to ▁F oster . ▁ ▁Mc Gu in ness ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁ ▁British ▁and ▁Irish ▁govern ments ' ▁inter vention ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ther esa ▁May ▁and ▁Irish ▁T ao ise ach ▁End a ▁Ken ny ▁had ▁a ▁tele phone ▁conversation ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁" ongo ing ▁crisis " ▁at ▁Storm ont . ▁The ▁British ▁and ▁Irish ▁govern ments ▁" urg ed " ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁and ▁the ▁D UP ▁to ▁enter ▁tal ks ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁dispute . ▁ ▁Irish ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Charles ▁Fl an agan ▁spoke ▁to ▁Bro kens hire ▁regarding ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁Fl an agan ▁ur ged ▁all ▁sides ▁" to ▁act ▁respons ibly ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁institutions ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Good ▁Friday ▁Ag re ement ". ▁ ▁Bro kens hire ▁gave ▁a ▁statement ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁and ▁described ▁the ▁situation ▁as ▁" gra ve ". ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁is ▁tre ating ▁it ▁" with ▁the ▁ut most ▁serious ness ". ▁Bro kens hire ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁widely ▁held ▁view ▁that ▁an ▁election ▁" will ▁change ▁nothing " ▁and ▁it ▁will ▁" th re aten ▁the ▁continu ity ▁of ▁the ▁de