The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is the biggest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and is now engaged in a negotiations after the collapse of the powersharing administration that runs the Northern Ireland Executive. We are meeting with the two governments and all the parties this afternoon. "They are all rights issues subject to previous agreements".
"We made clear at the beginning of these talks that James Brokenshire is not an acceptable chair".
The talks had been paused during campaigning for the snap Westminster poll.
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams said Thursday the Irish nationalist party would not take any seats it might win in the House of Commons, a decision that can help the Conservatives toward a majority.
Meanwhile, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said the Tories will try to use their influence to "advance LGBTI rights in Northern Ireland".
Mr Brokenshire said there was a need to differentiate between politics at Westminster and Stormont.
May confirms 'deal' with DUP following election result
May's only hope of forming a government is to win support from Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party , which won 10 seats. Leader Jeremy Corbyn had proved his doubters wrong having secured a significant chunk of the youth vote.
Asked on Radio Ulster about his views on bringing in an independent chair, he said: "I think the point is that we have a process already which involves, yes, the UK Government, but the Irish Government and also the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (Sir Malcolm McKibbin)".
With Northern Ireland having been without a powersharing executive since March and without a first and deputy first minister since January, a new three-week process to salvage devolution is starting in Belfast on Monday. The Prime Minister explained that she is working towards a confidence and supply deal with the DUP which would provide stability and certainty for the United Kingdom going forward.
The dispute has prompted renewed calls for a chairman from outside the United Kingdom and Ireland to be appointed.
The 1998 peace accord, which provides the template for powersharing at Stormont, commits the United Kingdom and Irish governments to demonstrate "rigorous impartiality" when it comes to the differing political traditions in Northern Ireland.
The accord commits the UK Government to demonstrate "rigorous impartiality" when dealing with competing political views in the region. "But that all remains to be seen".
Mr Kenny is the outgoing Taoiseach and will soon be replaced by Ireland's Taoiseach-elect Leo Varadkar, who won a Fine Gael internal party election earlier this month.
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