good afternoon brexit, britain non—stop news today because the future of the united kingdom is at stake . a matter of moments at stake. a matter of moments live on this very show. we will reveal the deal between great britain and european union. political armageddon is incoming. it's already past. they could be about to implode. ministers resign. northern ireland could be ruled over by foreign judges and it a disgrace that king charles being dragged into this political row . but into this political row. but here's an angle that nobody's about this deal could stop the

tunnel migrant crisis gets us a bumper trade deal with the americans and get goods moving in northern ireland the fallout from what is about to happen live this show in the next hour could blow up the government define sunak's career but most importantly it will also define are great countries future . are great countries future. let's get stuck in gb views a gb news dot uk. are you worried that rishi sunak has sold britain gbviews@gbnews.uk ? britain gbviews@gbnews.uk? that's all coming your way shortly, but as the headlines with tamzin . patrick thank you. with tamzin. patrick thank you. good afternoon from gb newsroom. it's 3:01. the prime minister eu commissioner have finalised a deal on post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. a government source said agreement had been reached between rishi sunak and ursula von dillen, who've been holding talks in windsor. ms. von der leyen, will now go to meet the king at windsor castle . the

king at windsor castle. the prime minister hopes of deal will win the approval of the democrats unionist party. so powershare can be restored in northern ireland. former brexit secretary davis says reaching the deal is good news . it secretary davis says reaching the deal is good news. it is a dramatically deal. i mean, in reduction of the impact of european law on, northern ireland and the european court of justice only has say over things which really affect export it's the european union. that seems reasonable. a veto arrangement not even majority veto. a veto arrangement could be triggered by a number of members of the assembly of northern ireland. a whole series of improvements the energy regulator has reduced the cap on the amount energy suppliers charge customers, but bills still expected to rise . ofgem still expected to rise. ofgem has announced a on the amount households pay for gas and

electricity will drop by almost £1,000 from the 1st of april. however are likely to pay 20% more on their annual as the government's additional support only partially protects them. this means the average home will likely pay this means the average home will likely pa y £500 more a year. the likely pay £500 more a year. the labour leader says he wants to bnng labour leader says he wants to bring the uk back , being a rock bring the uk back, being a rock of economic . sir keir starmer of economic. sir keir starmer used a speech in london to set his economic vision, saying britain needs certainty but also in order to achieve that . he in order to achieve that. he said his real ambition is growth from the grassroots . a new model from the grassroots. a new model for economic growth. growth from the grass roots where wealth is created everywhere by everyone , created everywhere by everyone, for everyone . raise our for everyone. raise our collective sights, build on the day, deliver long term solutions. our needs . so here in solutions. our needs. so here in document the mission secure the

highest sustained in the g7 a measurable goal goal. highest sustained in the g7 a measurable goal goal . flags are measurable goal goal. flags are flying at mast in westminster following the death of former house of commons speaker baroness betty boothroyd . she baroness betty boothroyd. she became the first woman to be elected speaker in april 1992, staying on in the role until october 2000. current sir lindsay hoyle calls an inspiring woman an inspirational politician describing , her as politician describing, her as one of a kind. the baroness 93 . one of a kind. the baroness 93. the future minister mark spencer has summoned supermarket bosses to explain what they're doing to get shelves again amid a fresh produce . the lack of fruit and produce. the lack of fruit and vegetables is expected to last to four weeks, as bad weather to affect the supply of stock imported to the uk. affect the supply of stock imported to the uk . several imported to the uk. several supermarkets, including aldi, asda and morrisons have

introduced customer limits on certain items including tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. little has become the latest supermarket to . introduce buy supermarket to. introduce buy limits limits . supermarket to. introduce buy limits limits. half of people in the uk have reported cutting back on food shopping in recent weeks as rises take their toll on, households and office for national statistics survey shows a 10th of adults say they often or sometimes run out of and could not afford to buy more in the past month. percent said they'd cut down meal sizes because there enough money for food . grocery price inflation food. grocery price inflation surged 16.7% in january, adding up to £800 to annual shopping bills . the up to £800 to annual shopping bills. the legal age to up to £800 to annual shopping bills . the legal age to get bills. the legal age to get married has been raised to 18 to help protect vulnerable children. 16 and 17 year olds can no longer wet or enter a civil partnership in england wales from today. even parental

consent. the law change means it's now a crime . exploit it's now a crime. exploit children by them into an arranged marriage . the girls not arranged marriage. the girls not bndes arranged marriage. the girls not brides coalition has called it a huge victory . the northern that huge victory. the northern that were seen across the uk on sunday could appear again this evening. that's according to the met office. members of the pubuc met office. members of the public captured the lights in scots and north wales cambridgeshire and shropshire. but there was also a rare sighting in southern as the aurora lights as far as kent and cornwall . this is news more for cornwall. this is news more for me shortly. now, though , it's me shortly. now, though, it's back to . back to. patrick this is a historic day for the uk and gb news is the place for

the very best coverage after what seems like forever . there what seems like forever. there is finally agreement between uk and the eu over thorny issue of northern ireland, but loads of unanswered , lots of mystery and. unanswered, lots of mystery and. frankly, the government may well even implode over this rishi sunakin even implode over this rishi sunak in the eu commissioner ursula von der leyen struck a deal that will end brexit deadlock. also, they think , the deadlock. also, they think, the prime minister, arrived in windsor shortly before 1:00 ahead of a meeting with von lay it now to get the very latest . it now to get the very latest. i'm joined by gb news political tom harwood. tom, thank you very , very much. first and foremost, how on earth can they say they've got a deal done.7 well, what if it gets a vote on this? well they they won't under the terms of the eu withdrawal act, the prime minister, the power to sort supplementary deals, sort of do supplementary deals, these amendments they don't actually formal agreement actually need a formal agreement of house of commons is of the house of commons is within gift of executive. within the gift of executive. that being said , there is sort that being said, there is sort of what must be done de facto and what must be to sure and it

does seem that de facto will need to be some sort of agreement of mps. it would be very difficult for the prime minister to get that sort of not along parliament. so whilst he doesn't need a vote in parliament, i think it's likely than not that he will give parliament a vote. the question is when will that come? all the indications at the moment will be won't be this week and. be it won't be this week and. please need the time to look over the terms of this deal that is not yet made public. let's not forget it won't be public until after this press conference expecting in conference that expecting in around yes, exactly around 25 minutes. yes, exactly that's i want to remind all that's i just want to remind all of our listeners and our viewers, we will be going live to one of the more historic press conferences. this country's i country's rich and history. i mean, could define the mean, it really could define the future. define the future future. will define the future of the united kingdom as. future. will define the future of the united kingdom as . we of the united kingdom as. we know it. so make sure you keep yourselves because we're yourselves in, because we're going soon as they come going to ask soon as they come out onto podiums . tom it's out onto those podiums. tom it's all well and rishi all very well and good. rishi sunak grandstanding ursula sunak grandstanding with ursula von , but reality is, if von der, but the reality is, if he get , the onside he doesn't get, the erg onside or the dup onside either , i

or the dup onside either, i mean, that could be mass implosion as a result of this. yes, the crucial point here isn't whether or not, this deal can get passed to a vote of parliament. it's whether or not sunak's premiership can survive significant dissent within parliament. it's not the deal that's at risk. it's rishi sunak his position. if this goes badly , if the dup kick off this, if the lg follow suit. rishi sunak's position , prime minister sunak's position, prime minister may well be brought. sunak's position, prime minister may well be brought . question if may well be brought. question if someone like boris johnson says this is a sell out, this is a bad deal, then things get very very difficult for rishi sunak on the other hand, if this lands well, if rishi sunak has achieved what looked like. it was unachievable for months on end , then he could well start to end, then he could well start to turn his dire position in the polls. yeah, just to give people a bit of a fail as we a little bit of a fail as we understand them at the minute as with any big breaking news story, facts can actually change. go. reasons change. so here we go. reasons to potentially and be happy to sign potentially and be happy with could lead to with this deal. it could lead to a better with the usa of course

that be absolutely it that would be absolutely it could trade war with could lead to a trade war with the if we do get this the eu if we do not get this deal over the line could help relations with and that's relations with france and that's an going to touch on an issue we're going to touch on shortly, which is or not actually perversely could help stop small boats crisis. stop the small boats crisis. could that goes travel could it mean that goes travel to northern ireland a lot more easily than they are at the minute, helping the economy there? will britons have there? will britons still have say it comes to being say when it comes to being able set frankly like vat and set frankly things like vat and aid ireland. what it aid in northern ireland. what it mean for the role of foreign judges foreign courts in northern ireland i think will be a hard read line. so lots to discuss here as well, not detail but tom rishi sunak will be live on this very channel very shortly . how long after that do shortly. how long after that do you think it will take for the reactions either negative all positive resignations potentially to hit the floor? i don't think we will see resignations at this point. mostly because what we've just had is a cabinet met at 230, met for a round hour, and that was when the cabinet off this deal. so cabinet ministers have been

briefed now on what this deal entails. the media and the general public will get sight of this deal after this press conference and there is a briefing journalists after that as well the prime minister will, of course, have to stand up at the house of commons at that dispatch box at 6:30 pm. and that's a really important point because that is the first time that the prime minister will not be in control of events frankly what we're going to see now , what we're going to see now, this press conference, that sort of has sort of stage of has been sort of stage managed by number 10, the meeting with von der leyen managed cabinet meeting managed the cabinet meeting that's, been organised by that's, all been organised by number when he number 10. but then when he turns parliament, when he turns up in parliament, when he has answer from mps, he's had has to answer from mps, he's had a few hours to look over the detail has to answer detail when he has to answer from dup or from his own from the dup or from his own backbenchers. that's when we will really see test of his will really see the test of his mettle over this issue. yeah, fascinating and really fascinating stuff. and we really are to watch it. are the place to watch it. i know you're going to stay exactly are, but exactly where you are, but i would to to would quite like to go to stormont a.s.a.p. actually actually go to someone say the

epicentre where this deal really counts it's really counts, where it's really kicking and go to gb news is kicking off and go to gb news is northern ireland reported dougie beattie you. so, beattie dougie, thank you. so, so music like so what's the mood music like there? because place been there? because place he's been awful you there for awful quiet behind you there for awful quiet behind you there for a time. are we going a very long time. are we going to see a breaking the deadlock? well it all depends on what happensin well it all depends on what happens in the next deaf year as tom was saying, the initial reaction here was well, it was no bullet that no one ran. and they looked at it and thought, okay, greenland's red liam's, but the and that will be what is in the red lines as manufacturing in the red lines is farming the red lines if that is farming the red lines if that is in the red lines, that could be a line quite basically anything coming into the lands it's good news for northern ireland because. it means goods coming from the uk into northern ireland can travel freely . all ireland can travel freely. all they have to do is produce an invoice and that will show them as a trusted trader coming in to from the uk to northern ireland and will help of course as and that will help of course as we've talked choice on goods we've talked by choice on goods coming bring prices

coming in here on bring prices down more as opposed to down once more as opposed to what has been happening but the real stuff as we've been talking aboutis real stuff as we've been talking about is around the european court of justice. where will they that like they stand that is things like stated but it is also things such as tariffs and steel we're paying such as tariffs and steel we're paying 25% on british steel coming in here. we also will be held in, say, the european court of justice our european rates on stuff such as white goods. so because britain make any white goods, it will not charge any tax on it coming in but they are. and inside the eu they charge on it. so therefore all those things have to be looked at and, discussed and see what the divergence is between the uk and northern ireland and of course what this place will have and may be trying to override some of those particular issues and in doing that means that there will be a divergence between the republic of ireland and northern ireland, if that is possible , and that could cause possible, and that could cause problems with nationalist parties want see an parties who really want see an alignment of the economy great alignment of the economy great

alignment of the whole of ireland and keep them in, say, the eu. yeah. and dougie , just the eu. yeah. and dougie, just to really break it down for people mean if the dup decide that they're not happy with this at all, what happens . well, if at all, what happens. well, if the dup happy with this, the chances are the tory could revolt and that could start something quite for rishi sunak. now of course he's already been offered the 13th of january. keir starmer offered him political cover, but that doesn't it's not good. look for a british prime minister are especially a tory british prime minister to have to cross the floor and, the backing of floor and, get the backing of the government the labour government to push anything but thomas anything through. but as thomas said, he doesn't have to go for that vote. heath was last that vote. heath was the last one to that, to bring them one to do that, to bring them into that didn't go so into eu and that didn't go so well at the time either. so all this to with everything this is to play with everything is part and we'll know is a moving part and we'll know what happens. during the press conference when we start to see what the very detail of this is up look, dougie, thank you very, very beattie there very much dougie beattie there on northern ireland. reports are

just at epicentre that just at the epicentre that of northern irish emails coming in thick and fast on gbviews@gbnews.uk. i haven't got time to go to those just yet. people it's a fast moving picture, but get them coming in. yes, important to emphasise as yet devil in the and we yet the devil is in the and we don't know the detail but let's get some reaction to this latest news you can see it the boss me screen breaking news and it's going breaking news going to be breaking news throughout of this going to be breaking news throu1brexit of this going to be breaking news throu1brexit deal of this going to be breaking news throu1brexit deal done.)f this going to be breaking news throu1brexit deal done. and s going to be breaking news throu1brexit deal done. and we're show brexit deal done. and we're all wondering the democratic all wondering how the democratic unionist party react to all unionist party will react to all this. and frankly as well, the tory ministers, etc. is d—day not just for the deal, but also for rishi sunak and potentially future of the conservative party as we know it. former brexit secretary david davis has advised the dup to carefully this deal, but keep in mind the political wrangling that's gone into it. let's just have a listen. what i would say to the dp is take your time test it carefully against each of your seven considerations, but understand , you know, that the

understand, you know, that the government has gone out a big limb in order to meet your seven considerations. and i think come up with something which sounds very reasonable and once more donein very reasonable and once more done in a way which is left. is it a good relationship with the european union? i mean, we've sort of hostile manoeuvring for the last several years . i the last several years. i remember too well , the last several years. i remember too well, but it seems to have been that they've arrived at arrangements as mutually beneficial. now we've got to hear the details course. but my view this is better than previously has achieved . okay, previously has achieved. okay, well, that's david davis that he will be giving a lot more reaction . jacob rees—mogg's reaction. jacob rees—mogg's brand new show gb news. that is tonight 8 pm. you don't want to miss it. i mean, he couldn't have really picked a better day to launch show could he because he's been for many people mr. brexit and he will be giving his hot on this deal hot take on this particular deal and know a lot more detail and we'll know a lot more detail by that. and just to fill you in on where we're up to and what you've coming live this you've got coming live on this show very in about 15

show very shortly in about 15 minutes time, we are be minutes time, we are to be having historic having an absolutely historic conference shape the conference that will shape the future the nation as know future of the nation as we know it and potentially rishi sunak's future, the tory party that future, the tory party is that is place between is going to take place between rishi ursula leyen. rishi sunak ursula der leyen. we will have a few questions off the back of it as well and be reacting to that live because there are so many unanswered questions moment ladies questions at the moment ladies and it lead to and gentlemen, will it lead to tory backbench revolt? what will it actually? it mean for the dup actually? will thing. oh, you will be a good thing. oh, you all bit it and there is all a bit sick. it and there is an angle to it as well, to be honest with you. oh, you all a bit sick of having conversations like this now would you be willing pretty take willing to pretty much take anything written anything that's written on a piece get it signed, piece of paper, get it signed, get conversation moved get the conversation moved on? there of different there are loads of different angles to this as well because if it does mean that northern ireland can get of ireland essentially can get of deadlock, be good deadlock, that could be good politics, it could be good economically, here economically, but right here at home got to of this home as well. got to of this another could another angle is that it could open trade deal with the open up a trade deal with the united states. that would be great. something i'm great. and it's something i'm going about shortly. it going to talk about shortly. it might to stopping the might even lead to stopping the

channel crisis. i'll channel migrant crisis. i'll tell a but the big tell why in a bit. but the big one, course, will this one, of course, will this break that deadlock ? the prime that deadlock? the prime minister will have to get it past his employees and the dup following threats ministerial following threats of ministerial resignation . and to discuss resignation. and to discuss this, am joined now by author this, i am joined now by author and journalist eamonn malley and fellow centre for brexit fellow at the centre for brexit policy is catherine mcbride . policy is catherine mcbride. thank you very much, catherine. i will with you. what do i will start with you. what do you what we know about this you make what we know about this so do using rishi sunak so far? do using the rishi sunak here potentially signing his here is potentially signing his political warrant or is political death warrant or is this thing . i political death warrant or is this thing. i do think this a great thing. i do think he could be signing his political death warrant if he tries to force this through without proper and without the support of conservative party. if he has to rely on labour votes to get this through . then votes to get this through. then he's probably got real problems . but i would like to talk about trade because i think you just suggested we might get a trade with the us from this . and i with the us from this. and i think you've got to look at whether there's any requirement

. oh okay . come back because . oh okay. come back because thatis . oh okay. come back because that is a big fear in any kind of trade. mm. yes sorry you , of trade. mm. yes sorry you, you've cut out that. i'll tell you, i'll just play you that for a second. i'll come back to you. i'll come back to catherine. i'll come back to catherine. i'll over to amy for i'll go over to amy now for a second. eamonn really? same question we are about to question to you. we are about to take a press conference live in about 10 minutes mean, about 10 minutes time. i mean, do you that this could be almost the sunak or the end of rishi sunak or actually it be the making actually will it be the making it? well question. the it? well anybody's question. the bottom is it will rishi bottom line is it will rishi sunak still pass the dupe test. nobody knows that yet. and from what i understand is the democratic unionist party is not going to respond in a hurry. now would expect the following . would expect the following. there's one voice, one person at the heart of the democrat unionist party, a former barrister who worked for david campbell, one of the baby barristers in the good friday talks. and then think he would be critical and he will read.

every single line of that , the every single line of that, the lines before the decision will be taken. furthermore i would not rule out the removal of the former party leader peter robertson, one of the wisest, shrewdest foxes in democratic parties historically and i would imagine that peter robinson would rose across everything before , any reference or any before, any reference or any confirmation come from jeffrey donaldson. i think how it is and you must remember very few of these guys , any real serious these guys, any real serious experience of death negotiations . they were not at the table on the deal. the good friday agreement was eventually dumped and that i think is a short in the democratic unionist party decision making at this time. they were there. they didn't experience . the nuances of such experience. the nuances of such deal making at that time. okay all right, catherine, i think we've got you about. no, no one of the things is and it's just just an unfortunate in where we are at this particular moment in the days we do not know all of the days we do not know all of the yet but we do know the

opfics the yet but we do know the optics of it. and we do know that rishi sunak clearly in that rishi sunak clearly is in no to. this to no rush to. put this to employees to elected officials and got might and i've got a that might backfire catherine . i'm sure it backfire catherine. i'm sure it will. i have no doubt in that depending on what's on the deal. but the whole premise of trying to protect the eu from food that potentially go across the border , northern ireland, and then get to and then get shipped back to the continent is completely without any foundation. when look at what they actually trading it's really just stopping cheap food getting into europe that they haven't basically and unfortunately if they do sign up to dynamic alignment with eu space rules , alignment with eu space rules, then that could real implications for the cptpp, tpp trade that's being negotiated at the moment and also for any potential trade deal with the

us. so i don't think that this is going to help us do a us deal is going to help us do a us deal, regardless of what biden might have said about ireland. i think he's looked into the actual regulations that the eu upon.soi actual regulations that the eu upon. so i that it's you've really got to look at the detail carefully because though. we think it's just about northern ireland might end up backfiring on the whole uk which was originally the whole intent of setting this up of course was try and lock the uk into the eu. okay eamonn, should the 0g in, the dup be careful what they wish for? i can sense that the pubuc wish for? i can sense that the public are very fatigued with anything brexit related and i've said it before . today is said it before. today is a massive day so it doesn't apply today. but there have been three words in the english language for a long time now can for a long time now that can send people sleep and words send people to sleep and words are ireland protocol. are northern ireland protocol. and want and i think people want something this. the tory something done this. if the tory party split itself up party decides split itself up over , it'll just to over this, it'll just lead to rishi sunak's downfall a general election a government

election and a labour government won't they see the won't it? so should they see the bigger aim it? yes bigger picture? aim it? yes course. but the bottom line is jeffrey donaldson, the leader of the democratic unionist party, is in a big dilemma. the democratic unionist party, is in a big dilemma . he's no is in a big dilemma. he's no longer the leader of the biggest northern sinn fein is the biggest party. now and all that. michelle o'neill is in the wings where he becomes first minister. big decisions for jeffrey donaldson. he said last week. big moment . donaldson. he said last week. big moment. this donaldson. he said last week. big moment . this is a big moment big moment. this is a big moment for his leadership. he can't mess this up if rishi sunak has bounced or about to bounce to democratic unionist party. i think that could be a very dangerous court and i think it will be. it should be ought to be inconceivable that mr. sunak could bring forward any deal without being absolutely that the democratic unionist is going to back it. and we have evidence and no confirmation that there has been in—depth negotiations policy with jeffrey donaldson

and his and his aides on this whole issue. so it could be a very dangerous for rishi sunak and for jeffrey donaldson . okay. and for jeffrey donaldson. okay. look, both of you, what i'm going to do is now just ask you quite a short. we're awaiting the start of this press conference. another angle i want to get stuck into this with my next guest. but look, don't next guest. but look, we don't know the info at all or know all of the info at all or really any of it, but i'm just going to ask you to in you gut, katherine. in your gut, do you think this is going to be a good thing rishi sunak or not? thing for rishi sunak or not? pretty yes or pretty much. pretty much yes or no me. well, i that no from me. well, i think that he might sold the economic he might have sold the economic problems, he won't sold problems, but he won't have sold the governmental problems. and is the issue they need the ecj. the ecj out completely. they need any eu law that's still hanging around . northern ireland hanging around. northern ireland has to go. you know, it's the united kingdom and even putting border posts in the irish sea as a permanent fixture is a really bad sign. this is this is

someone who's a unionist. so sorry that's more than yes and no does not spell because you've identified another key angle to this, which is frankly that it does appear from the info we're getting at the minute, which might change a few minutes time, but it is the northern ireland is not going to be free of quote unquote , foreign judges in a in unquote, foreign judges in a in a foreign language i know is a massive red line look. i'm i'm same quite here really same to you quite here really just in your gut do sense that this is going to be a good thing or thing? well, i think or a bad thing? well, i think democratic will democratic unionist party will be irreparably damaged if, democratic unionist party will be irreparably damaged if , they be irreparably damaged if, they concede any any even a modicum. i octet of ecj rule of government in northern ireland. a nigel dodds , a former mp house a nigel dodds, a former mp house of lords member at the moment he specifically was so absolute for this. there can be no ecj influence in northern ireland period. if you unionist party give way on that , it'll be give way on that, it'll be remarkable. yeah, look

absolutely. trouble is brewing of you. thank you very much. thoroughly enjoyed that i appreciate your time amy molly the author and journalist and also as well, we had catherine mcbride is a fellow at the centre of brexit policy. right. look there's an angle as far as i can tell, no other media outlet appears to be really going and i think is interesting . today's developments could have a massive impact on the uk's attempts to tackle the small boats crisis. i'm going to talk to you about that in a little bit actually. but the theory is that if we appease the eu and the eu are happy with it, then when we have a franco uk meeting. so emmanuel macron and rishi sunak you know both of the some of the world schulz's leaders going to shake leaders that are going to shake hands they say okay how well hands and they say okay how well we both doing it actually we both doing it might actually that the french are more inclined to do more to stop the small boats coming across the channel to delve into channel i'm going to delve into that because what change that shortly because what change your would? your mind on this would? you be more to be happier with more inclined to be happier with a deal that. all right left quite prominent jurisdiction

over northern ireland two foreign judges in a foreign court if it meant that the small boats crisis in the channel was actually reined in. but before that tom harwood still with me here. tom, thank you very much our political reporter tom harwood. any any latest coming out from you? you've been glued out from you? you've been glued o and fast and fast. give me one second. let's when i believe what we're seeing on the screen is the plinths . this is the is the plinths. this is the situation and witness this a very shortly after moment's rishi sunak ursula von der leyen they're going to to take that stage that for our radio listeners course the eu flag and of course the union there side by side . sure, that will win by side. sure, that will win quite a few people up but tom. yeah, the of the ecj being involved and having a say over northern ireland frankly it seem to a lot of people like this isn't really a proper deal. it's not it's not sovereign independence is it. well, there are lots of different in which you can look at this because. the question is to what will eu law still apply in northern

ireland if you were to into some sort of regime where both uk and eu law were to apply and the ecj adjudicates the eu bits, but that you can have uk regulated goods that aren't adjudicated by the ecj , you could sort of see the ecj, you could sort of see them imagine a dual system that wouldn't necessarily upset either community. however, if there is still the level of oversight that there is right now that of course , would be now that of course, would be a more tricky thing to square what some people been saying in terms of the run up to deal. and of the run up to this deal. and ihave of the run up to this deal. and i have to stress, we haven't yet this won't see this this text. we won't see this text press conference text after this press conference . these things to . but some of these things to watch for are how the watch out for are how the particulars are implemented. so we've talked a lot about the red and green lanes , the ease of and green lanes, the ease of goods going great britain to northern ireland. well, the that many people will asking is many people will be asking is how is this green line . it how green is this green line. it really checks at all. is that really no checks at all. is that a complete abolition or is it fewer checks? and how red is the red line and what goods are in only one? so there are some big big on detail here big questions on the detail here that think is the reason why

we're snap we're going to see so snap judgements. absolutely and again, yes, this ease of enforcement comes to the enforcement when it comes to the green could this green line, it could be this some kind trusted trader some kind of trusted trader scheme the large supplier scheme we see the large supplier so of my head now so just the top of my head now marks spencers john marks and spencers you john lewis all these they go lewis etc. all these they go straight into a trusted trader scheme, pretty much no checks . scheme, pretty much no checks. but what about your small suppliers? you know wasn't brexit to the brexit supposed to help the little man supposed to be little man wasn't supposed to be helping average or helping your average common or woman maybe woman on the street, maybe setting small business. setting up a small business. well, clever. well, they've been clever. we corporation right corporation taxes left, right and if we're very and centre if we're very difficult people get difficult for people to get businesses off ground and businesses off the ground and now hoping they now they're hoping that they might qualify for might be able to qualify for some trusted trader scheme will that be more red tape to go through? that will be an interesting what interesting one to watch. what i suspect try to suspect rishi sunak will try to do is emphasise the concessions that european has made. now, again, imposing say we will get this detail shortly live here on gb news. it's understood the eu has agreed to get rid of 97% of the single market rules apply to those products passing green lanes which think could be

interesting currency and rishi sunak. i suspect tom is about to try and sell it as it look what i've got the eu they've blinked . yes it is going to move . i . yes it is going to move. i think one of the facts that we have to acknowledge is it does seem that there have been some eu concessions no matter is agreed, there will be some greater ease of trade between northern ireland and great britain and there was before, i suppose, the question is how much further have the eu gone. but whatever whatever they've done there will have been movement would have been some movement would have been some movement but . it's interesting movement but. it's interesting to look at the wider political considerations here. of course , considerations here. of course, the big, big question is that when this detail is published, what are the political for rishi sunak ? how has he sold this ? sunak? how has he sold this? will people acknowledge that this is something that has advanced the status of northern ireland or frankly , is this all ireland or frankly, is this all a lot of spin that hasn't achieved very much? big questions to unlock this press

conference is due to start seems to start any minute. but it does i want to put a bit of a play out to our viewers and listeners, get in touch all have already you've got already loads of you've got a sell out sunak in the inbox it's sell out sunak in the inbox it's sell what we don't know yet sell out what we don't know yet do we. there's quite a few people well it was saying, people as well it was saying, they don't we're going live they don't know we're going live to let's find out to windsor now. let's find out to windsor now. let's find out to sunak that's live to the rishi sunak that's live on line. let's take take on the line. let's take take good afternoon all our thoughts are with detective chief inspector john caldwell and are with detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell and his inspector john caldwell and his family after last week's abhorrent shooting in omagh , a abhorrent shooting in omagh, a man of extraordinary courage . man of extraordinary courage. his first thought was to protect the he had been coaching president von the lion and i stand united with the people and leaders of all across northern ireland, those trying to drag us back into the past will never succeed . this afternoon succeed. this afternoon i welcomed von der leyen to windsor to continue our

discussions about . the northern discussions about. the northern ireland protocol. i'm pleased to report that we have now made a decisive breakthrough together . decisive breakthrough together. we have changed the original protocol and are today announcing the new windsor framework . today's agreement framework. today's agreement delivers smooth flowing trade within . the whole of the united within. the whole of the united kingdom protects northern ireland's place in our union and sovereignty for the people of northern ireland. now these negotiations not always been easy, but i'd like to pay an enormous personal tribute to ursula for her vision in recognising the possibility of a new way forward . and to my new way forward. and to my colleagues the foreign and northern ireland secretary for their steadfast leadership , the 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've

seen clearly in the past year. we joined with others to ukraine. this is the beginning of a chapter in our relationship . for a quarter of a century , . for a quarter of a century, the belfast good friday agreement endured because at its heart is 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 because i believe we have found ways to end the uncertainty and challenge for the people of northern ireland. we have taken three big steps forward . first, today's forward. first, today's agreement delivers the smooth flow of trade within united kingdom. goods destined for northern ireland will. travel through a new green lane with a separate red lane for goods at risk of moving onto the eu in

the green line . burdensome the green line. burdensome customs bureaucracy will be scrapped. that means food retailers like supermarkets, restaurant and wholesalers will no need hundreds of certificates for every lorry. and we will end the situation where. food made to uk rules could be sent to and sold in northern ireland. this means that if food is available on shelves in great britain , on shelves in great britain, then it will be available on shelves in northern. and unlike the protocol. today's means people sending to friends or family or doing their shopping onune family or doing their shopping online will have to complete no customs paperwork . this means we customs paperwork. this means we have removed any sense of a border in the irish sea . second, border in the irish sea. second, we have protected northern ireland's place in the union. we've amended the legal text of the protocol to ensure we make critical vat and excise changes

for the whole . the uk, for for the whole. the uk, for example , on alcohol duty, example, on alcohol duty, meaning reforms to cut the cost of . a pint in the pub will now of. a pint in the pub will now apply in northern ireland, the same quintessentially british products like trees plants and seed potatoes. will again be available in northern ireland's garden centres . owner travels on garden centres. owner travels on pet requirements have been removed and today's agreement delivers a landmark settlement on medicines . from now on, drugs on medicines. from now on, drugs approved for use by the uk's medicines regulator will be automatically available all in every pharmacy and hospital in northern ireland third, today's safeguards sovereignty for the people of northern ireland. the only eu law that applies in northern ireland under the framework . is the northern ireland under the framework. is the minimum necessary to avoid a hard border with ireland and allow northern irish to continue access in the

eu market. but i know that many people in northern ireland worried about being subject changes in eu goods laws to address that , today's agreement address that, today's agreement introduced a new stormont . many introduced a new stormont. many had called for stormont to have a say over these laws. but the stormont goes further and that stormont goes further and that stormont can in fact stop them from applying northern ireland. this will establish a clear process through which the democratically elected assembly can pull emergency brake for to eu goods rules that would have significant and lasting effects on everyday . if the break on everyday. if the break pulled, the uk government will have a veto . this gives the 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

cross—community consent. i believe the windsor framework marks a turning point for people of northern ireland. it fixes the practical problems face. it preserves the balance of the belfast good friday agreement. of course, parties will want to consider 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 and treaties, but really it's about much more than that . it's about much more than that. it's about much more than that. it's about stability in northern ireland. it's about real people and real businesses. it's about showing that our union that is lasted for centuries can and will endure . and it's about will endure. and it's about breaking down the barriers between us. setting aside the arguing that for too long have divided us. and remembering that fellow feeling that defines this

family of nations . this united family of nations. this united kingdom . thank you , ursula. good kingdom. thank you, ursula. good afternoon , prime minister. the afternoon, prime minister. the irish. it is an and a pleasure to be here in windsor with you. and it is with a great sense of satisfaction that stand here together . we are about to together. we are about to deliver on an important commitment we made to each other a few months ago. i remember our first discussions when we eye to eye on to support our ukraine and friends. and i was encouraged by trustful and strong cooperation on this crucial geostrategic issue . but crucial geostrategic issue. but i also remember the two of us were honest with each other about. were honest with each other about . the difficulties in our about. the difficulties in our

bilateral relationship. and it was vital to put that on the right footing to we committed to work hard together to do so . we work hard together to do so. we knew that for us to be able to make the most of the potential of our partnership solution were needed for issues around the protocol on ireland. northern ireland. we knew it was not to be easy. we knew we needed listen to each other's concerns very carefully . above all, had very carefully. above all, had to listen to the concerns of the of northern ireland. we knew had to work hard with clear minds and determination . but we also and determination. but we also both knew the regime that could do it because we were both genuine , fully committed to find genuine, fully committed to find a practical solution for people and for all common cities in

northern ireland. today we can take pride in the fact that have delivered on that commitment . delivered on that commitment. because today we have agreed we have reached an agreement in principle on the windsor framework , the windsor framework framework, the windsor framework lays down new arrangements on ireland to northern ireland. this new framework will allow us to begin a new chapter. it provides for long lasting solutions that both of us are confident will work for all people and businesses in northern ireland. solution that respond directly . the concerns respond directly. the concerns they have raised raised . prime they have raised raised. prime minister. we worked hard across a wide of areas . the new range a wide of areas. the new range are delivering a comprehensive . are delivering a comprehensive. so that we can address in a definitive way the issues faced

in everyday lives . i will only in everyday lives. i will only mention two examples that i find most telling. indeed, the new windsor framework will ensure that the same food will be available on supermarket shelves in northern ireland. as in the rest of the uk and. furthermore, the new windsor framework permanently enable all medicines, including novel, permanently enable all medicines, including novel , to medicines, including novel, to be available in northern ireland at the same time under the same across the uk . for this to work across the uk. for this to work we have agreed strong safeguards like it access labels and enforcement procedures that will protect the integra ity of the european union's single market. the new windsor framework respects and protects our respective markets and our respective markets and our respective legitimate interests , and most importantly , it , and most importantly, it

protects the very hard earned peace gains of . the belfast good peace gains of. the belfast good friday agreement for the people of northern and across the island of ireland violence has no place in our society. i condemn wholeheartedly the shooting of the psni officer in, northern ireland last week and my thoughts are with the officer and his family and friends. my thoughts are with the officer and his family and friends . this and his family and friends. this year will mark the 25th anniversary of the belfast good friday agreement . an important friday agreement. an important milestone of the historic peace process. the new windsor framework is here to benefit people in northern ireland. and support all communities celebrating peace on the island of ireland . and this is why of ireland. and this is why believe we can now open new chapter in our partnership for a stronger eu uk relationship .

stronger eu uk relationship. standing as close partners shoulder shoulder now and in the future . many thanks. thank you . future. many thanks. thank you. we have times and questions from the media. can i start with the bbc ? thank you, chris mason, bbc bbc? thank you, chris mason, bbc news. if the democratic unionist party don't go back into government , northern ireland government, northern ireland after all of this does it ultimately amount to a failure ? ultimately amount to a failure? question to both of you. well, chris, i think marks a turning point for northern ireland. i've spent a lot of time listening to communities , businesses there, communities, businesses there, the unionist community as well, understanding their concerns and i believe today's framework addresses them. it ensures that we can move goods freely around all you can internal market. it protects ireland's place in the union and it safeguard sovereignty . northern ireland's sovereignty. northern ireland's people . but i also recognise people. but i also recognise that parties and communities

across northern ireland will want to take the time to consider the detail of what we're today. and we should give them the time and the to space that. and i fully respect that . that. and i fully respect that. but i believe that 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 today and what we have agreed today and what we have achieved and indeed a will happen . the establishment a will happen. the establishment of the green light lane, for example, and the red lane for goods. there are juicing of an amount of paperwork , reduce amount of paperwork, reduce customs and checks on the ground , sharing customs data information in real time . all information in real time. all these will drastically when implemented. it's a big forward and i think what exceptional is that we managed to find and

agree and for solutions that will protect our respective single markets and. this is a lot and therefore i really want to thank for the excellent and co—operation and i really want to thank teams also for all the time they have invested all the knowledge . the result is knowledge. the result is extraordinary . knowledge. the result is extraordinary. i'd knowledge. the result is extraordinary . i'd echo what extraordinary. i'd echo what ursula said about thanking our teams and i actually, chris just building on what ursula . often building on what ursula. often we focus on the politics situations. westminster and all the rest of it. but this is the people of northern ireland about the communities and about the businesses there. and what's best and i believe the best for them. and i believe the windsor framework that we've agreed today really resolves the challenges that had been raised. it resolves all the practical issues on the ground. it puts people in charge of their destiny . and that's why it destiny. and that's why it represents such a major breakthrough. and i hope everyone recognise that and take the time consider it. but the time to consider it. but this is this framework will

start making a positive difference to people's in difference to people's lives in northern ireland almost immediately. regardless and immediately. and regardless and all the politics of this. i think that is something that hopefully all of us can recognise celebrate. can we recognise, celebrate. can we turn next to aarti ? hello, john. turn next to aarti? hello, john. kiran from aarti . the unionists kiran from aarti. the unionists say they want to be treated the same. it's true. both leader , same. it's true. both leader, they want to be treated the same as any other parts of the uk. however northern ireland is the only part of the uk that shares a land border with the eu. so the will have to be some differences for northern ireland compared to the rest of the uk. do you believe the unionists will accept different treatment and can you point to how, for instance , the european court of instance, the european court of justice will have jurisdiction in northern ireland, to which take that first out. i'll just just echo what i just said. john about. just echo what i just said. john about . yes, of course, politics about. yes, of course, politics and parties in ireland, unionist

communities will want to take the time to consider what we've announced today. digest the detail, and we should give them the time and the space to do that. the time and the space to do that . but if the time and the space to do that. but if you the time and the space to do that . but if you focus the time and the space to do that. but if you focus on people, on families and communities on businesses, i think people will see that the framework we've agreed today delivers significant in almost every aspect of their lives that have seen disruption and challenge from the protocol. and thatis challenge from the protocol. and that is something i think can be celebrated and, recognised and that benefit will start coming very quickly. now there are a range of things i hope when i talk to communities in northern ireland and because of the breadth , the comprehensive breadth, the comprehensive nature of this framework and you heard some of it in my remarks earlier, i think we're addressing all those practical challenges , indeed, safeguarding challenges, indeed, safeguarding sovereignty . well, and i know sovereignty. well, and i know that's something that's particularly to communities in northern ireland. with regard to role of eu law , i do recognise role of eu law, i do recognise that with the consent of people in ireland, northern ireland has

access to the single market and i think we all collectively share an ambition to , as you share an ambition to, as you say, a hard border between northern ireland and the repubuc. northern ireland and the republic . and that's why there's republic. and that's why there's a role for eu law in northern ireland for that happens with concern . and as a result of the concern. and as a result of the agreements we've reached today , agreements we've reached today, there is further democratic palatability of that role of eu law with the new stormont break, which provides very powerful mechanism for the stormont institution to use when it has concerns . i institution to use when it has concerns. i think that is really important . concerns. i think that is really important. part of concerns. i think that is really important . part of correcting important. part of correcting the democratic 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 . yes indeed, the european court of justice is , the sole and of justice is, the sole and ultimate arbiter of , eu law. ultimate arbiter of, eu law. that's natural because it's prescribed by the eu legal order . so the ecj will have the final on eu law and single issues. but

we have in this winds a framework worked hard on the rules that existed not only the ecj on eu law, but also the arbitration panel on not laws. and this includes new stormont break , which is based on the break, which is based on the petition of concern comes from the good friday. so we have built on this peace process the next step. we've kind of levelled or improved the mechanism. i think is in our windsor framework that we are putting also in place several mechanisms that should avoid having resort to the stormont , having resort to the stormont, which is an emergency mechanism . so instead it's extensive consultations with the uk and northern ireland stakeholders on new eu laws , but also new eu laws, but also consultations of the eu by the uk on uk planned regulatory. this is important for us and

view on i'll and of course there is has always been the full commitment and there is the full commitment and there is the full commitment of the european union to safeguard the belfast good friday agreement in all its dimensions . friday agreement in all its dimensions. no hard border on the island of ireland and of course that we fully protect the integrity of the eu single market next the express . thank market next the express. thank you prime minister. families daily express . i'm you prime minister. families daily express. i'm this has you prime minister. families daily express . i'm this has been daily express. i'm this has been described by some as a test of your leadership i.e. planning to have a vote on this deal. your leadership i.e. planning to have a vote on this deal . and if have a vote on this deal. and if so, how tough you prepared to be on boris johnson and members of the eu if they decide to oppose it? i wonder if i could just. president von der leyen a question . can you explain to us question. can you explain to us why rishi sunak's been able to negotiate concessions when he's predecessors weren't able to thank you . so yes, parliament

thank you. so yes, parliament will have a vote at the appropriate time and that vote will be respected. but as i earlier, i think it's important that we give everyone time and the space they need to consider the space they need to consider the of the framework that the detail of the framework that we've announced today because it is in nature. and is comprehensive in nature. and that time people that will take time for people to digest . that will take time for people to digest. but that will take time for people to digest . but ultimately, that will take time for people to digest. but ultimately, this isn't necessarily about me. it's not about politicians . 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 for them. it's about those families, those businesses and what this framework , this what this framework, this agreement will do to improve their lives. and i believe that their lives. and i believe that the changes that we have made, the changes that we have made, the breakthroughs we have been able to put forward together , able to put forward together, will make an enormous difference . we can now say that goods will flow freely , smoothly across the flow freely, smoothly across the uk and tunnel that we've protected northern ireland's place in our union, that we've safeguarded sovereignty for northern ireland's people. those all significant achieved since. and that's what we should focus on.andi

and that's what we should focus on. and i think all of us know about the stability is required in northern ireland. the delicate balance of the belfast good friday 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 step forward. it marks a turning 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 two of us, when we met for the very first time, we agreed that . i mean, if you look at, the huge challenges we are together, whether is the atrocious russian in ukraine or the fight against climate change, we have so much in common we are fighting for the same values . we are standing the same values. we are standing on the same side, shoulder by shoulder and 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 very beginning to solve problems , to beginning to solve problems, to find solutions, practical solutions for everyday life of the people and businesses in northern ireland, that's what we've done and we've jointly developed the solutions. it needed a lot of goodwill , needed a lot of goodwill, knowledge and. we have jointly agreed on that. now so i'm very happy about the agreement that we found . the windsor framework we found. the windsor framework right. and lastly, we've got less wall, we're good enough for the belgian newspaper la . would the belgian newspaper la. would you say that the trust is back between the uk and the eu ? and between the uk and the eu? and would you say that this would help the uk to participate again, to recent research programme ? i'm going to start. programme? i'm going to start. yes, this windsor framework is good news for science artists and researchers in the european union in the uk because of

course the moment we have finished this agreement so it's an agreement in principle at the moment it's implemented. i happy to start immediately right. the work on a agreement which is the precondition to join horizon europe. so good for all those who are working in and science . who are working in and science. i think i'd also just add to that. there's a there's a of different areas that we can cooperate productively on. and the president and i started that work. we first met. but if you look at how we've responded , the look at how we've responded, the situation in ukraine and that's required very close coordination on things sanctions policy, on things like sanctions policy, which the president led and which the president has led and we very closely together we worked very closely together on and also energy security on that and also energy security more , given the more broadly, given the interconnected nature of our energy markets, climate change is area and indeed illegal migration . and, you know, these migration. and, you know, these are all the types of things we can continue to make good progress working together the progress working together to the benefit communities benefit of all of communities that we represent. and i look

forward doing that with forward to doing that with president der leyen as . good president von der leyen as. good thank you very much for your. okay. right. well, we did that rishi sunak and ursula von delay and just outlining some of the basics of this new deal. very shortly, i'm going to go to andrew pierce of course, gb news is very own andrew pierce columnist at the mail, but tom harwood been sitting next to me throughout political throughout the whole political and some very and he's identified some very key questions that key unanswered questions that came out of that call. there are some really to watch and some really points to watch and this we're seeing any this why we're not seeing any snap judgements , not from the snap judgements, not from the dup eu . rg firstly, on dup or the eu. rg firstly, on these green lines, what goods and products are within them? how deep do they go? we know that sausages are going to be allowed on the shelves of northern ireland goods on the shelves will on an eye shelves in gb will be on an eye to much does go then when to how much does it go then when it to customs forms we're it comes to customs forms we're told people sending gifts or ordering online will not have to fill out any customs forms at all within the united kingdom. but does that apply to

businesses? and if not, why not? and how far ? we heard rishi and how far? we heard rishi sunak use the term hundreds of forms for lorries going well. is there a single form ? these are there a single form? these are some big questions that will be in text, and particularly in the text, and particularly when comes this idea of vat. when it comes this idea of vat. we heard the cited that currently vat that could be currently vat cuts that could be donein currently vat cuts that could be done in the in gb couldn't be done in the uk in gb couldn't be done in the uk in gb couldn't be donein done in the uk in gb couldn't be done in northern ireland because eu law prevents it rishi sunak is his deal will is now saying his deal will allow sorts of tax cuts in allow those sorts of tax cuts in northern ireland. the question is does this deliver is how does this deliver actually all treaty change with the deal was previously agreed and if not what is the mechanism by which this is enforced or is it sort of hoping eu it just a sort of hoping the eu will go with it on a gentlemen's agreement . those are some real agreement. those are some real key questions on the enforceability of the deal and the key points within it. and it's why i don't we're going to hear real snap judgements for several hours. yes yeah. and that's what rishi sunak saying. he's basically saying look i want to give everyone involved here time to digest all this here time to digest all of this detail. understand the

detail. as we understand the full is going to emerge on the government website probably in a few minutes time. we'll to few minutes time. we'll have to wait, see. no the wait, see. and no doubt the likes tom harwood and other likes of tom harwood and other political will be political boffins will be picking it apart, left, right and centre. joined by andrew and centre. i'm joined by andrew pierce, is, of course, of pierce, who is, of course, of this retro gb news lucky to this retro air gb news lucky to have and one if not the have him and one of, if not the country's top political columnist and andrew, thank you very much. your initial gut feeling there, andrew, about whether not just signed whether or not has just signed his political warrant or actually or not it's a actually whether or not it's a love letter . actually whether or not it's a love letter. it's actually whether or not it's a love letter . it's much more of love letter. it's much more of a love letter. it's much more of a love letter. it's much more of a love letter and a big surprise, actually. i talked to some members of the european research group. they are what we call the brexit spartans, the real hard liners, they if what liners, and they say if what they're told is that deal, they're being told is that deal, then he's done a lot better than expected, not least, of course, they can veto legislation coming across the european union. the problem is it's way they've handled it. this government clearly rishi sunak has done a good job here, but still members of the european research group, members of the dpp have not seen a copy of the legal text. why

everybody else seems to have seen it, but not the real britain. you main players. that's why thom's quite right . that's why thom's quite right. there any snap there won't be any snap judgements because. judgements yet because. they want that there's want to see that there's talk, there's going to be a white paper published at 630, but even isn't you to see isn't the legal text you to see the legal text you see every the legal text you can see every word comma,. because these things are drawn up by lawyers and they can be very clever and. it could be what's not in the text as much as what's in it. but i think rishi sunak has done a pretty good deal here. as i say, of more critical say, some of the more critical people the backbenches are people on the backbenches are saying whether they saying he's well, whether they think done what boris think he's done what boris johnson's reaction, course, johnson's reaction, of course, will interesting. liz will be very interesting. liz truss but the bomber me truss is too, but the bomber me between the two is pretty interesting. but again , why have interesting. but again, why have they dragged the king into it? extraordinary i mean, there's no way in my view , a cosy cup of way in my view, a cosy cup of tea with the king means ursula von der is going to say, von der leyen is going to say, okay, you've your okay, rishi, you've got your deal not the deal of course that's not the case. all about using soft case. it's all about using soft power and move music. but the timing is very, very it's very odd because one of those

odd because i think one of those teenage in 10 teenage scribblers in number 10 thought, be clever thought, wouldn't it be clever to call it the windsor record or the windsor agreement? yeah. and no, you very much. no, andrew, thank you very much. and that we might get and i do hope that we might get to you again a little to talk to you again a little bit later on more as andrew bit later on as more as andrew paced, i said of this paced, like i said of this parish. very much so. just to show wonderful show on show wonderful show here on gb news he's of the news and he's one of the country's political country's top political correspondents and columnist. look just a quick summary look just a very quick summary what just heard that which what you just heard that which we're all picking through at the minute, potentially one of minute, is potentially one of the historic press the more historic press conferences that country will ever agreement in ever see an agreement in principle reached between rishi sunak ursula der leyen, sunak ursula von der leyen, between great britain, northern ireland united . and that ireland and the united. and that apparently to be called apparently would to be called the windsor framework . similar the windsor framework. similar food, of course, standards that are in the uk available , in are in the uk available, in northern ireland. it would mean good news. people who want to send the two send parcels between the two countries. we'll get that vat. so put that into context, the so to put that into context, the price of a pint can the same in the uk it is in northern ireland. we've also got of course movement which is course pat movement which is good. importantly would

good. more importantly would argue etc. etc. argue is medicines, etc. etc. but loads unanswered but loads of unanswered questions and i'm going to be picking through all those picking through all of those questions shortly questions very shortly including, believe or not, a including, believe it or not, a different as well. what different angle as well. what does this mean for the migrant crisis as well? it actually crisis as well? what it actually mean is more likely mean that france is more likely to the boats? is going to stop the boats? is it going to stop the boats? is it going to a better trade deal to get as a better trade deal with states of with the united states of america? i'll you what, america? i'll tell you what, it's all to play for and i'll be here you very, very shortly after the headlines from polly middlehurst middlehurst. patrick. thank you and good to you. well, our top story you've been hearing on gb news today , been hearing on gb news today, new post—brexit for northern ireland has been described as a decisive with the prime minister rarely saying it'll deliver flowing free trade across the uk while , protecting northern while, protecting northern ireland's sovereignty . both ireland's sovereignty. both rishi sunak and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen said the agreement marks a new chapter . the der leyen said the agreement marks a new chapter. the uk and eu relations ship. the prime

minister says parliament will have a vote on the deal and he hopes it'll also win the approval of the democratic party. it's about showing that our union that has lasted for centuries can and will endure . centuries can and will endure. and it's about breaking down the between us. setting aside the arguments that for too long have divided us and. remembering that fellow that defines us, this family of nations , this united family of nations, this united kingdom . well, the european kingdom. well, the european commission , ursula von der commission, ursula von der leyen, says deal strengthens the relationship . the new framework relationship. the new framework respects and protects our respective and our respective interests . and most importantly interests. and most importantly , it protects the very hard earned peace gains of belfast

good friday agreement for the people of northern and across the of ireland . well, in other the of ireland. well, in other news today, the regulator has reduced cap on how much suppliers can charge customers. but bills are still expected to rise . ofgem has announced the rise. ofgem has announced the cap on the amount households pay for gas and electricity will drop by almost £1,000 from the 1st of april. however customers are likely to pay 20% more on their annual bills as the government's additional support only partially protects . that only partially protects. that means the average household will most likely pay means the average household will most likely pa y £500 a year more most likely pay £500 a year more than they did before . the labour than they did before. the labour leader says he wants to bring the uk back to being rock of economic stable state, sir keir starmer used a speech in central london to set out his economic vision , saying britain needs vision, saying britain needs

certainty but also change in order to achieve that goal. he said his real ambition is to have growth from the grass roots. a new for economic growth , growth from the grass roots where wealth is created by everyone . for everyone. raise everyone. for everyone. raise our collective sights. be on the day to day. deliver long term solutions. our country needs . so solutions. our country needs. so here in this document, the mission secure the highest sustained growth in the g7 , a sustained growth in the g7, a measurable goal. now flags are flying at half mast in westminster today following the news that the former of commons speaken news that the former of commons speaker, baroness betty boothroyd has died. became the first woman to be elected as speaker of the house in april 92. staying on in the role until october 2000. current sir

lindsay hoyle called her an inspiring woman and inspirational politician , inspirational politician, describing her as one of a kind. the baroness was 93 years . old. the baroness was 93 years. old. the baroness was 93 years. old. the food minister, mark spencer, has supermarket bosses to explain what they're doing . get explain what they're doing. get shelves stocked again , a fresh shelves stocked again, a fresh produce shortage , the lack of produce shortage, the lack of fruit and vegetables is expected to last up to four weeks as bad weather continues to affect the supply of stock imported into the uk . several supermarkets, the uk. several supermarkets, including tesco, aldi, asda and morrison have introduced customer limits on certain items, including tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers . lidl has peppers and cucumbers. lidl has become the latest to introduce buyer. become the latest to introduce buyer . well, become the latest to introduce buyer. well, half of people in the uk reported cutting back food shopping in recent weeks as price rises take their toll on households . an office for households. an office for national statistics survey shows

around a 10th of adults say they often or sometimes ran out of food and could not afford to buy more . in the last month, 13% more. in the last month, 13% said they'd cut down on meal size because there wasn't enough money for food and grocery price inflation surged to 16.7% in january, adding up to £800 to annual shopping bills . the legal annual shopping bills. the legal age at which it's okay to get married has risen to 18 to help protect vulnerable children. 16 and 17 year olds can no longer wear or enter civil partnerships in england or wales from today , in england or wales from today, even with parental consent , the even with parental consent, the law change means it's now a crime to exploit children by forcing them into an arranged marriage. the girls not brides coalition has called a huge victory . so for me, back in half victory. so for me, back in half of .

of. the wow, wow, what a day? ladies and gentlemen, in the past our rishi sunak announced a decisive breakthrough on post—brexit trading arrangements with northern ireland's at a press conference, which you heard live alongside eu chief ursula von der leyen and windsor, the pm said, i'm pleased report that we now have made a decisive breakthrough and that this new dealis breakthrough and that this new deal is the beginning of a new chapter. but actually frankly, more questions left unanswered. unanswered and again, just moments , because we're going to moments, because we're going to be rolling with this all day in our ladies and gentlemen, pretty much longer the time goes on much the longer the time goes on since he spoke there, the more questions there are questions that there are unanswered actually serious unanswered and actually serious chasms whether chasms opening up as to whether or is brexit. is this or not, this is brexit. is this sovereign say? tom harwood joins me now political correspondent tom something we identified in that little news break there which was actually about the of the ecj and frankly who is in

charge of the laws in northern ireland is it the eu or ? is it ireland is it the eu or? is it the people of northern ireland? there's a key point here. some law does still apply in northern ireland. this isn't stopping all eu law in northern ireland. it keeps that a avoiding a hard border on, that island. so there is still the eu law and to that extent there is eu law. there is still some ecj oversight . we still some ecj oversight. we heard that the press conference, ursula von der leyen the ecj is the sole of eu law, but the crucial qualifier here is, is this what really calling it a stormont break? the break and ursula von der leyen said something important that is based on the petition of concern within the good friday agreement. i'm just just going cut sum because live are cut cuts in sum because live are coming on our screen at the coming up on our screen at the moment which will show in a second anyway rishi sunak leaving called leaving windsor. he's called this the windsor. you

this break to the windsor. you believe he's just walked out it's actually which say it it's actually which you say it will be on his way now to downing one would imagine downing street one would imagine potentially anyway because he's going his going to be giving his statements around 632 and parliament and he's on that issue. zoom out issue. so i want zoom out a little bit here now i want little bit here now and i want to you, tom, do you think to ask you, tom, do you think from what we've heard just there that that is rishi sunak's almost warrants or almost like death warrants or actually be some kind actually could it be some kind of love? really, this be of love? really, could this be the of him? things the making of him? as things stand, is better for rishi stand, this is better for rishi sunak than a lot of people expected. qualifier in expected. big qualifier in all of this yet to see the detail the particulars with this with this stormont this ability this stormont break this ability of northern ireland mla is within the legislative assembly there to stop eu law . how there to stop eu law. how powerful is that? if what ursula von der leyen said is borne out in the text of this, i. if it's based on that petition of concern within the good friday agreement, i.e. that's just 30 mlas, members of the legislative who can stop any law . if that who can stop any law. if that doesn't require cross—community

consent, for example, that would be giving the tube itself . a be giving the tube itself. a veto power over any law within northern ireland. that would be really veto. there would be a lot of a democratic sort of accountability mechanism. there but we need to see the detail. is it does it require course immunity? is it only 30 mlas? these are the questions that are not yet answered . but if it not yet answered. but if it looks like how it's being presented so far , there is no presented so far, there is no denying this is a big win for rishi sunak. you know , he's rishi sunak. you know, he's trying to do really that. i thought was quite clever. whether people agree with whether or not people agree with it or not is just something he tried to do, which is keep saying. isn't about saying. this isn't about politics. isn't this politics. this isn't about. this isn't reading between isn't about reading between lines. or the eu , lg or lines. the dup or the eu, lg or all of those talks backstage . all of those talks backstage. this is the people of this is about the people of northern ireland. i was taking some on with this. he was some notes on with this. he was saying that what this deal do is it make easier for the same it make it easier for the same foods we've over here foods that we've got over here on mainland, as it be on the mainland, as it were, be in the over in northern in the shelves over in northern ireland, people wanting to send just people, businesses just normal people, businesses as well, wanting to send parcels

that will be easier, he says. talking about vat and he talking about vat control and he emphasises all politicians do that what it would mean for the price of pint. and it means that if he decided make booze cheapen if he decided make booze cheaper, the people of northern with as well things with benefits as well things like between countries we like moving between countries we can see us live on the line in windsor that i don't see another angle on this which are going to be about later on is be talking about later on is there is a phone line is meeting with king well which with the king as well which a lot of people are very very angry about. if i darren mccaffrey popped on mccaffrey he's just popped up on our screens of political we've been trying get ahold of been trying to get ahold of durham last hour so durham for the last hour so would to actually talk would be nice to actually talk to at point but darren to him at some point but darren mccaffrey his way out mccaffrey making his way out with other in with all the other bigwigs in political journalists. can political journalists. you can see quite a few people that ursula von der leyen be ursula von der leyen will be coming will be as well coming out, will be as well going king and going to meet the king and people saying, has the people saying, why has the king got in this? got involved in all of this? just to return to a couple of the points i was making earlier on, which is that he's basically trying that the trying to emphasise that the deal that got at the deal that he's got at the moment. will better for

moment. he will be better for your man woman in your average common man woman in northern ireland. and i think they're to the they're trying to swerve the pellets of consequences out of so the dup, etc. i'm going to go to northern ireland now. well, i know remiss of us know it would be remiss of us not in dougie beattie he not to in dougie beattie he joins joyce's northern ireland that he's over in stormont. dougie, thank you very very much. ryan, give us the whole take you. are well take from what you. are well we're really on michelle o'neill to come to the microphone behind us so if she dies you be able to that she's the first minister in waiting of course and the dup leader of, sinn fein, she is largest party in northern ireland assembly here. and when talk about and that's exactly what tom is talking about that petition of that has been a petition of that has been a petition of that has been a petition of concern and not only for many years because it for many many years because it had to cross—community and it stopped many things from going through if that's what the see and way we could end up with all sorts of legislation bouncing all over place on this might all over the place on this might break as they call it . also at again tom was spotted looking at again tom was spotted it very well is the what is in

the red lines what is in the red is manufacturing in the red. liam is farming in the red lion. and how will that with group haulage those are the things that we haven't seen the detail and if anything on this is going to it up it be the detail to trip it up it be the detail and that and unionists here are not they're not talking the deal down at all the only they aren't happy with is they didn't seem have sight of it before it actually rishi sunak announced it so they're saying look it so they they're saying look it so they they're saying look it live here we have to operate here. why didn't we have a say in what was going on? because, of course nice to have that say with leo varadkar and the south because they part of the eu because they are part of the eu 27. so all that has created a bad feeling and make me a good deal bad feeling and make me a good deal, but it's just awkward as it's been clocked together. but await to see what the details are. and really we are not going see anything here for probably a week. and the dup take this and have a really good look at what's going on, including the

unionists . yeah, absolutely. unionists. yeah, absolutely. dougie you very much dougie beattie that gb news is northern ireland reports from stormont and kind of where we are. ladies and kind of where we are. ladies and gentlemen, the mood music about all of this is that rishi sunak potentially a bit sunak has potentially done a bit better a lot people. better than a lot of people. he's himself at face value he's given himself at face value and it is just skin deep. what we know about at the moment. well, you to kind of get into the of all this detail. the guts of all of this detail. but as it currently stands , it but as it currently stands, it might done enough to people might have done enough to people in the orgy to appease the dup to get something through and to get things moving. that was the early noises this coming of it. we're going to go to downing street shortly . not right now, street shortly. not right now, though, see. we though, but shortly to see. we can out anything. and can find out anything. and a little around the little whispers around the corridors to how the corridors of power as to how the more brexit the elements the conservative are taking conservative party are taking this they're ones this because they're the ones who rebel but we're who could rebel on it. but we're going to go now news going to go now to gb news political editor darren mccaffrey windsor. he mccaffrey. he's in windsor. he was room . he could he was in the room. he could he could smell now kind of level underlying. darren, what's your take on? what we've just seen

and heard . yeah. really and heard. yeah. really fascinating, isn't that effectively the prime minister is portraying this as a turning point ? that's clearly what he point? that's clearly what he wants to do as part his sell. but don't really have the detail. yes got the broad strokes around the green lanes , strokes around the green lanes, the rule and the role of stormont potentially as well. and this idea that the goods being sold on, supermarket shelves here in northern ireland be in britain will be available in ireland though. have you been in ireland though. have you been in recently, patrick? in the shop recently, patrick? you'll some you'll know that actually some of in this casino of the shelves in this casino are bare. but in the end, are quite bare. but in the end, what he is trying to do is to win over his conservative right interest, being in that room, being up to both ursula von der leyen and to the minister, it's clear they've a good clear they've got a good personal i think she personal rapport. i think she keep referring didn't keep referring to it, didn't she? certain points she? is she at certain points doing press conference ? it doing that press conference? it is also clear, i think that the eu have moved significantly . now eu have moved significantly. now there's a recognition from there's been a recognition from dubun there's been a recognition from dublin in the dublin and, from brussels in the last couple of or so that last couple of months or so that they feel that the current protocol, article 16 probably

went far, that it's in some ways antagonist antagonising ministers too much, that did need to go back a little bit and thatis need to go back a little bit and that is what we've seen today will be in no doubt in some way the easy part of all of has been the easy part of all of has been the negotiations between the eu and, britain, the fact that the eu were prepared to move, give an opening to the really, really difficult now comes on the sell. how mps how will mp in his own party react in the house of commons tonight ? and indeed how commons tonight? and indeed how will the northern irish parties , the how will they react , the dup? how will they react in the days and weeks to come when we get actual detail? interestingly the prime minister did confirm there will be a vote interestingly the prime minister ditparliament|ere will be a vote interestingly the prime minister ditparliament that tvill be a vote interestingly the prime minister ditparliament that tvill bejust ote in parliament that we're just not entirely sure when that will be. yeah darren, look, thank you very, is in very, very much. that is in windsor. he's our political edhon windsor. he's our political editor. going live to editor. i'm going to go live to westminster because darren westminster now because darren was that rishi sunak was saying that rishi sunak the biggest him now is sell biggest job for him now is sell this the politicians in this this to the politicians in this big famous building in westminster just outside i westminsterjust outside it. i believe giving his political correspondent , olivia utley. correspondent, olivia utley. olivia, thank you very much. so

two things really what's going to happen in terms of around 630, i believe, which you see now is going to talk to mp but also just the early little whispers from those corridors of that about the rg and about the brexiteers wings of the conservative party . what's the conservative party. what's the sense like from where you are olivia and. well, yes , rishi olivia and. well, yes, rishi sunakis olivia and. well, yes, rishi sunak is going to talk to parliament tonight, but he's not tonight going to give peace a vote though he has said that he will give him a vote somewhere down the line. now that sort some of his immediate problems because the whisperings because lots of the whisperings were would an insult were that it would be an insult to democracy . she refused to to democracy. she refused to give a vote the whisperings at the moment and i should stress they really are whisperings because as know the eod has been very that it wants to see properly the full of the deal before it any any comments at all but the whisperings are pretty of course we had brexit told by steve baker he saw it

himself, who's now a northern ireland, come out this morning and say he felt that the prime minister was on the cusp of a securing a phantom result for everyone involved and that was certainly very positive then you've got mark francois, who's the current chair of the eoc , the current chair of the eoc, who has been very, very bullish so far about any deal which goes any any way at all dissatisfying the dup in completely unacceptable. he now talking about having a full plenary meeting of 60 members of the ag tonight to go over the what we know of the deal to and decide what they make of it . but the what they make of it. but the good news for rishi sunak is that haven't come out fighting already and the noises, the noise is all that they do really want back it. the problem of course is that they have promised that they will move in lockstep with the dup and if the dup has issues with any elements of the deal and i think the phrase which might alarm gop dup members is ursula von der leyen

saying that the ecj is the ultimate arbiter eu laws . so ultimate arbiter eu laws. so it's not 100% clear how this break or veto for stormont would work would still would really be allowed to veto eu laws it wouldn't like or would it come down to the eu in the end. that's stumbling point for the dup and even if it would very much like to back it, it would politically be very, very difficult for them now to diverge the dup . so the diverge from the dup. so the noises positive , but it all noises are positive, but it all still depends quite lot on those noises coming from jeffrey donaldson to see what that group of 60 members is going to do. yeah. look, olivia , you very, yeah. look, olivia, you very, very much. olivia utley now fiscal are just outside westminster . some really westminster. some really important points there and i'm keen actually we keep banging here, don't we say, about all of the people who really matter in this to the dup, people who this to the dup, the people who really this are the really matter in this are the members, ecology. well what members, the ecology. well what about home, you, about the people you home, you, the viewers and listeners get in touch gbviews@gbnews.uk . okay, touch gbviews@gb news.uk. okay, bit touch gbviews@gbnews.uk. okay, bit of a mixed bag at the is

fact is that i will go and read out some of those emails to begin with, but i just wonder whether or not you feel, though you've been put in a really awful position here because if you this deal , then that's you don't this deal, then that's the you're getting. okay the deal you're getting. okay labour promised to wave it through, but see, not quite through, but you see, not quite possibly. just the rg or possibly. we'll just the rg or the quite some quite hard brexit elements of policy. if you decide don't like you decide that you don't like you don't want to vote for rishi sunak for the guy sunak do you vote for the guy who's to wave it through who's going to wave it through anyway? potentially you're anyway? so potentially you're between a let between a rock and a hard. let me you think. gb views me know what you think. gb views and news don't a key and gb news don't uk. a key point that i think will get a lot of you going is this, which is court of justice is the european court of justice is the european court of justice is sole and ultimate arbiter is the sole and ultimate arbiter of eu law that is not true because it is prescribed by the eu legal order. so the ecj will have final say on law on single market issues. that is a quote from ursula von der leyen and that i think is going to get a lot of people going. joining me

now on throughout the rest of the hour, political editor of the sunday mirror. sunday people, it's nigel nelson. and of course, i also got gb of course, i have also got gb news political correspondent, the harwood the effervescent tom harwood nigel start nigel lamont as well. i'll start with you. you very much, with you. thank you very much, nigel. look, concerns nigel. yes. look, big concerns of the ecj and whether or not they're going continue to have, frankly say the law of frankly say over the law of northern ireland. that is not brexit. no, exactly and that seems to be the elephant in the room when rishi is on the line to talk . the last thing they to talk. the last thing they want to about was the role of reason might be what is clear is it will grow and that's a problem for the uk because their seven tests that first passed is every citizen in the uk must be on the same law . quite clearly on the same law. quite clearly it's the european court of justice has jurisdiction in northern although not may in britain, that would satisfy the first of those asks . maybe the

first of those asks. maybe the best thing you can say about this is that if everyone not going to get all that they wanted and will get something that they want . so consequently that they want. so consequently , when it comes down to real people, this is a much deal than the northern protocol over the number of issues. the northern protocol over the number of issues . and the one number of issues. and the one thing that, as you say , has thing that, as you say, has achieved which which the previous three prime ministers have been unable changing is the eu said all along they would never change the protocol. they just talked. yes. and that's a really important point . nigel, really important point. nigel, tom, i'll bring that to you. who's made concessions there at face value, although them at face value, although them at face value, although them at face value, the eu has made more concessions of course the uk made a huge number of concessions northern ireland to get brexit over the line back in 2020. and i think speaking to a lot of people at that time, there was always the sort of expectation that this was a starting point that . you would starting point that. you would iteratively improve the deal as

time goes on. but i think it is stark how many different areas we are being told have been improved. and again , this point improved. and again, this point about ecj having jurisdiction in northern patrick used the phrase was the final arbiter. i think thatis was the final arbiter. i think that is contestable depending on how this stormont break stormont could well the final arbiter if it has this veto power over eu law. now we've only the headunes law. now we've only the headlines we don't yet have the detail but ursula von der leyen said it's on the petition of concern within the good friday agreement . that means that if 30 agreement. that means that if 30 members of the legislative assembly in northern ireland that's one third of that assembly which is nowhere near a majority. of course , if that is majority. of course, if that is the same mechanism that could put a veto on eu law, that's a very powerful veto that a minority c could actually pursue that for the dup or the up combined sort of smaller groups

within northern ireland, within that assembly, they could block eu law. that's a huge . but we do eu law. that's a huge. but we do need to see the detail to see if that's really, really true. again, just want to we're expecting all of that detail drop in a massive kind of detail very, with who will very, very shortly with who will be picking through. but nigel, one we do know is the one thing we do know is the opfics one thing we do know is the optics and got rishi sunak optics and we've got rishi sunak that this getting people that no, this is getting people going my inbox in a going in my inbox in a gbviews@gbnews.uk him cosying up to us live on delay and very lovely duffy wasn't say the father delay and he's off father of on delay and he's off to that's got people to the king that's got people outraged we bringing the outraged was why we bringing the king our monarch sovereign king our monarch our sovereign into something political nigel not sure the optics of this whether or not they really mean anything it's not winning the hearts and minds of the brexiteers. no, certainly. hearts and minds of the brexiteers. no, certainly . but brexiteers. no, i certainly. but icannot brexiteers. no, i certainly. but i cannot understand for the life of me why it was necessary. ursula von der leyen isn't the head of state. she's the president of the european and there's no at all why the king needed meet her on particular occasion . now, i mean, as jan

occasion. now, i mean, as jan has said, that constitutionally he would probably be repeating it when he he does this programme tonight constitutionally it is a really weird thing . bring the king in weird thing. bring the king in something that is a hugely contentious issue. i and so it was never necessary and i think what youngster number 10 has come up with this rather weird that they sort to be a good thing the dup here against it. i don't believe sinn fein a great a great monarchist either i have to say i understood from number 10 a little bit earlier today , 10 a little bit earlier today, they seem to be implying that it wasn't generated from number that number 10 sort of advised that number 10 sort of advised that it could ahead. but there were some from behind that black shining door that actually it was ursula von de lyons team that wanted to meet the king. now, i'm not sure who we should believe in this situation, but sir, should we have let's or i'd like to meet the king. but you

know, i don't know. what was ursula von der doing it? well, i suppose the european commission president heads president does often meet heads of g7 meetings, at g20 of state at g7 meetings, at g20 meetings, the eu commission president, while not head of state themselves, does attend these international summits . we these international summits. we remember the g7 and back in in cornwall . was it last year or cornwall. was it last year or the year before the european commission president met the then queen then. so it's not an unimpressive sort of thing. yeah. well fair enough. we'll have to wait and see. obviously exactly how this all pans out i suppose. but it does look as though rishi sunak has managed to stave off an initial wave of up to hatred and resignations. and so that's, i suppose in itself is a look, both of itself is a way. look, both of you are going be me. i think you are going to be me. i think throughout course of the throughout the course of the show . just let people show. just got to let people know about what else we've know a bit about what else we've got because i'm got coming up, because i'm conscious fact that we've conscious of the fact that we've done non—stop northern ireland so so you very much, so far. so thank you very much, everybody. we going to everybody. look, we are going to touch couple of the other touch on a couple of the other big stories the day. and one big stories of the day. and one of i think really going of those i think is really going to of you going. and

to get lot of you going. and thatis to get lot of you going. and that is the fact that there was particular chap who on particular chap who was on a deportation from this deportation flight from this country to being country was supposed to be being deported caribbean. deported back to the caribbean. that flight stopped by that flight was stopped by priti patel, former secretary patel, a former home secretary is do good lawyers. he is called to do good lawyers. he managed stay in the united managed to stay in the united kingdom and unfortunately went on an incredibly on to commit an incredibly heinous we're going on to commit an incredibly he be us we're going on to commit an incredibly he be talking we're going on to commit an incredibly he be talking all we're going on to commit an incredibly he be talking all of we're going on to commit an incredibly he be talking all of this; going on to commit an incredibly he be talking all of this. we're] to be talking all of this. we're going to be having debate on going to be having a debate on this all do gooder this as well all do gooder lawyers the of, frankly, lawyers in the way of, frankly, our and our our national security and our personal security is another example now of how soft touch approach to deportation flights it's to mean that we end up with people in this country who shouldn't be because they've committed crimes or whatever, who then can walk the streets of britain and go to on in cases actually kill people. how do you feel about of that? gbviews@gbnews.uk it's not all that island here today, although of course, that is the big story in town. it's not really just an old story it's the united kingdom it's a brexit and kingdom story. it's a brexit and we'll be covering that. but yes , back, i will be , when we come back, i will be talking a bit about this deportation flight that actually

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headunes from the grass roots. those headlines are back in half an hour and see them them . hour and see them them. yeah, look, people, i want to swear this brexit story for a while and talk about story which i'm really keen to get stuck into. actually, i know he's going get a lot of you going unless the earlier remember the name was saved from deportation to jamaica by a load of. well i've been called leftie lawyers but just six months after that plane was stopped from taking off he murdered a man in a horrific knife fight, priti patel, who oversaw original attempt to remove elliot when she was head of the home office, said that this case showed why it was crucial to defy. quoting now do gooders who tried to block deportations . joining me block deportations. joining me in the studio right now is gb news national reporter paul hawkins. paul, ijust news national reporter paul hawkins. paul, i just outline the facts of this really before we pass comment. of course. yes,

this an issue. so elliot is on home office deportation flight in december 2020. he's got a conviction for knife crime there . a series of legal challenges that mean flight kept being delayed. he was one of 23 serious criminals. there were 50 people in total on the flight, as i understand it ready for deportation and then a series of legal challenges including open letter signed by celebrities, authors, public figures , also authors, public figures, also labour and democrat mps requested that the flight be delayed they compared the deportation to the windrush scandal. some might argue unfairly . then six months later, unfairly. then six months later, the same robbed and murdered a 35 year old man, nathaniel, i go in a drugs row. he was sentenced last month . and year to 26 last month. and year to 26 years. minimum term . sorry, years. minimum term. sorry, a life sentence. 26 years. minimum with years to run concurrently for robbery and according to

reports today i don't know what these figures from it. they think that we could end up spending over £1,000,000 in terms taxpayer funding in terms of how much time he spends in jail. we don't know where those figures from, but we figures have from, but we certainly obviously certainly know that obviously the up the bill the will be picking up the bill for the amount of time he spends in jail. but those are the kinds of as know them chris. of facts as we know them chris. look, thank you much look, paul, thank you very much that to bring in that i'm going to bring in benjamin lockney now. he's a senior research fellow at the boe group. and benjamin i can remember story remember when this story was first and can first happening, and i can remember speaking to remember actually speaking to someone rights someone is from human rights groups. know who's on groups. do you know who's on this? want to know what this? yeah you want to know what he you know, he's he says and that you know, he's on plane and were on this plane and they were telling it's just like telling us. yes. it's just like the windrush generation. well, actually, i'm but one of them clearly anyway, is an clearly at least anyway, is an individual was involved in individual who was involved in drugs, a and drugs, was wielding a knife and has to murder on the has gone to murder on the streets britain. streets of britain. yeah, i remember this the time as remember this at the time as well. i have so many debates at the time saying we really need to careful about stopping to be careful about stopping deportations because at least one not all of one of these people, not all of them, at one of them,

them, but at least one of them, will on to commit a crime will go on to commit a crime and. then, know, people are and. then, you know, people are going have to answer some going to have to answer some questions why they stop those deportations, and deportations, taking. and lo and behold, of here behold, a couple of years here we seen play out. but we are. we've seen play out. but the is that this the reality here is that this individual was basically on individual was was basically on a flight. yeah. okay. so pretty much on the tarmac, ready to off. many people off. we do not want many people would like this would say people like this in the country. okay. then the country. okay. and then people get celebrities weighed in old classics, don't they in the old classics, don't they . oh, they all wade into . oh, yes. they all wade into and then no we have a man who's doneit and then no we have a man who's done it and i'm sorry, but you have to seriously , whether or have to seriously, whether or not some people got blown up. yeah and it's this misguided sense of and compassion, these fashionable causes , you know, fashionable causes, you know, we're going to jump on the bandwagon of throw up bandwagon and sort of throw up signs the signs saying, stop the deportations and the nasty tories trying to keep people out of the country. but what's charitable about people's lives? because these are these are criminals. these who criminals. these are people who commit and it's commit serious offences and it's just the murder. it's not just that there's a lot of these people were absolute nasty thugs and allowing those people run

and allowing those people to run in streets britain. in the streets of britain. there's nothing charitable that this think this is the thing. i think we need to able to as a nation, need to be able to as a nation, to a conversation. the fact to have a conversation. the fact that things have gone wrong in the comes to the the past when it comes to the windrush, absolutely windrush, etc. yeah, absolutely . separate things . but then separate those things from fact that at the moment and pretty was to this pretty was alluding to this former secretary she was former home secretary she was home time. she home secretary at the time. she criticised what she called as do good as in from where i'm sitting are a lot of sitting there are a lot of people this country who want people in this country who want to blanket over everyone to throw a blanket over everyone arriving unfortunately to throw a blanket over everyone arri have unfortunately to throw a blanket over everyone arrihave a unfortunately to throw a blanket over everyone arrihave a situation|fortunately to throw a blanket over everyone arrihave a situation in�*tunately to throw a blanket over everyone arrihave a situation in benjamin we have a situation in benjamin now individuals like this now where individuals like this can on to murder on the can go on to murder on the streets idea how many streets have no idea how many fully are schools at the fully men are in schools at the moment pretending to 15 year olds in classes. people going on to commit crimes and. we need to have a more nuanced conversation. we really do. we need to stop dividing it into kind of deportation somehow kind of deportation is somehow and wrong and any of and evil and wrong and any of virtue is keeping people in the countries thing. there countries a great thing. there are people who shouldn't are some people who shouldn't be in country they're in the country and if they're not citizens and the not british citizens and the government its primary, government has its primary, its primary its primary job, but its responsibility is to protect

british citizens, some do british citizens, some people do need deported and. it's need to be deported and. it's not about safety. it's all not just about safety. it's all about the cost. about also about the cost. because these end because if these people end up in jails, might be doing in jails, they might be doing a full life term at the cost of about 40 grand a year per prisoner. and that's just a drain on the taxpayer as well. so safety, there's cost. so the safety, there's the cost. and the government and i do think the government needs be able say this needs to be able to say this person should be deported and it should tracked and we should be fast tracked and we shouldn't the shouldn't be allowing the lawyers this, this lawyers have these, this, this amount power. i people amount of power. i think people will absolutely outraged will be absolutely outraged oven will be absolutely outraged over. there's over. there was there's a cottage of, these cottage industry of, these people make money cottage industry of, these peo ofe make money cottage industry of, these peo of people make money cottage industry of, these peo of people like make money cottage industry of, these peo of people like this ke money out of people like this individual who went to kill someone in a drugs related incident in this country get incident in this country to get them this country and them to stay in this country and them to stay in this country and the cost to the taxpayer reportedly be about reportedly is going to be about £1,000,000 to keep this guy, this on a plane this country. he was on a plane . he was on his way off. and now someone is dead. the someone is dead. and the taxpayers out pocket . and taxpayers out of pocket. and this happening, could this is happening, i think could happen and and more. happen more and more. and more. what you say , those what would you say, those lawyers, you seem hell bent . and lawyers, you seem hell bent. and the human rights brigade that you seem hell bent on keeping some these people in this

some of these people in this country, do say the country, what do they say to the normal man woman on the normal man and woman on the street? the lawyers, street? well, the lawyers, you know, they bear sound. and i absolutely think as a lawyer you really focus the really should focus on the ethics behind sort of thing ethics behind this sort of thing as we have as well. but we also have a responsibility to prevent those legal which it legal avenues which enable it because created industry because we created an industry where claim legal aid where people can claim legal aid taxpayers in paying for the defence of people. the lawyers are pockets and it are lining their pockets and it really is a legislative thing need eliminate that on a need to eliminate that on a legal level to prevent it from happening ever again. yeah. no indeed. this is the indeed. and this is this is the thing of it. i mean, emails thing of it. i mean, the emails are coming thick and fast on are coming in thick and fast on this. mean, say , look, this. i mean, people say, look, we do not need people. this in the country should been the country should have been deported. it's a no brainer, says joyce. i wish it says joyce. well, i wish it wasn't o'brien, but wasn't o'brien, joyce, but clearly isn't. moving clearly it isn't. but moving forward do make sure forward, how do we make sure that stuff doesn't? again, that this stuff doesn't? again, because people see because when people see deportation flights , i mean, deportation flights, i mean, we've had the rwanda scheme. i mean, that wasn't supposed to be criminals. was just people criminals. that was just people who came here that who came here illegally that couldn't take off. right now in this, get the this, we can't even get the potential murderers out. come

with basically, with no outrageous. basically, no one can be deported unless there's know, it's an there's a, you know, it's an exception not a you're not exception not a rule. you're not saving from who have saving people from who have a really reason to be in the really good reason to be in the country. lucky you can country. you're lucky if you can even rid of serious criminals and, you know, we need to take a long, hard look at the human rights. we need to take a look at are. and at the relationship the are. and we start some we need to start doing some legislative order legislative things in order prevent happening. you prevent this from happening. you also for example, i also have, for example, as i said, legal aid. why is it said, for legal aid. why is it that people who aren't rich citizens can off the citizens can claim off the british that offence british taxpayer that offence apparently? shamima begum has been well. been getting legal aid as well. so benjamin, been so you and benjamin, we've been lucky to delve into our lucky enough to delve into our pockets of cost pockets in the middle of a cost of living now shamima of living crisis. now shamima begum back into the begum attempts get back into the uk. finally look, uk. one quick one. finally look, apparently politicians, apparently labour politicians, as paul was saying, and lib dem politicians this politicians were jumping on this bandwagon get this bandwagon trying to get this fight. do you they fight. stop. do you think they should public and should stump the public and account actions? i do account for their actions? i do think apology be think an apology needs to be given mark benjamin, given that. mark benjamin, thank you benjamin lord you very much. benjamin lord dannatt, is a research dannatt, who is a research fellow for migration the fellow for migration at the power group, pull any power group, doesn't pull any punches. said

punches. a spokesperson said relation to this case, foreign national offenders who exploit our system and commit crimes here in the uk will face the full of the law, including deportation . the earliest deportation. the earliest opportunity for those the government is committed to stopping abuse of the immigration system , taking immigration system, taking decisive action against those who try to play the system while legal challenges can frustrate immediate deportation , we remain immediate deportation, we remain resolute in our commitment to deport those who abuse our hospitality and just very quietly, i just want to say to people out now, the kind of people out now, the kind of people who are emailing in, you know, i don't think you're insane thinking that you can see all of these problems that are just facing us data, hardware, people to be people who are supposed to be deported the grounds, things deported on the grounds, things like they're like criminality, if they're allowed will allowed to stay sometimes will go and commit crimes like go on and commit crimes like this and not insane for this murder and not insane for not necessarily wanting that to happen, despite what some people might tell you. keep your views coming gbviews@gbnews.uk on coming in gbviews@gbnews.uk on though. for now i've got loads your way going to have to your way we're going to have to rattle ofgem price rattle through the ofgem price

cap about to go down, but cap is about to go down, but guess what our energy prices are going up. yes, another way we're out of pocket. it's a good job. we're not paying for all this. criminals our are criminals on our way. we are saying synthetic .

okay as you can imagine, we're going to be returning very anyway to the big, big, big of the day, which is a potential brexit. what all of this really does mean, though, will rishi sunak essentially see the implosion the tory party or implosion of the tory party or will it be the making of him? lots to discuss that? but what about in your pocket about the in your pocket for a different now? there's different now? because there's good and bad news when it good news and bad news when it comes energy prices today. comes to energy prices today. and good news that ofgem and the good news is that ofgem price will be cut by £1,000 price cut will be cut by £1,000 in april due to a falling prices. the bad news is the average bill will also still

increase by £500 a year due to the changes of the government's price guarantee. joining me now on the show is andy mayer hayes, an energy and infrastructure analyst, the institute for economic affairs . andy, thank economic affairs. andy, thank you very much. some people are getting about all getting very angry about all of this you of it ? this now. what do you of it? well at one level, it's long forecast. so there's nothing unexpected here. what's happened is that underlying bills have come down by about is that underlying bills have come down by abou t £1,000 a come down by about £1,000 a yeah come down by about £1,000 a year. well, household, a typical household won't see that. what going instead is an going to see instead is an increase by about going to see instead is an increase by abou t £900 increase by about £900 for a couple reasons. increase by about £900 for a couple reasons . one of which couple of reasons. one of which is the of the energy is the increase of the energy price from 2500, 3000. and the other is , the redrawing the other is, the redrawing of the energy subsidy scheme energy bills, subsidy scheme about is ideal for about £400, which is ideal for six months. so in terms of what you actually see in terms of the bills, it depends on your energy use. but that typical household are going up by about £75 a month three before month for three months before falling substantial again in the summer below level of the energy price cap. we think . but it's

price cap. we think. but it's uncertain and then you'll be seeing things that are about double you used to pay double what you used to pay before crisis off. so before this crisis off. so somewhere in region of 2000, somewhere in the region of 2000, 2000 , £300 a year, there's still 2000, £300 a year, there's still lot, but not quite the disaster we were all worried about when we were all worried about when we started talking about this over a year ago. no it's not quite the disaster. we all quite the disaster. we were all worried as well, it's worried and also as well, it's important. i think, to emphasise, isn't it, that taxpayers been footing the taxpayers have been footing the bill quite a lot for these energy price caps, etc. and for grants and things like that, haven't so actually haven't they? so it actually about time people be the about time that people be the bandaid off and just just grin and bear a little bit if they and bear it a little bit if they can . yeah. it's also important can. yeah. it's also important to note that ripping the bandaid off mean for the most off doesn't mean for the most vulnerable households so a lot of welfare schemes that were of the welfare schemes that were put help people who put in place help people who really bills really could not. these bills are still there . we've lost the are still there. we've lost the £400, but you can still ge t £650 £400, but you can still get £650 in cost of living payment. you can still get the winter fuel discount by £150 and there's another 150 to £300 for

pensioners. so if you need help, support is there and if all of those fail many of the energy companies and some local authorities also schemes that can people directly if can help people directly if they're really struggling. we've had adverse had some massive adverse situations happen in their lives, for the rest of us, lives, so for the rest of us, yeah, should be paying the yeah, we should be paying the full and the reason full of energy. and the reason for that is if we don't what happens is that the government or rather we subsidy rising or rather we are subsidy rising energy use and that's worst energy use and that's the worst possible thing to do when energy pnces possible thing to do when energy prices high . but what prices are so high. but what people is if they don't need people do is if they don't need to use the energy, don't use it? and the example often uses don't on the swimming pool heater if you've got tub use that you've got a hot tub use that try find ways of saving try and find ways of saving energy, in things in energy, investing in things in your home that help energy your home that will help energy use or under you. look thank you very much you have very very much and you may have that is of course the that area is of course the energy and infrastructure analyst at the iea i just wanted to you a little bit of to give you a little bit of a heads up all of that, because that's something get that's something that could get lost of today's big, big that's something that could get lost isn't)f today's big, big that's something that could get lost isn't it?oday's big, big that's something that could get lost isn't it? the"s big, big that's something that could get lost isn't it? the fact g, big that's something that could get lost isn't it? the fact thatg news, isn't it? the fact that since your energy bills are going up. but we'll talk

going to go up. but we'll talk that a little bit later on, just quickly before we return to the main of the day, rishi sunak goes on delay and she's goes live on delay and she's meeting as well meeting the king as well as important that's a important to emphasise that's a round we'll be talking round in itself we'll be talking about a that about shortly but a story that a lot you have been emailing in lot of you have been emailing in about which is this convicted criminal to deportation on, a home office charter to home office charter flight to jamaica all these jamaica following all of these legal what priti legal challenges. what priti patel was home patel said, how it was the home secretary time called it secretary at the time called it a gooder lawyers, the woke a do gooder lawyers, the woke bngade. a do gooder lawyers, the woke brigade . he went on to commit brigade. he went on to commit murder right here in this country and still well as he was originally from jamaica, now he was due to board a flight back to his country of origin back in december 20, 20. but then all of these challenges stop people saying, it's just like the saying, oh, it's just like the windrush generation you up windrush generation you ended up with mps and with a load of labour mps and lib celebrities as well lib dem and celebrities as well saying, oh, we can't possibly do it anyway , the situation. and it anyway, the situation. and then was back in the uk and he managed to go on and actually murder someone and honour said all celebrities labour mp have done politicians . all celebrities labour mp have done politicians. he's signed the petition to keep it in the

uk should be collectively ashamed of themselves. patrick i would like to ask who these people are . this is from susan. people are. this is from susan. i supported this stopping deportation gary's been on as well just time for one more why aren't we prioritising the safety gary's you hear of people with in this country and yes gary it is a bizarre situation where in nation at the moment we do not know how many adult males are in schools and people across the channel, etc. they cannot us that because we can't do a proper age checks. and then on top well, people top of it as well, you people who have to deport who have tried to deport essentially, we cannot essentially, who we cannot deport, are free, it would deport, who are free, it would appear to and commit appear to go in and commit murder and then on top of that, we have to pay if reports are to be believed around a million quid, the taxpayer quid, it'll cost the taxpayer £1,000,000 chap in £1,000,000 to keep this chap in prison minimum of 26 prison for a minimum of 26 years. talk about years. so lots to talk about that. but i am going to return now to the main stories dominating the headlines, and thatis dominating the headlines, and that is that the prime minister has with the eu as has brexit deal with the eu as well has been agreed at least in principle. rishi sunak it's

principle. now rishi sunak it's a decisive breakthrough on. the sticky issue of cross—border trade in northern ireland. but there's a lot more to it than that. i'm joined by nigel nelson , who is political editor at the sunday mirror on the sunday people. i'm also joined by our very own tom harwood, who as you can see there, is beavering away transit across. of transit countries across. all of the you the latest. nigel, thank you very much for joining the latest. nigel, thank you very much forjoining us again. look, i just want to pick up on something. we're talking before, which registration of which is the registration of brexit. this is a deal for the people. so you'll get the food, you'll be able to send your parcels. i can bring the price of your will able of a pint. your pack will able to seamlessly across the to travel seamlessly across the irish sea that one way and the other that are approved in the uk will be available. there but the reality is a serious question marks, nigel, as to whether or not the eu is still in charge of the in northern ireland. yeah. yes. and it did seem to seem to be the boris with underline was saying was well actually they are that you've got stormont break we don't know that will that will

that will actually but the idea is that it means that the stormont assembly will . be to stormont assembly will. be to discipline eu law that would adversely affect northern ireland the bit. we don't know is quite then who police that decision will that be northern ireland codes will have the laws the impression being given is that actually weren't that that will end up going if it needs a court of last resort if you like that would end up being the european court of justice that's going to cause major problems with the uk because they're argument is the law of the uk you should apply in northern ireland not the law of the. yeah exactly and look we've been telling it chart the course this show is an absolutely seismic day when the history books are written will actually be an moments in it because it could . moments in it because it could. yes, the future of rishi sunak could outline the future of the

tory could also outline the future. the united kingdom and are absolutely seismic things . are absolutely seismic things. and so what i'm just going to bnng and so what i'm just going to bring it in and throw an open ended one so you because you've been banging across this beavering all what do beavering away that all what do you actually just to talk about on been reading on this? well, i've been reading through that through the command paper that the kingdom just the united kingdom has just published there are reams of documents. available on documents. now available on gov.uk . and afraid i haven't gov.uk. and i'm afraid i haven't read every jot and read through every jot and tittle every one. there are tittle of every one. there are there are so many different pages mean it will take weeks to go of this? it's no go through all of this? it's no wonder to see wonder we're not going to see a vote in parliament tonight. but the summaries within the command paper very interesting paper are very, very interesting it what we understood it confirms what we understood about this this veto that stormont has a new law coming in from the eu that would significant be change the way that goods the in northern ireland even if a part that law was objected to by stormont that could be vetoed. it would only take 3030 assembly members to

veto. now they have to be from two different parties, but for example, the dup and the up together could decide to veto a new eu . what would then happen? new eu. what would then happen? is it go to arbitration between uk and the eu ? note not european uk and the eu? note not european of justice arbitration, but arbitration . and then if the uk arbitration. and then if the uk agree or thought that this was too different from the uk was dragging the northern ireland away from uk's internal market, that could be this applied and it wouldn't be applied in northern ireland. that's from a scheme reading of that section. it seems to be pretty comprehensive right now that does technical and that's what we're here to do as well. but nigel, from hearing that, what does that practise mean? who's happy as a result of that and what should the public think about potentially? well, about it potentially? well, i mean, the public go, mean, as far the public go, businesses obviously a very happy the footsie index went up by 60 points. the pound went up a sudden the dollar so the

markets are quite happy with that i the key thing is that as tom was just been outlining it is complex but it really does come to down the final analysis just what part eu the eu law will play in northern ireland and does the european court of justice have some of role in that now ? that's that's going to that now? that's that's going to be the key for the for the dup when it comes to down the lg in parliament the tory brexiteer mp now likely to actually support the dup whatever they decide but as thomas said, come uk is the place where i'm. yeah you don't want to it's in plain sight and they remain secret. it'll take to actually get through the talks to find out exactly . this talks to find out exactly. this means obviously time. i'm just going to ask you to comment on something is really kicking off the moment which is the idea that ursula von dilan is off to meet the king and people are saying why on is charles saying why on earth is charles

being forced meet someone who well be honest she's not exactly the leader of a well, you could argue a superpower, you know. she was a failed defence minister in in germany. some would was to fail a would say she was to fail a failed defence minister in germany. the eu germany. but the way the eu works is that when politicians fail domestically, get promoted internationally, and we've seen this time again, we saw internationally, and we've seen thwith time again, we saw internationally, and we've seen thwith juncker, me again, we saw internationally, and we've seen thwith juncker, we again, we saw internationally, and we've seen thwith juncker, we saw n, we saw internationally, and we've seen thwith juncker, we saw it we saw internationally, and we've seen thwith juncker, we saw it with;aw it with juncker, we saw it with guy we've seen it guy verhofstadt, we've seen it with ursula von der leyen. it's how the eu works. fail how the eu works. you fail upwards, but to be serious for a second, the european commission president is a very powerful position . the eu of course has position. the eu of course has primacy over. position. the eu of course has primacy over . its position. the eu of course has primacy over. its member position. the eu of course has primacy over . its member states. primacy over. its member states. this was the big argument of the brexiteers during the referendum the power of the unelected eu commission. yes, you can laugh the people who hold their positions, you can say how silly and how failed they were in their previous jobs , but their previous jobs, but ultimately they hold supreme over eu law and eu law holds supremacy over eu member states. incredibly powerful position. and so we do need to take that

view of commission president serious. i've got to cut you off. right. we're going now, ladies and gentlemen, when come back, on what is back, i'll have more on what is an absolutely historic day for britain has sunak just britain has rishi sunak just signed political death signed his political death warrant actually is he the warrant or actually is he the man of hour? stay here man of the hour? stay here because got it coming because you've got it all coming your just a matter of your way in just a matter of moments .

yeah, welcome back. absolutely massive day. this and a huge final of this show coming your way right now. a brexit deal has been and the prime minister and eu chief von der leyen announced the so—called windsor framework at a press conference this afternoon . tom harwood is afternoon. tom harwood is sitting next to me and he is going to be picking through this word by word because it's just

drops. and by the way, there's some absolute is in there. so we'll bring you the very shortly some twists turns some unexpected twists and turns in this. we'll have them all live on this show. in other news, though, thought was news, though, you thought it was oven news, though, you thought it was over, government's over, but now the government's watchdog said the watchdog has apparently said the shamima be allowed shamima begum should be allowed to return to the uk. we again, we'll debating the rights , we'll be debating the rights, wrongs of that once again. also similar news, slightly different though individual who was supposed deported was supposed to be deported was taken plane by those taken off the plane by those left lawyers. he left to human rights lawyers. he went to commit murder. we'll went on to commit murder. we'll talk that get a load talk about that and get a load of this. james bond. yeah, that's well, that's right. james bond. well, he be cancelled for being that's right. james bond. well, he and e cancelled for being that's right. james bond. well, he and misogynistic. yr being sexist and misogynistic. gbviews@gbnews.uk. right now, gbviews@gb news.uk. right now, though gbviews@gbnews.uk. right now, though it's your headlines with polly middlehurst middlehurst. patrick, thank you. good evening to you. well, as you've been heanng to you. well, as you've been hearing a new post—brexit deal for northern ireland has been described as a breakthrough with prime minister rishi sunak saying . it will deliver a smooth

saying. it will deliver a smooth flowing free trade access across the uk while protecting the sovereignty both rishi sunak and the european commission president ursula von der leyen . president ursula von der leyen. the agreement marks a chapter in the relationship between the eu and the uk . the prime minister and the uk. the prime minister said parliament will get a chance to vote on the deal and he hopes it will also win the approval of the democrat unionist party . it's about unionist party. it's about showing that our union that has lasted for can and will endure . lasted for can and will endure. and it's about down the barriers between us. setting aside arguments that the two long have divided us and remembering that fellow feeling defines us. family of nations. this united kingdom . well european kingdom. well european commission president ursula von der leyen said the deal, commission president ursula von der leyen said the deal , the der leyen said the deal, the mutual relationship , the new

mutual relationship, the new windsor framework respects and protects our respective markets and our respective legitimate . and our respective legitimate. and most importantly it protects the very hard earned peace of the very hard earned peace of the belfast good friday agreement for the people of northern ireland and across the island of ireland . now cctv has island of ireland. now cctv has been released of a car used by the gunman who shot an off duty officer omagh senior detective john cauldwell was shot multiple times at a sports complex in county tyrone last . the force county tyrone last. the force has appealed to who may have seen the vehicle the two weeks leading up to the attack and crime stoppers has up to £20,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest. the reward for any information that leads to an arrest . the energy leads to an arrest. the energy regulator has reduced the cap on much. suppliers can charge

customers, but bills are expected to rise . ofgem has expected to rise. ofgem has announced the cap the amount households pay for gas electricity will drop almost £1,000 and that's from the 1st of april. however, customers are still likely to pay 20% more on their annual bills as the government's additional support only partially protects them. it means the average households will most likely pay means the average households will most likely pa y £500 more will most likely pay £500 more a year than they did before . the year than they did before. the labour leader has said today he wants to bring uk back to being a rock of economic stability . a rock of economic stability. sir keir starmer used a speech central london to set out his economic vision for britain. saying the country needed certainty but also change in to achieve that goal. he his real ambition was growth from the grassroots . a new model for grassroots. a new model for economic growth . growth from the economic growth. growth from the grassroots where wealth is created by everyone for

everyone. raise our collective sights. be on the day to day. deliver the long term solutions our needs . so here in document. our needs. so here in document. the highest sustained growth in the g7 a measurable goal goal. well, flags are flying at mast in westminster today following the death of the former house of commons speaker baroness betty boothroyd . she became the first boothroyd. she became the first woman to be elected as speaker in april 92, staying on in the role until october 2000. the current speaker , the house, current speaker, the house, nancy hoyle, called her an inspiring woman and, inspirational politician , inspirational politician, describing her as one of a kind. the baroness has died at the age of 93 . half of people in the of 93. half of people in the have reported cutting back food shopping in recent weeks as

price rises take toll on household budgets . an office for household budgets. an office for national statistics shows around a 10th of adults say they or sometimes run of food and can't afford afford rather to buy any more . that's in the last month . more. that's in the last month. 13% said they'd cut down on meal because there wasn't enough money for food. grocery inflation. meanwhile has surged to 16.7% in january, adding around to 16.7% in january, adding aroun d £800 to annual shopping around £800 to annual shopping bills bills . and lastly, the bills bills. and lastly, the legal age at, which you can get married, has now to 18. to help protect vulnerable children 16 and 17 year olds can no longer or enter a civil partnership in england or wales from today, even with a parental consent. the law change. it's now a crime to exploit children by forcing them into an arranged marriage. the not brides coalition has called it a huge victory . it

called it a huge victory. it used to be news on back in half an hour . an hour. it is 5:07. and i've got absolutely loads to talk to you about between now and the end of this hour. yes, we're going to be about the northern ireland issue. yes, we're going be talking about the brexit issue and what it all means is and what it all really means is going having a massive as going to be having a massive as to whether people who to whether or not people who proper should just proper brexiteer should just suck up, swallow what is suck up, swallow what really is offering on offering and basically move on forward. we've tom harwood. forward. we've got tom harwood. he's with going be he's live with us. he's going be talking matter of seconds. talking in a matter of seconds. he's through the detail he's picking through the detail of sunak von der of rishi sunak ursula von der leyen's agreement as we speak. we're going be we're also going to be discussing ursula discussing the father. ursula von to the king. von der leyen went to the king. i goodness gracious me, i mean, goodness gracious me, she's not even some would argue , she's not even some would argue a , she's not even some would argue , a proper world leader. why was she allowed to that? but she allowed to do that? but there in town that

there are other in town that i want know. we are across want you to know. we are across an individual who was a an individual who was on a deportation flight was wailed off that deportation by the off of that deportation by the do gooding lawyers. surprise, surprise, got involved in surprise, he's got involved in drugs and he's gone on to murder on streets of britain. oh, on the streets of britain. oh, and cost the taxpayer and it's to cost the taxpayer £1,000,000 to keep him in prison . begum. apparently she be . begum. well, apparently she be coming back again. i know it feels like groundhog, that feels like groundhog, but that week i've all of that coming week i've got all of that coming your more, your way and much more, including fact that james bond might to be cancelled might be about to be cancelled for being of vile, for being some kind of vile, misogynist pig, but that misogynist sexist pig, but that we go. yes, there's only one we go. but yes, there's only one way to this hour. now that way to start this hour. now that is prime minister rishi sunak, eu chief ursula der leyen. eu chief ursula von der leyen. they decisive they hailed a decisive breakthrough after they agreed a new post—brexit deal. so pm confirmed there will be green and red lanes for goods into northern ireland. he says we've removed any sense of border in the irish sea. all of sounds good so far, doesn't it ? but good so far, doesn't it? but it's unclear whether the dup's will back the deal. but rishi sunak's say that it will take time for people to digest the

agreement. so yeah, we got it dropped today. it's gone online, all of the fine print and tom harwood is here with me right now. tom, thank very, very much. our political reporter. every now and again, tom, let's have a little as you read little guffaw as you read something on his and this something on his laptop and this document he thinks is of document that he thinks is of real interest and you identified something didn't is something massive, didn't it is it are 16 documents that it there are 16 documents that have been on the have been published on the gov.uk hundreds of gov.uk website, hundreds of pages between them. i'm going through what's called the command , the government's command paper, the government's sort of overview of , and there sort of overview of, and there are some really key points in here in terms what has actually been agreed. we heard, for example, rishi sunak say that vat will be able to be levied in the same in northern ireland as it is the uk. vat and excise duty. so if they want to cut tax on booze, that'll be the same in great britain as ireland under the protocol. that's not the case. windsor agreement, case. the windsor agreement, they that's the case. is it they say that's the case. is it really because? that was of really because? that was part of the legal text. well, the command paper says that the legal text of the treaty will be

amended, but wasn't this windsor agreement. break it down for sickos like me. why is that such a big people didn't necessary really think that this agreement between , the uk and the eu would between, the uk and the eu would have the weight of a treaty. a treaty is really really weighty and international that sits above national law. now what a lot of people thought this agreement would be is sort of a handshake between the uk and the eu. oh, i promise to do this. you promise to do that, but actually that they might be able to turn their on or do in a slightly malicious way the fact that this actually amends the text of treaty. means that text of treaty. that means that all countries have to all 27 eu countries have to agree it as as the uk. agree to it as well as the uk. that's a huge diplomatic move and carries something very, very weighty that that puts much more force behind this agreement than i think many people were expecting now, tom, it's expecting yet. now, tom, it's good you're here because i've just given more just been given some more breaking news. been breaking news. it's been non—stop dup leader non—stop this show dup leader sir donaldson, sirjeffrey donaldson, a hugely important when it comes to this deal has said that significant

progress has been made in the new northern ireland protocol deal but he said there remain key issues of concern now they set seven tests at epa to be happy with this essentially and those seven tests i'm going to rattle through them now with you northern irish customers are disadvantaged protocol disadvantaged by the protocol and go to non great and forced to go to non great britain suppliers for goods available in the uk. he says there should be no border in the irish. northern ireland has quotas. say in making the laws quotas. i say in making the laws which govern that you have i think fair isn't it. think it's fair enough isn't it. no goods coming no checks on goods coming northern ireland to great britain vice versa . no new britain vice versa. no new regulatory borders laws and he says the consent principle in the good friday agreement is upheld. they are also demanding as well, which is that northern ireland treated the same as scotland , england and wales. scotland, england and wales. those are the seven tests. now, if jeffrey donaldson pulls the pen on this and says the dup is absolutely not behind it. well, from what we can gather, the e g, the very brexiteers the

elements of the tory party, they've that they be they've that they wouldn't be behind either which rishi behind it either which rishi sunakin behind it either which rishi sunak in you really awkward situation having to rely on situation of having to rely on keir starmer's labour to this through tom what do you make of what jeffrey donaldson has just said there which is that there's been progress been significant progress progress that there remain progress but that there remain key issues concern. what are you reading between the lines? what i'm reading there is that they want how deep these green want to see how deep these green lines go. want to see what lines go. they want to see what goods specifically are within lines go. they want to see what goodsgreenzically are within lines go. they want to see what goodsgreen lines are within lines go. they want to see what goodsgreen lines .are within lines go. they want to see what goodsgreen lines . and'ithin lines go. they want to see what goodsgreen lines . and i've| lines go. they want to see what goodsgreen lines . and i've just these green lines. and i've just been reading over the come on paper that sort of says that these costs in forms will go entirely green line goods , that entirely green line goods, that there would be normal documents that in terms of the normal sort of trade documents that might accompany trade within an internal market. now the detail that we'd need to get sort of proper trade lawyers to look over to see how different that is . the other over to see how different that is. the other thing is the number of companies that are sort of entering in these trusted trade schemes is, well,

the key result of that is does feel like when you're in northern ireland and you buy something from manchester. yeah. does that feel like it's in the same country or not and i think we need to have little bit more time taking over the real of this and it's understandable at this and it's understandable at this stage that the dup is waiting for that legal analysis because there's a lot of complicated work here. yeah, exactly. i'm we'll be talking at around 630, so just over an hours around 630, so just over an hour's time. be fascinating to see what he does. he's going to go on the hall salles and go on the hall of salles and say, i'm going to pen ben say, i'm going to enter pen ben habib the fray no no a habib into the fray no no he's a regular on this channel. of course he is. he's a former brexit mep, but he also brexit party mep, but he is also utterly, utterly wired in when it comes to the northern ireland issue and crucially as well has the ear of jeffrey donaldson . the ear of jeffrey donaldson. ben, what are you hearing about all of this so far. ben, what are you hearing about all of this so far . well so all of this so far. well so harwood's got the jump on me because i haven't seen the text yet and i think tom is absolutely right to say that

we've got to review the text in detail . and i did have an detail. and i did have an exchange , sir jeffrey, detail. and i did have an exchange , sirjeffrey, literally exchange, sir jeffrey, literally few minutes ago where he said same thing. you know, we've got to look at the text of what comes forward. but there are a couple of things in the speech that made and that i can pick up on and do jump in if you disagree what i'm saying. but he described something called the stormont break, which is basically a nod to the good friday agreement, suggesting that if cross—community consent in stormont. so that's agreement between the side of stormont and the unionist side wish to block a regulation that the eu wanted to make a new law what you call regulatory alignment. if they wish to block it through cross—community consent between nationalists and unionists they could block it . and that isn't could block it. and that isn't quite what good friday agreement says. what the good agreement says. what the good agreement says is in order for a change to

take place , you need take place, you need cross—community consent, not that you need cross—community consent to block it. and of course the bar over which you need to get in order to gain consent to a change is much higher than the bar in order to block it because something will go through . if you don't have go through. if you don't have the requisite to block it. so the requisite to block it. so the default and tom please jump if you think i've got this wrong because you've read the text or at least some of it, the default position to me that northern will be in dynamic regulatory alignment with the eu as in the protocol, unless cross—community prohibits that in northern. and thatis prohibits that in northern. and that is that is the inverse of the good friday agreement . so the good friday agreement. so that's one area i'm going to be looking quite carefully. i don't know if tom wants jump in there. well, i've just been , you know, well, i've just been, you know, for a second i move on, for a second before i move on, i've just been told that apparently, apparently, it doesn't to doesn't have to be cross—community section. but again, the again, it is important the detail course, be

detail will, of course, be emerging just in a matter of. but i just want to zoom out a little bit and, look at the broader picture because broader picture here, because a lot of were wondering lot of people were wondering whether rishi sunak going whether or not rishi sunak going to plane today to stand up on that plane today alongside leyen. alongside ursula von der leyen. the optics for brexit the optics of that for brexit says by the way are already catastrophic. the eu next to the union was a bit of a it union flag, it was a bit of a it was a bit of a in something we're going to talk about shortly, fact she's off shortly, the fact that she's off to meet king for goodness as to meet the king for goodness as well. and think what's well. and you think what's really so it's about a really going on so it's about a bad starting for people bad starting point for people who staunch brexit is who are really staunch brexit is but not based on but that has not been based on what's sold so far there what's been sold so far there has been serious threat of has not been a serious threat of mass resignations, mass revolt. the tory party implodes and blowing itself up in the way that we thought and actually been it's not a bad so far for rishi sunak there is a little glimmer of hope, is there not for people like you to be on board with this ? well, you know, board with this? well, you know, we've three years of battling keep northern ireland within the union of great britain and

northern island otherwise known as the united kingdom .we've had as the united kingdom. we've had three years of boris johnson saying he would do the internal market bill to get rid of it. they did invoke article 16, which is part of the protocol to suspend it. they had their own command in july 2021, command paper in july 2021, which and they which came tonight, and they said hesitate to take the said it hesitate to take the necessary action to ensure that the acts union were completely protected , which is the acts protected, which is the acts obviously that created the united and we've seen united kingdom. and we've seen no genuine in any of those no real genuine in any of those directions . forgive brexiteers directions. forgive brexiteers for being slightly cynical and wishing to look at the detail of this before we come out in endorsing it. but on the of it, patrick the fact that you need green and red lanes in order to transfer goods from great to northern ireland suggests . not northern ireland suggests. not all things are quite right you know you only see a green channel a red channel when you when you fly into a foreign country you know that's where you see them . yeah. and so we've you see them. yeah. and so we've got to really look at the detail

of this . and i mean, it's of this. and i mean, it's something that someone at gb news has reached the conclusion that cross—community consent isn't required order to block legislation that's not quite what rishi sunak said so i'm i'm going to keep i'm going to reserve my judgement look not just to come on paper by the way by the way government command papers is summarising. let's legislation often in experience incorrect . so i'm legislation often in experience incorrect. so i'm going to read the actual facts or text and get behind command paper. obviously i'm bad at, let's be honest as well, after years and years and, years of being led up the hill down the garden or over, people have been led. it's not a particularly happy conclusion. the destination of that particular a lot particular journey. a lot of people are staunch people who are staunch brexiteers. think anyone brexiteers. so i think anyone will the idea will be sympathetic. the idea that people yourself are that people like yourself are just your dry until just keep your powder dry until all and done and you can all is said and done and you can see all written. and i suspect that this is certainly by no means over. going to see means over. we're going to see the detail out the next the detail come out in the next week so . and we could week or so. and look, we could be thinking always got over the

first hurdle. it wasn't an absolute and in a week's time we're calling head. we'll we're calling his head. we'll have see. ben, thank have to wait and see. ben, thank you very much. thank you. thank you.thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you, ben, of that former party mep back. former brexit party mep is back. you get rid of this guy you can't get rid of this guy a point of clarification almost on well the detail point of clarification almost on wethe the detail point of clarification almost on wethe command the detail point of clarification almost on wethe command paper detail point of clarification almost on wethe command paper suggests in the command paper suggests that this position of that based on this position of concern which which would imply to it's not cross—community because a petition of concern under the terms of the good friday agreement can be raised just one community only 30 mlas members of the assembly need to put it forward . they have to be put it forward. they have to be from two or more parties. now those two parties could be both unionist parties that put forward that petition of concern. the important here is the command paper acknowledges that could allow for diverge points between northern ireland and the european union and that's significant. yeah. tom, thank you much. no doubt. we'll be back in about 30 seconds time. harwood, political time. tom harwood, our political reporter now is taken so reporter right now is taken so long to agree a deal between the

uk , the eu that times we thought uk, the eu that times we thought it would never happen didn't we? of people on both sides will have wanted more from this agreement. but after all this time i want to know and this i think is the question just today, until all of granular detail drops . okay, is detail drops. okay, is realistically at face value, are you a bit sick of all of this now? have you been bored rigid by the was northern ireland protocol for far too long. could it bring a to your glass. i think it probably could and i want to know whether not your very brexit see brexiteers who just suck it now and with just suck it up now and with this actually are you still this or actually are you still of the someone deep of the mind someone deep principle conviction that principle and conviction that no, there are red here for you that absolutely cannot be blurred . the dup and the rg blurred. the dup and the rg simply accept this deal and. move on. and joining me on the show is brian monteith. he's a former mep and peter edwards as well, who's a former editor of labour list. now, brian, i'll start with you on this one. now if people have absolute, complete and utter fatigue this

and this deal just seems like might be all right okay why not just wave it through and we all crack on. well, two reasons. first of all, it's not about trade . it's actually about the trade. it's actually about the acts of union. what form the united kingdom . and we need to united kingdom. and we need to see that the acts of union are restored. so citizens of northern ireland are equal to citizens in wales england and scotland and that the moment they're not. secondly we know from history that these sort of deals that are of course sold and spun at the beginning when you actually see the detail and getting the detail can be difficult . you find that not difficult. you find that not what they were first claimed. so you find the boats fishing boats that leave for northern ireland can leave the port catch the

fish, but then later in london, back in the port, they left from the, it has to go across the sea to england to land them . there's to england to land them. there's these sort of take the counties come up in law. when you start to look at the details. so it's not about being brexit, it's actually being british. what doesit actually being british. what does it mean for people in northern ireland to be british? can they still do the same things that people in or eyre or , wrexham can? well just, just on that i'll bring in peter brookes, the former editor of labour last peter brings made a point that it's about being british, about having integrity and principles . and quite a few and principles. and quite a few people, i think just maybe out of fatigue, would be happy for to sell those brexit sovereign principles down the river just to put pen to paper. so your views. well i think the most important things today are peace in northern ireland and economic prosperity ireland. prosperity in northern ireland. and labour and i think that's why labour are going to up are probably going to end up for this deal. i think it probably is a big step forward for the

united kingdom today. have two united kingdom today. i have two slight one is about the slight worries. one is about the politicisation of the king meeting ursula von dylan, the president of the eu commission . president of the eu commission. and the other one. if it looks like going to back it and like is going to back it and therefore through, the therefore it look through, the house where the house of commons is where the essentially like his essentially rishi sunak like his predecessor to end up predecessor is going to end up in with tory in a big row with tory backbenchers and a small coterie in house of commons in the house of commons controlling holy controlling fate of the holy night their hands. so night kingdom in their hands. so i it looks good , but we i think it looks good, but we have to wait and see what happens need a deal. happens next. we need a deal. good peace. peter, are you good for peace. peter, are you saying genuinely sunak saying genuinely rishi sunak should ignore hard core brexiteers own party? brexiteers in his own party? well, always say politics well, they always say politics is art possible. is the art of the possible. i don't think it's about ignoring, but there's majority in but if there's a majority in house which it looks house of commons, which it looks like quite like there'll be quite a significant you to significant margin. you want to see sake of the peace in see for the sake of the peace in northern ireland being for the sake of a few ideological folk on backbenches. brian a few on the backbenches. brian a few ideological folk on the backbench , some argue the backbench, some would argue the absolute the absolute cold of the conservative party rishi conservative party is rishi sunak absolute in boiling hot water. if he swerves ideals in

all of this , i think is in all of this, i think is in terrific, difficult d because west and i share some of peter's concerns as the role of . king concerns as the role of. king charles de. i think we to remember that part of getting this deal and the impetus for to get it from sunak's point of view was to bring back so that was sitting and if it be saying that they oppose this and this dealis that they oppose this and this deal is actually then put on them then the likelihood of stormont sitting again is just not going to happen. so it is very complicated in the of just saying well you know labour can put it to the conservatives, that's not going to be enough to solve the whole problem. look of you have actually raised an issue that i think is important. i'm going to ask you both to stay where if that's stay where you are, if that's all right, because i want to bnng all right, because i want to bring cameron now. bring in cameron walker now. he's royal reporter and he's he's our royal reporter and he's to about issue that

to talk about the issue that you're about, which is you're talking about, which is the politicisation of king charles. come on. what happened today going today that what are they going on i mean, it's on about? yeah, i mean, it's been a pretty difficult couple of king of of days for the king of buckingham trying not to get dragged political dragged into this political controversy, which clearly many people has now happened. people feel has now happened. from palace perspective, they are saying that they were acting on government's advice today in terms of setting up this meeting the ursula von der the king and ursula von der leyen . now downing leyen. now downing street sources are essentially saying the opposite, but was all the opposite, but it was all down the king and buckingham down to the king and buckingham palace. we to palace. so who exactly are we to believe . now, we had some believe. now, we have had some guidance from various sources within inside the. it's going to be a broad ranging meeting. we can pictures here of the can see pictures here of the king meeting. ursula von der line. they're to be line. they're going to be discussing change, war discussing climate change, war in ukraine. but clearly, the big elephant is this new elephant in the room is this new ireland's brexit agreement, which actually just happens hours . before this meeting took hours. before this meeting took place. there is some of precedent for this . the 1970s, precedent for this. the 1970s, the prime minister , edward heath

the prime minister, edward heath , since the late queen, a state visit to paris just, as we had, joins the european economic and community and that was still being thrashed out in the house of commons at that time as well. so it's not it happened before. something like this has before, but clearly it is very much a contentious issue . the fact it's contentious issue. the fact it's also being named the winds , the also being named the winds, the agreement because it's some sort agreement because it's some sort a royal gloss as worth. but in terms of the king and buckingham palace, they are very much saying they were acting on government's advice. and clearly the remains politically neutral because he a constitutional because he is a constitutional monarchy as neither party can even on exactly why that meeting has happened . cameron thank you, has happened. cameron thank you, pete. bring back in pete. i'll bring you back in now. woods is the former now. peter woods is the former editor of libellous. so why is it controversial? you, the old king has been into this? king has been dragged into this? well, the is out of the bag. it was briefed going into the weekend that it was going to be called the windsor agreement. that prompt that then seemed to prompt another row downing

another row between downing street ex—minister street and ex—minister like jacob said it's jacob rees—mogg, he said it's bordering constitutional impropriety. he always puts everything formal way. everything in a very formal way. but we know it's happening in windsor because. the king's there. the king there there. why is the king there when doing deal to when they're doing a deal to give it a political gloss is none of this is a coincidence. and the there was an off the briefing into the weekend briefing going into the weekend saying king's hanging saying, hey, the king's hanging around. be nice if the around. it would be nice if the windsor agreement is not the policy, the wolverhampton agreement and i'm someone has been loose and street been a bit loose lips and street then spent 72 hours trying to vote back that. yeah. brian vote back from that. yeah. brian i you still have a problem i think you still have a problem on say yeah there is. yes there emily. can't say brian do emily. so i can't say brian do you think it's an absolute disgrace that king been disgrace that the king has been brought this? why are you brought into this? why are you so angry about it? well, i think it's absolutely shameful. it's not agreement the whole not the slow agreement the whole point is not to use this meeting to convince ursula to change her mind or to concede another clause . this is to try and spin clause. this is to try and spin it to it to the british public to some extent, the dup but is shameful because . the king's

shameful because. the king's role is to give us senate two acts of paalam and once the bills have been passed, it's not to be part of this spin operation to get something through parliament. so this is this is actually the tory party pleading constitutional politics and actually undermining the monarchy and the monarchy's role and that's unproductive all in my view. it's wrong. so from both of you, look, thank you very much. i'm just going to give you the final word on this to walker, our royal reporter coming. yes. buckingham palace said this morning it's not uncommon king to meet uncommon for the king to meet a foreign if they are foreign leader if they they are visiting united kingdom. but visiting the united kingdom. but clearly, is danger clearly, there is a huge danger here of the king being seen to endorse deal or indeed at endorse this deal or indeed at least give its blessing to it at the time where domestic political agreements hasn't actually place yet. we still still got the dup of parliaments harry ins. the prime minister is expected to parliament a bit later on today , so it is highly later on today, so it is highly contrived whichever way you spin it . thank you very much. great

it. thank you very much. great shot , guys. thank you so, so shot, guys. thank you so, so much to everyone who part and now i'm on st petersburg was made even a little bit at tom harwood and course the harwood and of course the wonderful walker as wonderful cameron walker as right a case couldn't right as a case you couldn't sell this is one of the more action packed shows heard today and but coming and don't stop news. but coming up may thought that up you may have thought that we'd behind , but we'd put this debate behind, but the watchdog the government's terror watchdog has now waded in and said that shamima should allowed to shamima should be allowed to return uk. what don't return to the uk. what don't they understand? okay people do not want someone like shamima begum back in britain, especially in light of the fact that was supposed to be that chap who was supposed to be deported plane, was deported was on a plane, was dropped off by human rights brigade. he went to kill brigade. he went on to kill someone. why we playing someone. why are we playing roulette public safety roulette with public safety in this back in this country? i'll be back in a sec .

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i'm back . i'm back. at six 0 k and gentlemen right to o k and gentlemen right to similar but slightly different same time but different stories for you. the first one relates to issuing the bank of second one relates to a chap who was on a plane about to be deported the human rights brigade got involved and. lo and behold, he's back out on the streets of britain, stabs a man to death in some kind drug related some kind of drug related incident. horror, but incident. shock, horror, but the shamima shamima is shamima one, shamima begum is returned had put to returned to the uk had put to bed for half an hour was bus anyway they revoked her citizenship and it was lawful. last week . if you thought was it last week. if you thought was it then you were wrong because the government's terrorism watchdog has reportedly said that begum other women who join the state terror group should be allowed home because this is the position taken by key allies,

including the united. well, cry me a river the us does a load of stuff that we do agree with as. well, joining me on the show now is was eat was zeke is a political commentator thank you very, very much great to have political commentator thank you veryback' much great to have political commentator thank you very back the |ch great to have political commentator thank you very back the show. at to have political commentator thank you very back the show. why have political commentator thank you very back the show. why isave political commentator thank you very back the show. why is all you back the show. why is all this harold what still involved in this? makes so in this? what makes them so special? court ruled. well, special? court has ruled. well, i'm sure why they i'm not entirely sure why they getting involved in this because this a matter the this is a legal matter and the legality why shamima has legality also why shamima has had citizenship revoked is because was conducive to the pubuc because was conducive to the public good and the fact that is that she had a citizen ship of by descent through her father currently resides in bangladesh . now obviously the terror watchdog or free to have the opinion that at the end of the day it is up to the home secretary to make decision of what is best in the interests of the united kingdom . in sajid the united kingdom. in sajid javid view, who is the home secretary at the time was to revoke her citizenship and the moment the courts are siding him

but he's entitled to make that decision. but can you understand mean shortly we're going to be talking about guy who had a criminal past with 70 protection a loaded do gooders got involved and said oh he's just like the windrush thing. and in that isn't he's allowed back on the streets britain to kill okay why all people so for britain to take back in a welcome with open arms absolute wrongdoers are shamima begum what i don't know patrick is it seems mind boggung patrick is it seems mind boggling to be quite honest when we think about those who we are repatriating or those we are preventing from coming into the united kingdom , we do that based united kingdom, we do that based on the risk and it seems that some of these so—called do gooders who are banding around human rights and or accusations that britain is a in that are the british public at because they're not assessing these

people based on the risk that they pose and information that they pose and information that they are no party to know we have to remember when sajid javid revoked the citizenship shamima begum he done it based information that we do not and what he clearly state it was that if we were aware that information we would be siding with him and the fact that these human rights groups are not doing that and not sharing that view is , quite troubling. yeah. view is, quite troubling. yeah. i mean , got the human rights i mean, got the human rights bngade i mean, got the human rights brigade in my sights very shortly. but when i look at the india pending terrorism watchdog telling us that we should welcome shamima begum back a girl who as understand it was, you know , sewing suicide bombers you know, sewing suicide bombers into a vest in a way that they couldn't get out of without detonating. i mean, the amount of blood allegedly on this particular individual's hands is monstrous. you've got the terror watchdog us that we watchdog telling us that we should this person back. should welcome this person back. we incidents recently we had incidents recently prevent where they were facing strong accused actions of giving

taxpayer funded groups taxpayer funded money to groups that the taliban and that supported the taliban and doing potentially in that regard anyway more to actually not well, not prevent terrorism, basically mean literally not living up to their name it leads me conclude that maybe some me to conclude that maybe some of tasked with of these that we tasked with keeping exact keeping us safe do the exact opposite . well, it certainly opposite. well, it certainly seems that way . i opposite. well, it certainly seems that way. i mean the prevent examples that you just gave is a prime reason why we need actually prevent some of these people from coming back. the fact that government money or taxpayer money was being given to groups going on to promote extremism just shows how much of a we're currently in in terms protecting our own people the name of human rights. what about the human rights of our own and actually a keeping them safe from islam extremists. and you know, i think we really need to recalibrate our priorities and it doesn't seem like the case. yeah, indeed lousie, thank you very, very much. always an

absolute. political commentator. it was. it was . and he makes it was. it was. and he makes a good point there. a series of good point there. a series of good points that we be good points that we should be protecting from protecting citizens from islamist . but frankly islamist terrorism. but frankly what about people who just shouldn't here so only the shouldn't be here so only the people who come here illegally, a past or people a criminal past or people we've actually deport. cappello to actually to deport. cappello to this story that i'm going to be giving you next, there was an giving to you next, there was an individual was deemed to be individual who was deemed to be deported to jamaica a plane. deported to jamaica on, a plane. the rights lawyers get the human rights lawyers get involved. and behold, involved. and lo and behold, he's he's back he's off the plane and he's back in never left. he's in in britain never left. he's in britain and he can go on and kill someone , them to death in kill someone, them to death in a drug related crime. you know, you try and keep him in this country successfully. a string of labour and lib dem mps and as well i will be naming and shaming some of those people very, very shortly. lows more to come include that can you believe. although you possibly can believe actually that an individual set for deportation the woke brigade keep them in this country and that we go. he goes on to tell should there be mass public apologies to the

nafion mass public apologies to the nation as a result of this i'll see you into .

okay now it's been that a convicted criminal who avoided deportation and a home charter flight to jamaica thanks to a series of legal challenges . series of legal challenges. people high profile people from parties which include by the way david laming diane abbott. jeremy corbyn, butler sir keir starmer , ed davey all got starmer, ed davey all got involved. he went on to commit murder and that's elliott was involved in a horrific knife fight over drugs, but only six months prior he was backed by and mps, some of whom i've there to avoid deportation . while to avoid deportation. while chris felt he was an immigration minister in 2020 and tried to deport this particular individual as told labour mps and virtue celebrities to think

again cases like this. let's turn to hands up saying van gaal is a uk lawyer. hancock thank you very much . now issues took you very much. now issues took place when it came to the windrush scandal and that was a genuine scandal but are we witnessing a load of do gooding virtue signalling and celebrities using that to actually allow a mood to stay in britain . i actually allow a mood to stay in britain. i think actually allow a mood to stay in britain . i think ultimately it britain. i think ultimately it rests at the home office doesn't it? if people like chris are saying that somebody can sign a petition and can stop them deporting anyone. really goes to down laws and says, well, perhaps he's not the right person or these people aren't, the right people for the job. we've got to that deportation game was very strong in the thousands we were sending back up to thousand people a year. that has now under the current government whittled down every year to 2015. it was and a half thousand and now it's even less than 3000. it's right about 2000. so it's been whittled down while this government's been in charge and before deportations

were happening despite the fact that we have a human rights act which has been around since the year 2000. and despite the fact that we've got . can you could that we've got. can you could you seems have my friend. you it seems to have my friend. could just you just could you just could you just explain to me from a legal setting anyway how a flight of 50 people, 23 of whom were known , be serious criminals. okay. can be blocked from taking off because the implication is well that might be racist i just do not understand one of them goes to on a knife related drug related murder in this country. what could be the stumble if we can't deport this lawyer? can we deport ? yeah. i mean, it was. it deport? yeah. i mean, it was. it was a joint flight? so it wasn't an being sent back and lot of them people on there did have british children or had british spouses. british children or had british spouses . so it's british children or had british spouses. so it's a mixture. whereas if the home office had tried to deport them individually as they can do , as individually as they can do, as they have done in the past, they

probably have had betterjoy. but because they were trying to do it all in one go and, you know, of clandestine trying know, of clandestine and trying to like just shove them all to just like just shove them all on one flight and send them all together. all everyone together. it's all to everyone in category. and some in the same category. and some people that saying, people appeal from that saying, well, bad as well, hold, i'm not as bad as this guy. why am i being treated the same? or my situation is totally different from guy totally different from this guy who's of murder or who's convicted of a murder or rape whatever why being rape or whatever why am i being treated the and hence to treated the same and hence to was whereas perhaps what was stayed, whereas perhaps what they was try to they should have done was try to send back by one. send them back one by one. according to yeah. and according to the. yeah. and quickly, you urge quickly, would you urge do gooding to maybe just take gooding woke to maybe just take a step back in future trying to jump a step back in future trying to jump on the bandwagon of deportation and flies because actually sometimes the people on those flights will go on to murder people on the streets of britain. well, i would urge anyone who's trying to protect criminals not to do so. the first thing you want to do is when you look at a criminal, it's like, what if it happened to my family, that's the only one that's always a right that was who got murdered

was my brother who got murdered or know my daughter got raped. how would i feel about that? and then campaign for that then would i campaign for that person's would want person's release or would i want them detained ? and you them not detained? and once you put that shoes , it's put yourself in that shoes, it's very defend blatant very hard to defend blatant criminal activity like rape, like murder . and you got to like murder. and you got to remember that this was a country where we used send our own people to australia who'd the same crime . so it's shouldn't same crime. so it's shouldn't have a tolerance for crime per say and anyone who is advocating for criminals should be rehabilitated by all means. but if they're beyond , then perhaps if they're beyond, then perhaps they should be kept away or they should be kept detained or kept from normal society . yeah. thank from normal society. yeah. thank you very much up saying bong go the uk immigration lawyerjust rousing story that. yeah there was a chap who was on a deportation fly ready to go and behold the woke brigade got a vote and the sake of for the sake of virtue signalling the likes of david lammy here to sign this jeremy corbyn and a host of celebrities as well for

the sake virtue signalling what has come of out of it now you've got an individual who has died as result this chap still as a result this chap still being in the united kingdom. well that we go well i can see michelle dewberry is sitting next to me very patiently, but i think she's going to have to hold for one second before i go through about what's coming on our show. if she'll tell me, that's to say, because finally, sir james bond are sir ian fleming's james bond are the edited the latest to be edited sensitivity which sensitivity readers, which orwellian, to say the least , orwellian, to say the least, following a review commissioned by limited by ian fleming limited in several references to several racial references to black people have either been reworked or removed and the new issues will be accompanied by a disclaimer readers that the books were written at a time when terms and attitudes which might be considered offensive by viewers, were commonplace . viewers, were commonplace. there's also, of course, the staunch undercover , insofar as staunch undercover, insofar as some would say, misogyny and the james bond . a cool thing, james bond. a cool thing, really. anyway let's talk to the host of really. double—o seven podcast is thomas pickup . thank

podcast is thomas pickup. thank you very much. it's always great. have you on the show look what's going here. i mean, is this just the woke brigade? yes again, getting involved is something need be something that doesn't need be touched. something that doesn't need be touched . i don't know whether touched. i don't know whether it's something political that it's something so political that i know that certain things probably did to change. but there's a title , a chapter on there's a title, a chapter on living let die uses an extremely offensive word , certainly offensive word, certainly wouldn't be published today , but wouldn't be published today, but we have to have to look at them and, think these were historical fiction novels that were written in the time, you know , people in the time, you know, people will have to accept that. there will have to accept that. there will be that. now, certain people find it acceptable. certainly some of the language fleming used, i think everyone would it acceptable , but we would find it acceptable, but we don't want it to the slippery don't want it to be the slippery slope to editing every historical fiction or non—fiction document that includes things we don't like . includes things we don't like. you know, i'd have something like a disclaimer at the start of this. sometimes i've done films, you know, this doesn't necessary really reflect our attitudes now . what it teaches attitudes now. what it teaches big things, you know, like

novels, you know, agatha christie had to change the title of one novel, which is correct. but i was in a life but i think i think when i think it's better to have it there as it is and then it's easier for instance and readers can just read up about it and educate themselves about it and educate themselves about the concept that things have improved again over again. any reference to over and stuff like that obviously. yeah no need for anyone to be saying anything like that. what about phrases blithering woman . phrases like blithering woman. yeah, well i personally have changed. i don't quite the context and the reason for that i know that i've heard that certain elements have remained . certain elements have remained. so this seems to be a pick and choose attitude of what's happened. but i think it will be good to sort hear from the ian fleming foundation . it's the fleming foundation. it's the 70th anniversary of the books. be released, so i'm sure i'll be quite enjoy the press talking about it and sure, a few books will fly off the shows. yeah, fingers crossed. but also just to i think really drill in how stupid it is. and the james bond

as a character is somewhat a cold blooded killer who, of course, is doing the national interest in all this stuff. i mean , it's also fictional i know mean, it's also fictional i know that fleming obviously based things on on certain real events, but is fictional . so events, but is fictional. so you've got a fictional cold blooded killing spy is on duty for quite a good. i'm sorry, but that can't be woke . well, he's that can't be woke. well, he's not a role model, is it? you know, a character. and it's not like everyone's going around saying , this is your ideal saying, this is your ideal fellow. you should be. of course, when we see the as we see sean connery, roger moore and, everybody. well, i want to be that guy, but it's in knowing way we know we can't like that necessarily real life and necessarily in real life and he's it in the line of duty you know there's occasional things that do but we're that he does do wrong but we're all human all flawed and james bond ian fleming wrote james bond ian fleming wrote james bond flawed suppose and bond was a flawed suppose and we've got to that the and the films know a lot of them look outdated now but they're actually a bit more progressive people give credit for

people give them credit for i think we should be them as much as we should . i doubt and in as we should. i doubt and in fact tom quite enjoy watching him. i mean, i must say i do find it absolutely hilarious that that man talk clip, that without that man talk clip, of course, he's just just quite it's quite a funny. is quite it's quite a funny. is it quite funny, my opinion. oh i'm going to its time i'm going to read to of its time i'm going to read you i a little statement now and this is from ian fleming publications limited we as ian fleming publications reviewed the text of the original and decided our best course of action was to follow ian's lead . we've made changes to live and let die he himself author let die that he himself author ized following ian's approach. we looked at the instances of several racial terms across the books and removed a number of individual swap them for individual or else swap them for terms that were more accepted today. but in keeping the today. but in keeping of the penod today. but in keeping of the period which the books were period in which the books were written, people written, we encourage people read the books for themselves. when new paperbacks are when the new paperbacks are published in. so yes, i'll you back in now because yes, there's clearly quite a shrewd marketing tool, some would say, to bring it to our attention. but i'm

concerned that characters like james bond, his a macho man, you know, about a little bit know, puts it about a little bit a man's man, some would say hard drinking you just write drinking flawed you just write about these guys we're going about these guys and we're going end fluffy and end up with big fluffy and that's all we're going end up reading about. that's all we're going end up reading about . we we've got to reading about. we we've got to have the original editions. they've got to stay even if they sort of edit these out and change them completely. and i think this is doing doing it too much. so you got once in completely changed all the language we've got to have those originals and we've got to make sure that those are around and those are the ones discussed particularly things in classrooms. i mean i'm i loved to have learned ian fleming the classroom. yes but the other books that say an offensive should stay the same and teachers should teach that . you teachers should teach that. you can't say that anymore. but this is historical context of the look. thank you very much, thomas keep up the good work, thomas. pick up there. the house of the really seven podcast reacting to the fact that james, of all people, is potentially

about be.i of all people, is potentially about be. i can't help but about to be. i can't help but wonder what james bond have said about now is about that. joining me now is michelle with how on michelle dewberry with how on earth. well, i'm all right, but i am a little bit offended, the james bond thing. well i don't think the changes go enough, patrick. right. i for one, will not be happy james bond is being rewritten recast as a black lesbian trans woman in wheelchair. only then will i be happy. yeah. and that is a hell you're willing to listen to the show won't go that far. i'm not going die on that hill. i just. you know, if you want to be progressive and forward thinking, go the whole hog. go the whole hog. will it a the whole hog. will it be a rainbow coloured wheelchair? why not? that a good not? it have be. that is a good idea. we've got 10 seconds. idea. we've only got 10 seconds. you got you going to tell me you got to. you going to tell me what's up on not. no. you what's coming up on not. no. you got apart the big issues of the day, which, of course get into. i also want to talk rubbish unbidden and the fact that you've got to get appointment these days, ladies and gents, to even a oh, well , go. even go to a tip. oh, well, go. i've been talking rubbish for

the last 3 hours that's more the last 3 hours and that's more than for me. i'll see you than enough for me. i'll see you tomorrow 3 pm. and take it.

is dewbs& co now decisive breakthrough. the windsor framework is what i referred to also known as a potential way forward for northern ireland. what do you make to it? have you seen it? as always, the devil will be in the detail. and also get this king charles is meeting the president of the european commission. why many people are furious about that. i've got to say, it is certainly a little bit peculiar, is it not? and benefits , apparently. there's benefits, apparently. there's calls now for something similar

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