secretary, for reasons the foreign secretary, for reasons of her own ambition, see it feeling brexit divisions? i of her own ambition, see it feeling brexit divisions?— brexit divisions? i don't agree, there is a _ brexit divisions? i don't agree, there is a solution _ brexit divisions? i don't agree, there is a solution and - brexit divisions? i don't agree, there is a solution and we - brexit divisions? i don't agree, i there is a solution and we have brexit divisions? i don't agree, - there is a solution and we have put it forward to the eu, of using commercial data that is collected in the normal course of business, sharing that in real time with the eu, making sure there are strong protections on the trusted trader scheme so that any untoward activities are acted against. we can do all of that and make that happen and protect the eu single market whilst at the same time enabling the free flow of trade. what we need is flexibility in the eu's mandate so they are prepared to change the protocol. as many people in this house have already said, the protocol was never intended to be set in stone. it is our duty as the

united kingdom government to act to restore peace and stability in northern ireland. the thing which made it tolerable was that we knew business. today we face just the problems which the particle itself would solve. the protocol has provision for it to be changed. can ijust invite her come as a welcome this, the right solution for the way forward, and what nonsense we have heard, this is a solution that could be negotiated as a welcome it, could i ask her to repeat once again that we will protect the eu's legitimate interests as we restore the primacy of the good friday agreement and the constitutional integrity of the uk? my constitutional integrity of the uk? my honourable friend is absolutely right, we have already established

the trusted traders scheme, we have already established data—sharing with the eu of commercial data. what we are proposing as part of this bill is proper enforcement to make sure the eu single market is protected. that is the best solution in our view that makes sure there is free flow of trade between great britain and northern ireland whilst at the same time protecting the eu single market. i think we have heard across the house today that people recognise there are real issues with the northern ireland protocol. my number one preference is to get a negotiated solution with the eu, but they do have to be willing to look at these type of pragmatic solutions that will both protect the eu single market but also the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the united kingdom. territorial integrity of the united kinudom. . ~' ,, territorial integrity of the united kinadom. ., ., , , , kingdom. thank you, madam deputy s-eaker. kingdom. thank you, madam deputy speaker- the — kingdom. thank you, madam deputy speaker. the foreign _ kingdom. thank you, madam deputy speaker. the foreign secretary - kingdom. thank you, madam deputy speaker. the foreign secretary must be alarmed at the comments that

emerged this morning from the chairman of marks & spencer. already he has had to close his business in france, his business in the republic of ireland is about to close. ah, he is a conservative, therefore he should not be doing business. it seems to be the liberal view emerging! his business in the republic of ireland, to export goods, he has to fill in 700 pages. they have to do that within an eight hour period, it has to do some of that wording in latin to satisfy the european community. also has to do it in a certain type font or it will not be allowed. it costs an additional £30 million. he has said this morning on the radio that the eu has told him they would like to see the procedures for his businesses in northern ireland. this is a dad—mac people talk about a trade war, this is a trade war to crush business in northern ireland. well the foreign secretary ensure

that whenever she is speaking to the cabinet, that they know clearly that if they keep the protocol, power—sharing is not coming back. i power—sharing is not coming back. i have been very clear in my statement, madam deputy speaker, that we are bringing forward legislation to sort this issue out. and to deal with the bureaucracy that we are seeing, the requirement for customs declarations, customs codes from businesses who are simply operating within the united kingdom. that is why we want to create the green lane, that allows properly protected goods to be able to freely move within the united kingdom and we are committed to that legislation. if in the meantime, in parallel, the eu are prepared to move to a negotiated settlement to resolve the very issues the

honourable gentleman is raising, of course we are open to those talks but we will not allow it to delay us taking the action we need to take to restore the primacy of the belfast good friday agreement. the select committee under _ good friday agreement. the select committee under my _ good friday agreement. the select committee under my chairmanship| committee under my chairmanship produced a comprehensive set of alternative arrangements that were workable and high—tech, that would raise the need for the current pernicious lie applied checks that most of this house agree are necessary. given that they would satisfy the stated objections of the european union, why does she think they have been stonewalled by the eu? �* ., ., ., they have been stonewalled by the eu? �* ., ., . ., they have been stonewalled by the eu? ., ., ., ., eu? i'm not going to speculate as to wh the eu? i'm not going to speculate as to why the eu — eu? i'm not going to speculate as to why the eu has _ eu? i'm not going to speculate as to why the eu has not _ eu? i'm not going to speculate as to why the eu has not changed - eu? i'm not going to speculate as to why the eu has not changed its - why the eu has not changed its negotiating mandate. buti

why the eu has not changed its negotiating mandate. but i think it is very clear that there is a solution here, and my honourable friend worked very hard on this, there is a solution here that both satisfies the requirement to protect the eu single market, at the same time restores the primacy of the belfast good friday agreement, and we need to make sure we are moving forward as fast as we can to that solution. to forward as fast as we can to that solution. ., ., ~' forward as fast as we can to that solution. ., ., ,, , ., ., ~ solution. to make his eu dealwork, the prime minister _ solution. to make his eu dealwork, the prime minister inserted - solution. to make his eu dealwork, the prime minister inserted a - solution. to make his eu dealwork,| the prime minister inserted a border between great britain and northern ireland. some accepted the absurd claim that there would not be any checks across that border. that misjudgment has proved electorally disastrous, and potentially fatal the union. today the foreign secretary has announced that the government may well breach the agreement the prime minister negotiated. what assessment has she

made of the impact of that announcement in trade negotiations under way with other countries around the world?— under way with other countries around the world? there are very real issues. _ around the world? there are very real issues, as _ around the world? there are very real issues, as we _ around the world? there are very real issues, as we have _ around the world? there are very real issues, as we have heard - around the world? there are very i real issues, as we have heard today from all sides of the house, about the way the northern ireland protocol is working. we do need to fix the northern ireland protocol. 0ur preference is for a negotiated solution but if that is not possible, we are putting legislation through the house of commons and through the house of commons and through parliament. as i've already said in this statement, we are clear that this bill is legal in international law so there is no question of violating international law. in the end we have been listening to liz truss outlining plans for legislation that would allow the uk government to overwrite parts of the

northern ireland protocol, which is the agreement by which cheques have to be made on goods travelling between great britain and northern ireland. the labour party's stephen doughty said the prospect of the government breaking an agreement it signed two years ago was deeply troubling. the eu will have a view on what's being proposed and the idea ideally would be that they negotiate a settlement. let's take a look at the sports news with ice oak. —— with isaac. the rebuild of english cricket continues, as tom harrison, the chief executive of the england and wales cricket board resigned after seven years in charge. in recent weeks we've seen a new men's test captain and coach and now a new chief executive from june. earlier i spoke to our sports correspondentjoe wilson who explained what legacy harrison's major innovation, the hundred has left on the sport.

i'm sure he would point to increased participation rates. the other thing we have to reference is what has dominated attention in the last few months, azeem rafiq and what his testimony told us about the reality of diversity or lack of it within english cricket. significant to me that in thejob english cricket. significant to me that in the job spec for the new ceo, they say a key part will be taking on leadership of the game wide programme of action and improvement to make cricket a welcoming and diverse sport. i think the ecb are lucky to have clare connor to step in as interim chief executive and that's another glass ceiling that she has broken through in cricket. manchester city are losing their all—time top goal—scorer as england midfielder georgia stanway says she's leaving the club. she isjoining bayern munich.

stanway made her senior debut for city at 16 and she leaves with 57 goals in 165 appearances. she said, "i have made memories and friends for a lifetime." derby county looks like it will have a new owner soon. chris kirchner has exchanged contracts for the sale of the club with administrators. the american businessman will fund the club, who have been relegated from the championship, from next week. he says he doesn't "anticipate any issues" completing the process of the sale. in a statement, the administrators quantuma, said the exchange was "conditional on the sale of the stadium, efl approval and receiving secured creditor consent". they're hoping for it all to be said and done by the 31st of may. some sad news to bring you — former rugby league chief executive maurice lindsay has died aged 81. lindsay also masterminded wigan�*s revival in the 19805 as chairman and was heavily involved in the creation of super league in 1996.

current rfl chief executive ralph rimmer said, "he will be remembered as one of the most significant leaders in the sport's history." london irish teenage back henry arrandell has been named in a 36—man england squad for a training camp next week. the 19—year—old only made his premiership debut in february but he's been in blistering form. he's scored 11 tries in 15 matches for irish and england under—20s this season. 0wen farrell, manu tuilagi, mako vunipola and anthony watson all make their return to the squad. england take on the barbarians in a non—cap match onjune 19, before heading to australia for a three test series. and finally, cycling royalty has been honoured by british royalty. jason and laura kenny have become the first couple to receive a knighthood and damehood together. seven—time olympic gold medalist jason and five—time olympic champion laura

received their honours from prince william at a ceremony at windsor castle. jason has recently become a coach while laura continues her training with the 2024 olympic games in paris in her sights. that's all the sport for now. bbc radio 5 live isn't over with a special programme on the uk's relationship with immigration. 600 people have crossed the channel over the weekend. 0n people have crossed the channel over the weekend. on sunday 436 migrants used nine votes to arrive, the highest number in a day. previously the british government announced plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda, a policy that is meant to deter human traffickers sending people in the first place. our correspondent has been spending the day in dover. it's been a lively two—hour debate held here in dover

and as it was taking place, news of yet more crossings over the channel. early this morning dungeness lifeboat was launched and brought around 60 people into dungeness. also, the border force has been out in the channel bringing another 60 people into dover and the lifeboat is currently out at sea picking up a boat with around 40 people on board. not really surprising today given the conditions, it's incredibly calm in the channel once again today. it is very warm. but obviously dover is at the sharp end of the debate on migration, with a particularfocus on the people arriving from france who are crossing the channel in small boats, often dangerously overloaded. let's talk to david foley, who has fostered more than 30 asylum seeking children and also you are from the local chambers of commerce. tell me, some of the children you've fostered have made the journey across the channel by boat. they've had some remarkable journeys and when the asylum seekers get here, there have been some

remarkable individual characters. one i know is particularly assiduous and got an apprenticeship at british airways and some of them are now running their own companies. those who are working in other companies, if they've made thatjourney, they are not going to complain about not getting biscuits with their morning tea. we heard during the debate that this is very polarised with certain people saying no one should be allowed to come in who makes the journey across the channel. it is a nuanced debate. those people who think we should accept everyone, there are 130 million in ethiopian, 90 million in the democratic republic of the congo, the whole of sub—saharan africa and we know the pressures on the nhs, on our schools are severe. if you look at the number of doctors per 1,000 it's now 2.95 in the uk which is the second lowest in europe. austria has five doctors per 1,000

and most of our close neighbours, france, germany, spain have only four so there are serious pressures on schools and on our precious nhs. we talk a lot about numbers, you've quoted some of them there but in reality more people, far more people are claiming asylum in france and germany than currently in the uk. well, i think we have a long tradition in this country with refugees, going back to the huguenots at the end of the 17th century, we welcomed those people in genuine fear of their lives. the answer clearly is not for the uk to accept everybody, the answer is for the countries, particularly in western europe, to get together with a series of international agreements and i'm sure that's what our government is trying to do, we need the other countries in europe to join us and further afield as well. the usa probably as well, to reach an international agreement because it is dangerous and wrong and i feel particularly sorry

for our lifeboatmen. they go out there in the channel, putting their lives at risk, they are a largely volunteer workforce, they can hardly be expected to say, do you have the right to be here? this is a problem that needs to be addressed urgently. you talked about international agreements and in many ways reaching some sort of deal with france on the eu would be a potential solution, it might be a deterrent if people were told actually if you come to the uk and you've travelled through france you will get sent back but it seems france are in no hurry to reach any sort of deal. well, we've had some recent examples in sweden and finland where outside pressures have caused a complete change of policy, notably in germany, deciding to re—arm. so it can be done, it needs skilled diplomacy. we have some of the best diplomats in the world and i think it can be done but i'm saying it should be done urgently before this gets completely out of hand and more people die crossing the channel.

with your chambers of commerce hat on, you are talking to local businesses, what sort of views are you getting on the whole migration issue from the businesses and firms you speak to? that's a good question, it's not top of their agenda. congestion, interest rates and inflation is heading for 10%, these affect them every day. but it's also worth noting that over 35% across the country fall in unemployment which means people are finding it difficult to find skilled workers. six or seven months ago it was it staff, hgv drivers, now it's right across sectors. there is some difficulty in finding the right people and we know british airways has offered people £1,000 to join them and easyjet i think has offered that to current workers to remain, so there is a shortage of workers and that affects us economically in this part of the world. david foley, thank

you forjoining us. in terms of conditions, it remains calm and it's likely to be a busy afternoon ahead for the lifeboat and the border force who will be picking up people in the channel. the headlines. liz truss confirms the uk will introduce legislation to overwrite parts of the northern ireland price brexit trade deal within weeks. hailed as heroes, 300 ukrainian fighters have left a steelworks in mariupol having been trapped there for more than two months. more evidence that wages are failing to keep pace with the cost of living, earnings in the uk are down 1.2% from last year when adjusted for inflation, their biggest full since 2013. now it's time to take a look at some of the stories making the headlines from some of our bbc news teams across

the uk. within one week bbc news correspondent sean daly was told he wasn't allowed to have his guide dog in two london tesco stores and he's not alone. guide dogs research shows 75% of owners have experienced an access review shall at some point and 20% have been in supermarkets. for somebody to say that i cannot come into a shop or that i have to leave because of a guide dog in 2022, itjust feels the north side of unacceptable to me. he was told his guide dog was not allowed in tesco twice in one week.

i'm a bbc correspondent but on both of the occasions i was asked to leave tesco stores i was not on duty, i wasn't working at that time. i'd gone in with my guide dog sammy, because i'm blind. i was born with congenital blindness, poor partial sight, which i then lost all functional vision at the age of 14, so my guide dog is a lifeline. he comes with me to work. he comes with me to the shops. i carry around a generic body camera that records what happens. sean wears his body—worn camera for safety and security in his private life. i don't think you can understand it unless you have experienced direct discrimination, but it's notjust about a dog being somewhere with you,

it feels like a very direct attack on your characteristic, something you don't have any choice about. it's something sort of coming up, standing in the way of independence. any form of sight loss, you know, it has a real impact on mobility and confidence. i'm very disappointed to hear of sean's experience of being refused twice. it's shocking, it's disappointing and, actually, it shouldn't happen. we feel that businesses need to make sure that they're delivering the correct training for their staff, and giving the information so that they're aware that guides and other assistance dogs should be allowed

into their properties. we should remember that laws already exist. so i'm not sitting here giving a view on any public policy. the laws exist, and they've existed for 25 years. so before castigating and telling a blind person that, you know, "you're making a fuss about nothing," just take a second to think, "what if that impacted me? "what if that was my mother or my father or my brother "or my sister and somebody stood in the way of that person's "independence and impacted them to this degree?" a south—west of england to food bank

says children are suffering from food poisoning because parents are turning off which is at night to save electricity as the cost of living continues to rise. new research says some families are struggling to buy food and heat their homes. the charity action for children says more than half of families being supported by its crisis fund are on universal credit, which it says suggests families on benefits are unable to meet basic living costs. alongside that national research, new anecdotal evidence from here in the south—west. evidence from here in the south-west.— evidence from here in the south-west. ., , ., ., south-west. parents are not washing the uniform — south-west. parents are not washing the uniform as _ south-west. parents are not washing the uniform as much _ south-west. parents are not washing the uniform as much as _ south-west. parents are not washing the uniform as much as they - south-west. parents are not washing the uniform as much as they used i south-west. parents are not washing the uniform as much as they used to| the uniform as much as they used to because of saving energy and water but also reports of children having upset stomachs or in worst cases food poisoning because some parents are turning the fridges and freezers off overnight. irate are turning the fridges and freezers off overnight-— off overnight. we are seeing an increasing _ off overnight. we are seeing an increasing amount _ off overnight. we are seeing an increasing amount of _ off overnight. we are seeing an increasing amount of food - off overnight. we are seeing an - increasing amount of food referrals coming _ increasing amount of food referrals coming through, there were three

last coming through, there were three test week— coming through, there were three last week where it will come through as a food _ last week where it will come through as a food parcel referral for somebody with an address but when it comes— somebody with an address but when it comes to _ somebody with an address but when it comes to cooking facilities, there are no— comes to cooking facilities, there are no notes. that is because they have _ are no notes. that is because they have no— are no notes. that is because they have no gas— are no notes. that is because they have no gas and no electricity even though— have no gas and no electricity even though it's — have no gas and no electricity even though it's supplied to that particular address. though it's supplied to that particularaddress. because though it's supplied to that particular address. because they can't _ particular address. because they can't afford it. the particular address. because they can't afford it.— particular address. because they can't afford it. ., , can't afford it. the government says it understands _ can't afford it. the government says it understands precious _ can't afford it. the government says it understands precious people - can't afford it. the government says it understands precious people are l it understands precious people are placing on the 22 billion of supporting the current financial year will help families coping with these global challenges. kay mellor has died at the age of 71. best known for her down to earth, gritty dramas she began working for granada television in the 19805 as a writer on coronation street. she also wrote the highly acclaimed 5erie5 band of gold and more recently the syndicate. putting northern and working—class voices centre stage, that was kay mellor�*5 trademark. she

started her career writing play5 that was kay mellor�*5 trademark. she started her career writing plays and worked on coronation street. her itv drama band of gold was hugely popular, telling the stories of six workers in bradford. i popular, telling the stories of six workers in bradford.— popular, telling the stories of six workers in bradford. i want people to talk about _ workers in bradford. i want people to talk about it, _ workers in bradford. i want people to talk about it, i _ workers in bradford. i want people to talk about it, i want _ workers in bradford. i want people to talk about it, i want people - workers in bradford. i want people to talk about it, i want people to l to talk about it, i want people to say how can we protect these young women and prostitutes? what can we do to make life safer for them? more hit dramas followed _ do to make life safer for them? more hit dramas followed including fat friends starring sheridan smith, james corden and reece james and bbc 0ne'5 the syndicate. her james corden and reece james and bbc one's the syndicate.— one's the syndicate. her stories alwa s one's the syndicate. her stories always had _ one's the syndicate. her stories always had such _ one's the syndicate. her stories always had such a _ one's the syndicate. her stories always had such a human - one's the syndicate. her stories i always had such a human element one's the syndicate. her stories - always had such a human element to them _ always had such a human element to them, even — always had such a human element to them, even with lottery winners going _ them, even with lottery winners going off— them, even with lottery winners going off to monaco, this was from a working—class point of view so it really _ working—class point of view so it really did — working—class point of view so it really did speak to many, many people — really did speak to many, many people around the uk and in bradford in particular she will be sadly missed _ in particular she will be sadly missed. in in particular she will be sadly missed. ii' :: in particular she will be sadly missed. ::' :: ._ in particular she will be sadly missed. ::' :: ~ ., in particular she will be sadly missed. ff: ~ ., . missed. in 2010 kay mellor received an obe. missed. in 2010 kay mellor received an obe- she — missed. in 2010 kay mellor received an obe. she was _ missed. in 2010 kay mellor received an obe. she was passionate - missed. in 2010 kay mellor received an obe. she was passionate about l an 0be. she was passionate about representing yorkshire and leeds in particular in her work. a musical of

fat friends premiered in leeds grand theatre at steady—state version of band of gold three years ago. —— a5 band of gold three years ago. —— as did a version of band of gold. this is its home- _ did a version of band of gold. this is its home- i _ did a version of band of gold. ti 3 is its home. i think did a version of band of gold. t'i 3 is its home. i think it is as relevant today as back then and i wanted to keep the same characters because that's really important. aha, because that's really important. a statement from her production company said she died on sunday. tributes have poured in from across industry. lenny henry said was lucky to work with her... kay mellor was often described as a trailblazer for women champion for the north, but she was also known as a mentor, someone who inspired generations of writers.

looking back at the life of kay mellor, who has died at the age of 71. coming up now, the weather. hello, an east—west split in our weather this afternoon. across western parts, some of you will be wondering just how wet it's going to get. we've already seen some rain so far today in northern ireland. it will be turning much wetter again through the afternoon. but across eastern parts where you're seeing the sunshine, you'll be wondering just how warm it's going to get. and the answer across parts of england, the warmest day of the year so far, low pressure to the west of us spinning a weather front towards us, which is the source of the heavy rain, becoming more widespread across western areas this afternoon. but around that area of low pressure, the warmth in the sunshine across eastern parts, a big differences across the uk,

so turning much wetter through northern ireland. outbreaks of rain in western scotland and rain pushing in across more of wales and south west england that will be heavy and possibly thundery at times. whereas ahead of that system you've got temperatures which are widely into the low 205, up to 26 in south east england, near 20 in the warmest parts of eastern scotland. but a cooler day in northern ireland compared with yesterday. where you have the rain, it's quite breezy. some thundery bursts as well, all pushing eastwards through this evening, so many of us will see some rain by the end of the day. outbreaks of rain pushing across the northern isles overnight. showers returning to northern ireland and western parts of scotland, clear spells elsewhere. and for many of us, a double—figure start to the day tomorrow with plenty of sunny spells around some morning showers that will clear away from northwest scotland. a breezy picture the further west you are and there'll be another weather front approaching northern ireland. but it'll be quite late in the afternoon into the evening before we see some outbreaks of rain out of that and head of it through parts of wales, southern england and the midlands. to end the day there'll be some showers and thunderstorms pushing in temperatures pretty much on a par

with where they are today. maybe not quite as warm as today across eastern and southeast england, but still around 24 degrees celsius. more wet weather will push across the uk overnight and into thursday. the potential for some torrential thundery bursts in east anglia and southeast england for a time on wednesday night and then during thursday there's a lot of fine weather around. again, just some showers towards northwest scotland and temperatures again feeling warmer. you get the sunshine mayjust be coming down a degree or so. that's a process that continues into the weekend. rather more widespread showers around during friday. it's northern areas with the greater chance of seeing some showers over the weekend as by then it feels cooler and fresher everywhere.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the foreign secretary confirms the uk will introduce legislation to override elements of the northern ireland trade deal within weeks. fiur ireland trade deal within weeks. our reference ireland trade deal within weeks.

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