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oh, a wherever you go in the world. well no, i'm going to make it for you. exceptional katara always going places to go for ah. hello there i'm norah kyle: this is the news our live from doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. you k and e, u leaders reach a new brick set deal on northern ireland. avoiding land border checks on trade across the region. israel deployed hundreds of additional soldiers after
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a night of violence across the occupied west bank. another earthquake shake southern took here, a region already devastated by this month's traumas and tackling the matter of us. just how will companies take advantage of the technology of the future and in sport, by sounds almost superstar drew inspire their team to another victory. they're not messy akim buffet combined to its friends, thought to rivals mom today. ah, it's just gone at 1500 at g m t and g u k. and e leaders have finalized a new deal for northern islands, post brick, set trading arrangements. european commission president, us lavonne, de leon has been meeting the prime minister of the okay. where she soon act to discuss the d. sales of the northern ireland protocol. disputes over the deal have
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prevented a government from forming in northern ireland. we've got correspondence covering both sides of the story. we have very challenge in. no, not in belfast, but 1st let's go over to jona hall in westminster. so jenna finally deal has been struck. what do we know about the details in it? it's extraordinary, isn't it? to still be here, talking about briggs, you're talking about striking briggs deals. when briggs it was supposed to have been done quite some time ago. the reality is it was never done and it was never going to be done until this issue of northern ireland was resolved the internal contradiction in the entire process whereby the u. k. leaves the u. necessitating a new trade border between the 2. that border can't run across the island of ireland because of the good friday peace agreement. and so, boris johnson in 2020 signs
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a deal. putting that trade board in the i receipt rejected eventually of course by the democratic unionists who saw it as undermining northern islands place in the union of the united kingdom and that boycotting power sharing as a result. and so the need for the u. k. to negotiate the weeks and weeks and weeks now for concessions from the e. u, which they appear now to have got adam scraps the protocol. this is an update to the northern ireland protocol, new provisions that will run alongside it that will ease the passage of trade. let me say we haven't seen the text of the deal yet, but leaks indicate that it will ease the passage of trade from the united kingdom mainland, into northern ireland for goods not destined to go any further than that, that it is, hope will lessen or minimize any potential role, the european court of justice, that was a big problem for the parties in being final arbiter to any disputes. and northern ireland it is believed will be given the final say in any new rules that are
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developed at the time within the use single market for goods that would eventually apply to them. the so called democratic deficit that the democratic unionists in or not a was so worried about that seems to be the shape and function of these new provisions to the deal. the big question is clarissa, so not a prime minister who has really stuck his neck out here. it's a big gamble for him. a huge political moment in his premise ship is whether that deal is acceptable to the democratic unionists. whether they feel that it's sold their democratic deficit, that he puts them back in essential alignment with the rest of the not who can do and whether he can square it with his own. m. p. 's on the right of his party, who have already voice concern that any deal that continues to exert you influence on the affairs of northern on therefore the u. k. could yet be struck down. well, that's going to be the 2nd, the coming out, doesn't it? because we're not, we'll be addressing parliament in a few hours after he gets a press conference with us until i,
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which we will bring to our view as live when that happens, we believe in the next hour or so after that he will be where you will and westminster, talking about this feel, taking it to parliament will the be a parliamentary vote on it. we haven't heard any final conclusion on that. the certainly is pressure on number 10 downing street to offer a vote initially. that was reluctance by richie sue next teen for quite obvious reasons, because there was concern about a backlash amongst his own. m. p. 's. he didn't want it to go to a vote because that might only serve to highlight new deep divisions within his party. he won't lose a vote because the labor party has already said they would support a deal if a deal is reached, but he would want to avoid the optics of division in the party. so the question is, does the d u p accept this deal? if they do m, p, 's and his party are likely to fall into line, we all awake. they await the legal text of the deal so that that could be very
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carefully scrutinized. it does now sound like plea, but downing street will in fact ground to vote a vote, as i say, that they will win, but they will hope not to have to win it by exposing new divisions in the party. ok, jenna hope for the moment. thanks very much, we'll come back to as we get more details about the text of this deal. and of course we have from the u. k. prime minister in the coming hours. that's go over now to northern ireland to speak to where we challenge for us in belfast. we heard jonah saying the word key to this deal is whether or not the d u p. no lot of units, whether they will accept it, they're going to be examining it very closely. are they? what are they most concerned about? they are going to be going through it line by line. they say they have the lawyers ready and they will be poring over every aspect of this deal. they do not want to let anything slip through. they don't want to make any mistakes that could come
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back and bite them. so you could take some time for the d p to come to a settled position on what this deal is and whether they can give it their green lights, of course, hate the northern and protocol. it is the reason why this building behind me has not seen really any political activity for months because the d u. p pulled out of the power sharing agreement. part of the good friday peace deal that ended the northern northern and troubles many, many years ago. that political paralysis has been ongoing for months now since the you pay in protest of the northern protocol pulled out and said, we're not doing any business until that protocol is amended or sorted. so what they want to see essentially is the role of europe and europe in union taken out as much as possible from northern ireland affairs. they talk about the
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democratic deficit. china mentioning it that whereby they feel euro has too much of a say in northern islands, rules and laws. they will also make sure that northern ions place within the united kingdom is indivisible. that there is, there are no special times rudy. it hasn't weakened that bonds that they cherish so much between northern audit and the u. k. may not. and also, if they can get rid of as much oversight from the european court of justice as they can and that will be a win for the d. u p as well. so yeah, they're going to be going through it. they're not going to be coming back to stolen . they say they're not going to be resurrecting power sharing here and till they're happy with the deal. so that's what the politicians won't worry. what about the people of northern ireland? well, that is a good question because the issue of the northern protocol is much more important
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to the politicians than it seems to be to the population at large. here, i've been here for a few weeks on the trot and speaking to businesses speaking people asking them what they think. and by and large businesses, quite happy with the protocol. actually if you are in manufacturing, it gives you a good basis for doing business because you can trade with the republic, yvonne and with the e. u. and you can trade with the u. k. mainland, it gives you actually an advantage. there are issues with it. if you're importing goods and things like that, so expect people running fruit and vegetable business season, say yes, they have fight a sanitary certificates and things on that. all the kind of boring bureaucracy that's been increased, but they found ways around it. so if you ask people the most, i think a small slim majority say that they think that the protocol is actually working. what they want most of all is that this place to be back up and running because
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it's that is thing. a provision of services is health is education. those are for most in the minds of most people in northern, on, not necessarily the protocol, but of course, to get this place up and running. you have to make that the p satisfied at that is the big question. are they going to be good? have to wait and say absolutely, and we will indeed we challenge brings the latest that from belfast. thanks very much for the moment. now israel has deployed hundreds of additional soldiers to the occupied west bank, calling for an escalation of violence to israeli. settlers was shot and killed in the city of napa on sunday. and is there any forces say the still searching for palestinian suspects? israeli settlers responded by burning down palestinian homes over night. one palestinian was killed and hundreds were injured. for hire it is in horror in the occupied westbank. it's an absolute ghost town. the only people the astounding here on the streets,
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all people like asked suppress the media as well as the israeli soldiers. you may just see behind me that is a temporary check point, not the exit to hawaii, the monitoring anyone who is going in and out which all settlers not call that it's just heading in that direction. if it takes a less, it will end up one of the subtler settlement sandwich all almost all illegal hey, in occupied when spank. we've seen quite a few of them drive past actually, and the situation is really tense with them stopping right in front of us and clearly very unhappy that we are here. if you turn round on either side of me to the right on to the left, you'll see buildings that have been torch. we have a home here, the neighbor, the owners of this house left and fled the loss of them saying that they haven't had any form of protection. they were left on their own with the israeli forces yesterday, seeing what was happening. and if anything firing,
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take us at the palestinian, so it gives you a context of what is happening here. and how tense situation is i wanna give r, yahoo is the co director of breaking the silence and n g a sat out by former israeli soldiers. he says these latest attacks in your wide west by current example of israel, systematic violence towards palestinian. we've been documenting this for, for many years, sort of institutionalized, institutionalized lack of law enforcement over the settler community has really given way to a wave of state sanctioned violence by the settler community, especially after attacks. but not only we've seen acts that are really using a very harsh term, but i don't think there's a better term of
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a pogrom. i mean, this is, this really resembles horrific times, i think, in, in the history of, of, of the world. and definitely, and in the history of my people and as an israeli citizen, that it's rarely do this, the sad and me deeply. and i think that is, it is important understand that the nature of israeli occupation basically sees itself as a body that's in there to protect israelis from palestinians and is not there to protect palestinians from israelis, even though that's against it's a mandate and against international law. as plenty mostella had her on this news, our including why egypt has sent its foreign minister to syria and took here after a new 10 year absence. plus the race for nigeria is highest office. we'll have the latest from a future on some of the results from one of the closest presidential elections in decades. and, and support my c united claim. the 1st major trophy of the english domestic season
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. all those details also coming up ah, m a magnitude at 5.6 quake has shaken the city of malachi, or in eastern tire care. one person has been reported dead in carmano, marsh, and more buildings have been destroyed. the new tremor comes 3 weeks after 2 major earthquakes killed, at least 50000 people across southern turkey and northern syria. as mitchell corresponded trays of both, she joins us now from the latter in turkey. here it does give us an idea of the impact of this latest quake. mm. well, we're here in my life here and the empty center of this latest earthquake is about 10 kilometers away from where i am. but still, there were dozens of buildings that were either completely damaged or destroyed
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because of this late dust earth. what's going on here? i'm not sure if you can see right behind me when we arrive. there is a search and rescue operation. once again, in this country, this heavy equipment or we've been told by turkish authorities, that 3 people could be underneath the robot that they were told that there were there, that they're not hearing any voices right now, but the search continue. so a similar situation is ongoing in about a block away from where we are right now. we've been told that 29 building have collapsed all around this area that 32 people have been rescued from underneath the rather. so there's lots of tension just and in a few minutes ago, all of us right here were asked to be silent, not to walk. and we're asking, is anyone anyone, there anyone there are. so there's lots of tension, lots of anguish because this country still trying to recover from the earthquake that happened 3 weeks ago. there is a must be so emotional like i can imagine that people must be suffering from quite
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significant mental trauma. anyway, let alone with all these new quakes and tremors that they're feeling well, that's correct. and in fact, when we arrived here, people were covering their eyes covering their faces were when there was a possibility of finding someone alive behind. this is where i am right now. inside this building, you know, there's lots of expectation anxiousness about what could happen and you know, this is just another, another incident to happen in this, in this past month after shock, have been constant. another earthquake happened just one week ago. and when you enter all this areas affected by the area, there is like hundreds of thousands of people that are still living in tents. they're telling us that the you have received some food that they have received some water that they are leaving intense. at least they have received some government help, some cash handouts for them to be able to cope with what's been going on. but
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people are extremely upset. and of course, the government have been promising to begin the rebuilding process as soon as possible to clean up the rubble from cities such as this one. but earthquakes like this one. what just happened here to day complicates the possibility of beginning the rebuilding process. it's hard to comprehend the extent of the devastation trays about. thanks very much for bringing the latest there from southern take here. well, many people displaced from their homes by the quakes are in need of emergency shelter. one business owner has stepped up to provide wooden houses for the homeless mom at vall, reports from co, jolly in tech here work. this would fuck the outside, the son who hasn't stopped since shortly after the earthquake hit earlier this month. the fact that he normally produces wooden boxes for packaging. now it's entirely dedicated to the construction of wooden houses. the man behind the
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initiative at a continent is a survivor of the 999 of quake that killed 80000 people in including here in could you get the se, bumble, his house was destroyed and he spent weeks in a tense with family. we don't, the moment i heard about the earthquake and i remember the 1999 earthquake, i thought about the kids who became orphans situation of people under the rebel. i have lived all those things myself. i really struggle with someone who has experience that suffering. i started to think about how i can help those who been effective at the con is building 200 houses from his own company income. but others are already offering to join the initiative. his already received an order to build $500.00 more units to be similarly donated. the houses are shipped in pieces to be assembled later on, mainly in her tie, one of the worst hit areas in southern talk. a 150 volunteers have joined us
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2nd to them, the units. they include 60 plus year old slotting as a j, who traveled hundreds of kilometers with his son to offer his time and expertise. the jealous moving again. i am a carpenter from china. kelly. i heard they were constructing wouldn't houses for earthquakes, survivors. i came to help with my son. we've been here for 20 day. most of these volunteers have no prior training in woods production. they are extremely dedicated and they are learning fast. some of them have been sleeping graph around the factory for this young woman from some boys did more than just answer the call to join. i saw this place on instagram 8 and my friends. i can't, he posted as a story that they were looking for voluntary people to manufacture wooden houses for or with victim. and so i said i can come and gather 1015
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people with us. i'm orginally videographer and i don't have such experience. i just want to have a pecan hopes to be able to produce 5000 houses for the victims of the earthquakes . the main difficulty is that he has to import most of his material from russia and ukraine. but despite those challenges, he says he'll work hard to achieve his goal. how much fun dizzier couldn't he gives it ages. foreign minister has arrived inter can't to assess the damage caused by the earthquakes. it's the 1st time talking gyptian diplomat has visited to care and syria and more than a decade. so i shall crease trip comes a day off the theory and president bashar had met with members of the arab league. syria was suspended from the group and 2011 after i conducted a crackdown on my protests against his rule. so i'm going to do reports from ankara
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. this is the 1st visit by admin gyptian tough diplomats. it's a true clear. since there are up spring, begin in 2011, and besides that, after 2013 after the military coup in egypt that over to the mom at least government bilateral relations between cairo and unclear were framed and the diploma take representation was lowered down. so this is very important as a 1st step because 2 countries began trying to normalize relations is towards the end of 2021. first intelligence level talk started and then they put a foreign minister level and technical level talk started between 2 countries. and at least the turkish officials have been saying that they're on the path to normalize relations with egypt along with india. and sir, that's why it is very important as it is the 1st visit. and also, as a judge and foreign minister stated before his visit,
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this visit aimed to show solidarity and brotherhoods to a country like turkey and to its people, egypt and to keep people, they have close relationships because of history. and they have so many cultural commonalities in between. and that's why it is very also very important. and egypt has sent it has deployed monetary in a to, to keep at least 62 people, including 12 children, died and a shipwreck off the coast of southern italy. on sunday, more than 80 people have been rescued. officials say the boat was traveling to italy from turkey or those on board we're trying to reach dora fire the mediterranean. carline woman is from doctors without borders. she says governments in europe are making it more difficult to carry out rescue missions. what we know is that over the last few months, i am italian authorities are again, making the work of civilian search and rescue operators like ourselves more
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difficult. so our ship is detained at this very moment, and your ships who rescue people are being sent to port that are very far away from the certain rescues own that are due on the northern coast of italy. so we sailed many days with people on board to disembark them there and to sail back at the same time. we also know that the vast majority of people who reach italy tend to reach the country, either independently or be rescued by the italian coast guard. so the number of people in the arriving with the help of n cios is a minority. but as unfortunately has been the case already for many years. there is the campaign against to work that we do and that today has been shown again how very needed it is. unfortunately, it continues. it continues to make our work more difficult and people who pay the price or to people who cannot be rescued by us. i can only see that having worked, i am on a search and rescue vessel for almost
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a year for having worked several years in camps in greece, where people arrive. i haven't ever met anyone who made that journey if they would have seen another option. so people will continue to take these extremely dangerous turn east. this is the reality that we faced. the results of nigeria as presidential election are beginning to come in ballots, continued to be counted and what's become the tightest race in decades. voting was extended into sunday after some areas faced delays home. it also joins us live now from a nigerian capital. how the results are very slow in coming and there's been some confusion over there. why is that a? well, the next batch of results are just being read at nasa can't speak too loudly, but so far, officials that declared results in 4 states acute teal or soon on door choir, but they thought a lot more to go. so could still be
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a while. we're at the national collation center, we're officials from the electoral commission announcing laws that have been verified to bid their via the official table. they are not giving out that mismatch of results that i mentioned. it's a long process to read a few results and in the party agent in the room are allowed to stand out and raise injections and queries that one party agent came out and said, you've read a set of results on tele with mine. what is going on? so these officials not explaining to the whole room how they came to those results, wanting us also happening that some of the states had been declaring their own results. but these results have not yet been verified by the liter permission, which means they're not official. and that could be a reason why there is some confusion in some parts of the country. what the router think for some future people being patient with this slow release of results. this people are generally impatient,
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but it will have com across the country if you want to sense in the mood. in nigeria, you can look at some of the papers. this one says inside the mounds over till may of results, and that's what people are generally feeling. this other one pretty much says the same thing and also try to explain the reason for someone to some of the delays such as the technical and logistical glitches. and if you look in this room, every time he officials trying to speak, you get some of the party agents who stand up and a group of them. so you know, we don't trust the procedures. it's taking so long. some of them are even calling for these official announcement results they have until these glitches happen sorted out in another crucified agent sent up. and they said, no, you can't stop the person. it's get through this. if you have issues and go to court, someone said, do not let this country burn because your patience and conduct the process play out . so a lot of argument is happening right now is people wait, the spirals are she's not right or no one knows when that's going to be patient is
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what's needed. okay, harmon tougher. thanks. very much related from a boucher ah no kremlin has said there are no conditions for peace in ukraine at the moment. presidential spokesman dmitri pet coves, however, said that moscow is studying china's piece proposal attentively trying to renounce the plan to coincide with one year anniversary of the invasion earlier this week. and the proposal, beijing is calling for an end to western sanctions on russia and urging moscow and keith to hold peace talks and wants the establishment of humanitarian corridors for civilians and steps to ensure grain can be safely exported from ukraine. it also warns against the use of nuclear weapons and attacks on nuclear power plants. earlier, we spoke to konstantin casa casa chav, the rush, deputies speaker of russia's senate. he said russia had always been open to
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dialogue with cave and defended moscow's military campaign. as self defense, repeatedly demonstrated our readiness to review with the stalks while the president of ukraine. mister vilicki, if your special decree prohibiting him fell the president of ukraine and other authorities this year. you great to have any dos these russians. so the ball is definitely not on our side. russian troops, s one now are defending the russian regions, done. if the guns hear a song ends up are all here. each had poor people recommend them and each decided to join the russia. they are now integrated parts of russia, and this is where the russian troops are here for now. and any of these talks about ukraine may take place only in case they take into account. they are based on the real situation right now on the ground and not on any pre determined preconditions
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. as it is done by the great site. we want, the cranium or armed forces to stop bomb being the see different villages of the region of speech i. now named because the grand armed forces, since 2014 seems they could be taught in the great continue to try to restore the territorial integrity of ukraine by using military force. and now we may or may hear declarations from key. the key if, if you're planning military operations in order to, as they call it de occupied grania and the stopper, which is absolutely unacceptable which is a direct military threat doors, russia national security and which cannot be accepted. we cannot before that
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by russia. so our military strikes is clear, self defense took his firm and sir medlock as if a check of solo says talks with sweden and finland about their native membership beds will resume on the 9th of march i care cancelled towards with the 2 countries after a danish far right politician, burned a copy of the koran outside the turkish embassy in stockholm, sweden and finland applied last year to join nato. but of faced opposition from ankara. the fighting in ukraine is in the spotlight at a un session of the human rights council that set to last until the 4th of april. and his opening remarks on monday, the inspector general antonio tara said the russian invasion of ukraine has led to massive rights violations. remark it's 75. so diversity, the universal declaration is on that assault from all sides. the russian evasion of ukraine. yes, 3 girls,
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the most massy violations of human rights we are leaving today. it does unleash wide spread this destruction and displacement effects on civilians and severely me for destruction. have caused many casualties and terrible suffering. the office of the commissioner for human rights as documented, thousands of gays of conflict rated sexual violence against men. women and girls still had hair on out era 20 years on from the start of the war in dark for we meet people who say the lives of only got worse and all the sport, the teenage high flyer who's been making history at the snowballed world championships for that, we're going to take you now to the u. k. just outside london and windsor away the british prime minister, where she's cynic and the commission president asked of on the land addressing a media. i'm striking
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a deal on northern islands trading agreement assessment was to protect the children . she had been coaching, president, vondell, i and then i stand united for the people and leaders of all communities across northern ireland. there is trying to drag us back into the past. we'll never succeed this afternoon. i welcomed president von the line to windsor for continue our discussions about the northern ireland protocol. i'm pleased to report that we have now made a decisive break through. together. we have changed the original protocol and our today announcing the new windsor framework. today's agreement delivers smooth flowing trade within the whole united kingdom protects the northern islands place in our union and safeguards sovereignty for the people of northern ireland. now these negotiations have not always been easy,
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but i'd like to pay an enormous personal tribute to ursula for her vision in recognizing the possibility of a new way forward. and to my colleagues, the foreign and northern ireland secretaries for their steadfast leadership the united kingdom and european union may have had our differences in the past. but we are allies trading partners and friends, something that we think clearly in the past year as we joined with others to support ukraine. this is the beginning of a new chapter in our relationship for a quarter of a century. the belfast good friday agreement has endured because at its heart is respect for the aspirations and identity of all communities. today's agreement is about preserving that delicate balance and charting a new way forward for the people of northern ireland. i am standing here today
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because i believe we have found ways to end the uncertainty and challenge for the people of northern ireland. we have taken 3 big steps forward. first, today's agreement delivers the smooth flow of trade within the united kingdom. goods destined for northern ireland will travel through a new green lane where they separate red lane for goods at risk of moving on to the . in the green lane burden some customers bureaucracy will be scrapped. that means food retailers like supermarket restaurants and wholesalers will no longer need hundreds of certificates for every laurie. and we will end the situation where food may to renew k rules could not be sent to and sold in northern ireland. this means that if food is available on supermarket shelves and great britain, then it will be available on supermarket shelves in northern ireland. and unlike the protocol, today's agreement means people sending parcels to friends or family,
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or doing their shopping online will have to complete no customs paperwork. this means we have removed any sense of a border in the irish c. second, we have protected northern islands place in the union. we've amended the legal text of the protocol to ensure we can make critical v a t and excise changes for the whole of the u. k. for example, on alcohol duty, meaning our reforms to cut the cost of a point in the pub will now apply in northern ireland. the same quinn to essentially british products like trees, plants and seed potatoes will again be available in northern islands. garden centers. onerous travels on pet requirements, have been removed and today's agreement also delivers a landmark settlement on medicines from now on drugs approved for use by the you
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case. medicines regulator will be automatically available in every pharmacy and hospital in northern ireland. 3rd, today's agreement safeguards sovereignty for the people of northern ireland, the only e law that applies the northern ireland under the framework is the minimum necessary to avoid a hard border with ireland and allow northern irish businesses to continue accessing the market. but i know that many people in northern ireland are worried about being subject to changes in a you good laws to address that. today's agreement introduces a new storm on break. many had called for storm to have a say over these laws, but the storm break goes further and means that store more canon fact stop them from applying in northern ireland. this will establish a clear process through which the democratically elected assembly can pull an
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emergency break for changes to you, good rules that would have significant and lasting effects on everyday lives. if the brake is pulled, the u. k. government will have a veto. this gives the institutions of the good friday agreement in northern ireland, a powerful, new safeguard, based on cross community consent. i believe the winds are framework mocks are turning point for the people of northern ireland. it fixes the practical problems they face. it preserves the balance of the belfast good friday agreement. of course, party is we want to consider the agreement in detail, a process that will need time and care. today's agreement is written in the language of laws and treaties. but really it's about much more than that. it's about stability. in northern ireland,
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it's about real people and real businesses. it's about showing that our union that has lasted for centuries can and will endure. and it's about breaking down the barriers between us, setting aside the arguments that for too long have divided us and remembering that fellow feeling that defines us, this family of nations, this united kingdom. thank you ursula. good afternoon. thank by minister the other sheaf. it is an honor and a pleasure to be here in windsor with you. and it is with a great sense of satisfaction that we stand here together. we are about to deliver on an important commitment we made to each other a few months ago. i remember our 1st discussions when we saw eye to eye on how to
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support our ukranian friends. and i was encouraged by our trust fallen strong corporation on this crucial geostrategic issue. but i also remember how the 2 of us were honest with each other about the difficulties in our bilateral relationship. and it was vital to put that on the right footing till we committed to work hard together to do so. we knew that for us to be able to make the most of the potential of our partnership solutions where need it for the issue was around the protocol on island, northern island. we knew it was not going to be easy. we knew we needed to listen to each other's concerns very carefully. above all,
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we had to listen to the concerns of the people of northern ireland. we knew we had to work hard with clear minds and determination. but we also both knew the sheep that we could do it because we were both generally committed to find a practical solution for people and for all communities in all deny that today we can take pride in the fact that we have delivered on that commitment because today, we have agreed we have reached an agreement in principle on the wind. so framework the wind. so framework lays down your arrangements on island to northern ireland. this new framework will allow us to begin a new chapter. it provide for long lasting solutions, but both of us a confident will work for all people and businesses in northern ireland solutions
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that respond directly to the concerns they have raised prime minister. we worked hard across a wide range of areas. the new arrangements are delivering a comprehensive package so that we can address in a definitive way the issues faced in everyday life. i will only mention 2 examples that i find most telling, indeed the new when so framework will ensure that the same food will be available on supermarket shelves in northern ireland as in the rest of the u. k. and furthermore, the new wind. so framework will permanently enable all medicines including novel ones, to be available in northern ireland at the same time, under the same conditions across the u. k. for this to work,
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we have agreed on strong safeguards like excess labels and enforcement procedures that will protect the integrity of the european union's single market. when you, when so framework respect and protect our respective markets and our respective legitimate interest. and most importantly, it protects the very hard earned piece gains of the belfast good friday agreement for the people of northern ireland and across the island of ireland. violence has no place in our society. i condemn wholeheartedly. the shooting of the p. s and i officer and all the an island last week. and my thoughts are with the officer and his family and friends. this year will mark the 25th anniversary of the belfast good friday agreement. an important milestone
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of the historic piece process. the new when so framework is here to benefit people in northern ireland and support all communities celebrating peace on the island of island. and this is why i believe we can now open a new chapter in our partnership. a stronger u u. k. relationship standing as close partners, shoulder to shoulder now and in the future. many thanks. thank you. we have talk some questions from the media. can i start with the b b, c? thank you, chris. my should be news if the democrats that unionist party don't go back into government in northern ireland after all of race does the ultimately amount to a failure question to both feet. or chris, i think to day marks a turning point for northern ireland. i've spent a lot of time listening for communities their businesses bear the unionist
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community as well understanding their concerns. and i believe that today's framework addresses them. it ensures that we can move goods freely around our you can tunnel market. it protects northern ireland place in the union and it saves got sovereignty for northern islands, people. but i also recognize 3rd parties and communities across northern ireland. we want to take the time to consider the detail of what we're announcing today. and we should give them the time and the space to do that. and i have fully respect that. but i believe that what we have achieved today is a real breakthrough. and it's now for the parties to consider that and decide themselves how to take it forward and build a better future for people in northern ireland. i think it's historic what we have agreed to day and what we have achieved. and indeed a lot well happen. the establishment, a thing of the green light lane, for example,
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and the red lane for goods, the juicing of an amount of paper work, reduce customs and checks on the ground. sharing customs data information and we'll time all these will drastically facilitate when implemented. it's a big step forward and i think what is exceptional is that we managed to find an agreement for solutions that will protect our respective single markets. and this is a lot and therefore i really want to thank for the excellent corporation and i really want to thank our teams also for all the time they've invested all the knowledge and the result is extraordinary. i'd echo what i said about thanking our teams and, and actually krista building on what i feel. a said often we focus on the politics and situations, westminster and all the rest of it. but this is about the people of northern
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ireland, about the communities and that the business is there and what's best for them. and i believe that the winds, the framework that we've agreed today really resolves the challenges that had been raised. it resolved all the practical issues on the ground to put people in charge of their destiny. and that's why i represent such a major breakthrough. and i hope everyone can recognize that and take the time to consider it. but this is best framework will start making a positive difference to people's lives in northern ireland almost immediately. and regardless of the politics of this, i think that is something that i feel one of us can recognize and celebrate. or can we turn next to our tea? hello john, around for margie here. the unionists say they want to be treated the same and it's, it's to both later. they want to be treated the same as any other part of the u. k . however, northern ireland is the only part of the u. k, the chairs, a land border with the e. u. so the will have to be some differences from north america compared to the
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rest of the u. k. to you believe the unionist will accept different treatment and can you point to how for instance european court of justice will have jurisdiction in northern and what you're going to take that 1st out. i'll just actually just echo what i just said. john, actually about the yes, of course, politics matters and parties in northern ireland even as communities will want to take the time to consider what we've announced today digest the detail and we should give them the time in the space to do that. but if you focus on people and families on communities on businesses, i think people will see that the framework we've agreed today to live is significant improvements in almost every aspect of their lives that have seen disruption and challenge from the protocol. and that is something that i think can be celebrated and recognize, and that then if it will start coming very quickly. now, there are a range of things that i hope when i talk to communities in northern ireland and
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because of the breadth and the comprehensive nature of this framework. and you had some of it in my remarks earlier. i think we're addressing all those practical challenges and indeed safeguarding solvency as well. and i know that's something that's particularly important to communities in northern ireland. you know, with regard to the role of the law, to recognize that with the consent of people in northern ireland, northern ireland has access to the single market. and i think we all collectively sharon ambition to avoid, as you say, all the border between northern ireland and the republic. and that's why there's a role the law in northern ireland for that happens with consent. and as a result of the agreements that we've reached today, there is further democratic accountability of that role of the law with the new storm on break, which perfect provides a very powerful mechanism for the still one institution to use when it has concerns. and i think that is really important part of correcting the democratic
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deficit that existed and providing reassurance to everyone in northern ireland that they are in control of their own destiny. yes, indeed, the european court of justice is the sole and ultimate arbiter of law. that's natural because it's prescribed by the legal order. so the e, c. j will have the final say on your law and single market issues. but we have in this wind. so framework worked hard on the rules that existed before. not only the c j on your law, but also the arbitration panel on not your loss. and this includes the new storm and break, which is based on the petition of concern that comes from the good friday agreement . so we have built on this piece process, the next step we've kind of leveled up or improved the overall mechanism, i think important is in our wind. so framework that we are putting also in place
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several mechanisms that should avoid having to resort to the storm break, which is an emergency mechanism. so in tense, extensive consultations with the u. k and northern ireland stakeholders on new laws, but also consultations of the u by the u. k. on u. k. plan regulatory changes. this is important for us and with view on the island, of course, there is, has always been the full commitment and there is the full commitment of the european union to safeguard the belfast good friday agreement in all its dimensions . no heart border on the island of ireland, and of course, that we fully protect the integrity of the single markets. next to the express. thank you, pamela. some listed a express and this has been described by some as
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a test of your leadership. are you planning to have a vote on the steel? and if say our how to feel prepared to be on bush johnson and my b e r g. if they decide to oppose it, and only if i could just as president underlying a question. i'm, can you explain to us why we see not been able to negotiate these concessions when he's 3 criticizes, were unable to thank you. so yes, parliament will have a very appropriate time about vote will be respected. but as i said earlier, i think it's important that we give everyone the time in the space they need to consider the detail of the framework that we've announced today because it is comprehensive in nature, and that will take time for people to digest. but ultimately this isn't necessarily about me, it's not about politicians, it's about the people in northern ireland, it's about what's best for them. it's about those family, those businesses, and what this framework, what this agreement will do to improve their lives. and i believe that the changes
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that we've made, the breakthroughs that we have been able to put forward together or make an enormous difference. we can now say that goodwill fro freely, smoothly across the u. k. internal market that we've protected northern islands place and our union that we safeguarded sovereignty for northern ireland. people, those are all significant achievements and that's what we should focus on. and i think all of us know about the stability that is required in northern ireland. the delicate balance of the bell fostered broadway agreement and how important that is . today's framework means that that balance is restored. and that's why i think this is a very significant step forward. it marked a turning point for the people of northern ireland today. and i very much hope as a result of this, they can look forward to a better future. i think it is very important to take note of the fact that the 2 of us, when we met for the very 1st time we agreed on that. i mean,
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if you look at the huge challenges we are facing together, whether it is the atrocious russian war in ukraine or the fight against climate change. ah, we are so much in common. we are fighting for the same values. we're standing on the same side shoulder by shoulders and we want the best solution for the people of northern ireland in the situation that we have right now. so there was a very constructive attitude from the very beginning to solve problems, to find solutions, practical solutions for everyday life of the people in and businesses and northern light. that's what we've done and we've jointly developed the solutions it needed a lot of good will. and knowledge, and we have jointly agreed on that now. so i'm very happy about the agreement that we found with the winter framework. but then lastly, we got a small a crew, good enough set for the belgium newspaper lucila,
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which is said that the trustees, back between the you can do you. and would you say that these deal with how dare you came to participate get again to are raised under research research program to want to stop us? yes, this wins. her framework is good note for scientists and researchers ah, in the european union and in the u. k, because of course the moment here we have finished disagreements. so it's an agreement and principal at the moment it's implemented, i am happy to start immediately right now the work on an association agreement which is the precondition to join a horizon europe. so good news for all those who are working in research and science. i think i'd also just add to that there's a, there's a range of different areas for we can cooperate productively on the present. and i started that work when we 1st met. but if you look at how we've responded to the
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situation in ukraine, that's required which the president is, and we work very closely together on that. also energy security more broadly, given the interconnected nature of our energy markets. climate change is another area and indeed illegal migration. these are all the types of things that we can continue to make good progress on working together to the benefit of all of our communities that we represent. i look forward to doing that with the president on the line as well. good. thank you very much for your time. the kids while you came to me a little early then now they have at she finished talking, bridge payments are issued soon. i can eat commission present a slow vaughan de land there in windsor just outside london in the u. k. they were giving a statement to the media art finalizing a deal on what was called the northern ireland protocol. that was a trading deal allowing the smooth flowing of goods from great britain through
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northern island into the e. u post brick set. now it is called the new windsor framework where she soon acts saying it delivers the free smooth free flowing trade. and it protects northern islands place within the u. k. as bringing our correspondent jonah hall. he was also listening. and for us, there in westminster, jane, a very positive sounding statements from both sides there from the e. u. and from where she's in, i can the u. k, they outlined or wishes, and i like 3 steps that this wins of framework has. how different is it to the original protocol? look, 1st of all, as i understand it's, this doesn't replace the original protocol. this is an update to the protocol. this is a new set of provisions that will run alongside the northern ireland protocol in its original form called as you said,
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the winds of framework. it is an agreement in principle because especially soon the prime minister announced that it will in fact be put to a vote in the british parliament, the house of commons behind me. and of course, it will require the sense all the democratic union is now the 2nd largest party in northern ireland. as you say, 3 key sort of pillars to this new agreement set out by richie sue. not in essence, what it does is smooth the flow of trades between the united kingdom, mainland and northern ireland, which of course, is part of the united kingdom that had been frustrated by this trade border down the receipt that had levied checks on essential goods. moving from rules and the u . k. rather to northern ireland. now the deal will provide for all food stuffs available on shelves in the united kingdom may not to also be and at the same time available in northern ireland, provided those foodstuffs are not going on for export, deeper into the use single mock at the same goes for medicines,
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the same goes for pets, the same goes for plants. all of those things had been severely hampered by new checks under the northern ireland protocol. and the other big issue here and it is a big issue for the democratic unionists. is this idea of a democratic deficit by, by they found that they were having to exist under your rules without any say in how those rules were made. and all of that they felt undermined their place in the united kingdom. will that come up with a mechanism called the storm on break that will effect effectively give the develop government in northern wants to d u p. sign back up to it a veto on having to apply any new rules that are brought in on the you side to the way that northern ireland does business. that is the shape and form of it where she soon calling at the turning point for the people of northern ireland that protects the northern on a peace agreement by ensuring no hard border on the island of atom that strengthens the united kingdom as a whole. because of that, newfound sovereignty for all that on that end he said opens a new chapter in relationship with the european union hailed,
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as you said by both richie soon like. and so that from the live they are commission president, della and jonah also saying this deal works for all. now that's really going to be put to the test, isn't it? in the coming days and weeks where she's tonight due to address parliament in the next few hours. that'll be the 1st response that we get to this new window framework. well, the key questions will be essentially for the democratic unionists and they have already set out 7 key tests. the chief of them is beside the democratic deficit. they want to see an absolute minimum, ideally none the tool, but an absolute minimum of interference of influence. you law and europe in court of justice in arbitrating any trade disputes. now the reality is that northern ireland remains inside the you single market for goods. everybody accepts that and it was accepted or bill is in as much in that press conference that they will have
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to be some level of legal oversight. but the idea is to keep it to an absolute minimum risk. soon i was asked about the european court of justice specifically, and that was his answer. and he was asked what would happen if the d u. p reject the steel and he said, look we, we've got to get the parties time enough to scrutinize it. they've got to be able to see that we've done absolutely everything we can to on. so all of their concerns in his mind and in the mind of us, the phone line, those concerns should now be onset. it will be the d u p to decide and for members of richie so next party, hard breaks that support again. peace, who said they largely will go the way of the d u p at so the hope is that if that boat comes to pass, and if the do you look favorably upon upon this that it will be passed without incident? well, let's look a little bit more apps and all than ireland. china hope the moment and western of thanks very much. we can go over now to more re challenge. he joins us from.
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