▁placed ▁the ▁D UP ▁on ▁a ▁collision ▁course ▁with ▁S inn ▁F é in . ▁She ▁called ▁on ▁F oster ▁to ▁step ▁aside ▁so ▁that ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁can ▁re - n omin ate ▁a ▁deput y ▁First ▁Minister ▁before ▁the ▁ 7 - day ▁period ▁runs ▁out . ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁" the ▁public ▁have ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁expect ▁better ". ▁ ▁Possible ▁impact ▁on ▁Bre x it ▁During ▁the ▁week ly ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁Question s ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁Ang us ▁Robert son ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁National ▁Party ▁( SN P ) ▁question ed ▁whether ▁the ▁Bre x it ▁process ▁would ▁be ▁delayed ▁by ▁the ▁political ▁crisis ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁tim et able ▁for ▁Bre x it , ▁Article ▁ 5 0 ▁would ▁be ▁triggered ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March . ▁Robert son ▁asked ▁May ▁whether ▁she ▁would ▁delay ▁Bre x it ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁Northern ▁Irish ▁government ▁could ▁be ▁consult ed ▁as ▁she ▁" ple d ged ▁to ▁consult ▁with ▁de vol ved ▁administr ations ". ▁ ▁May ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁SN P ' s ▁question ▁by ▁stating ▁" we ▁can ▁find ▁a ▁resolution ▁to ▁the ▁political ▁situation ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland " ▁and ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁case ▁that ▁minister s ▁are ▁in ▁place , ▁and ▁that ▁obviously ▁there ▁are ▁execut ives ▁in ▁place , ▁and ▁we ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ". ▁ ▁L í of a ▁b urs ary ▁controvers