consent mechanism saying "yes we agreed to remain in this slightly odd arrangement" where you have an all irelanddifferent. from various front pages, it was the bars in the photos. the telegraph has put boris johnson in front of the bars rather than behind them. liking it to the shawshank redemption and breaking free. a very strange reference. borisjohnson appeared free. a very strange reference. boris johnson appeared in front of the 1922 committee which is tory backbenchers and was only there for about five minutes and gave them a pep about five minutes and gave them a pep talk saying we are not quite there yet but we nearly are. and then talking about the shawshank redemption which he mentioned apparently to the cabinet as well to met hancock saying that he had seen it. someone said that they would have seen it so he was 19 at the time so he would not have done. interesting! i do think it's great about the story is there isn't detail in the process we can expect over the next few days. moving on from the shawshank redemption, and hopefully they'll get stuck in the sewer as it were... it offers

i do think there is a way forward for both the uk and ireland, and for all communities in northern ireland now leader of the labour party to vote for my proposals in the voting lobbies. he has now ditched the only popular policy has ever believed in. laughter. . cani laughter. . can i act the prime minister whether or not what he has proposed as a final offer to the european union, that if they reject this shot his offer out of hand, that it will be the policy of the comment you leave the policy of the comment you leave the eu without a deal?|j the policy of the comment you leave the eu without a deal? i cannot account for the unaccountable shot right honourable gentleman opposite change and mind on the eu, he seems to be...i change and mind on the eu, he seems to be... i can certainly confirm to my honourable friend that we will be leaving on october the 31st, deal or no—deal. leaving on october the 31st, deal or no-deal. the prime minister's proposals prove quite clearly that he does not understand northern ireland. while the prime minister is perfectly happy and seems to dance to the ch

on the uniquely sensitive nature of the border between northern ireland and the republic, and we have respected the sensitivities. above all, we and our european friends have preserved the letter in the spirit of the belfast good friday agreement, and have upheld the long-standing areas of cooperation between the u.k. in ireland including the common travel areas. as i have told the house, in order to prevent a regulatory border on the island of ireland, we propose regulatory zones. eliminating any need for associated checks at the border. mr. speaker, we have gone further by finding a solution to the question of customs which many in this house have raised. our agreement ensures, "unfettered market access for goods moving from northern ireland to the rest of the united kingdoms' internal market." it ensures that there should be no tariff on goods in the u.k. customs territory and less they -- unless they are at risk of entering the e.u. it ensures an open border on the island ireland and a common objective of everyone in this house. and it ensures for those living and working alongside the border there will be no visible o

countless problems thrown out by blacks and project across the board of all practically anyone specifically an islander northern ireland. court for the iraq war once again there is a margin for your admission run all further detail i'm driving all the hollywood to be a joint committee will have a certain mandate and work there logs of instruments which will allow us to carry out this work and to implement it but i think a today's agreement is a balance it's the best possible one after all the fairest adjustments that we've made about all that and major. changes particularly for ireland to northern ireland we for our part have from a exact age that we remove from the banks up we replace it with a new approach. if you pick a corner now i said this is a corner is fairly good and this justifies the consent procedure as by the way it will be for the solution that we found for out of northern ireland should be sustainable it has to be with democratic support and i think it's legitimate that democratic support be very fine regularly that's one of the conditions out there have been changes but we have maintained on the line in

all clearing off our home you're watching a press conference given by donald. leo vodka a body the president of the european. the european council the president of european commission. to shock the prime minister of ireland and a user chief breaks it to negotiate all of them expressed regret the fact that britain is to leave the e.u. they expressed their birth pangs.

too often they were northern ireland, culture has been demeaned, and demonised. allnorthern ireland is rich in different cultures and we need to embrace and cherish them in a manner that threatens no one. those who seek to engage in a cultural war engage in a battle because northern ireland is big enough to accommodate everyone's culture. as unionists, it is in our long—term strategic interest to ensure that everyone, regardless of culture, feels at home in northern ireland. that is why in talks with other northern ireland political parties we have proposed principles surrounding cultural expression, and identity, that can harness undeveloped all that is good about these pursuits. we must use them as a force for good to educate and help give people confidence, and develop as individuals. we are so much more than just my traditions in northern ireland now and we need to give our new identity space to grow and prosper. as northern ireland approaches its centenary, it is the opportunity to promote all that is good about where we live. there should be a broad range of ev

irish sea, so there would be in the irish sea, so there would be checks on goods coming from ireland into gb... alley don't represent the majority of people in northern ireland, because this government has been reliant on them for votes, the influence they have had is outside. but, i think boris johnson's have had is outside. but, i think borisjohnson‘s calculation, have had is outside. but, i think boris johnson's calculation, and theresa may tried the same thing, was 2.2 mps and say, the clock is ticking, take the deal on the table oi’ ticking, take the deal on the table or it is no deal. and when it comes back, the european council, thursday and friday, ithink back, the european council, thursday and friday, i think most unusually the parliament will sit on saturday, great. —— and theresa may tried the same thing, and pointed to mps and said, the clock is ticking. i think he will say, not perfect, we have had the compromise, but this is do—or—die. had the compromise, but this is do-or-die. johnson's hopes for swift brexit deal dented. wouldn't you be frustrated, if you were one of the british ne

rdboa rd, all ireland for ireland and northern ireland, no hardboard, all ireland can thrive, protectse view instead from the dup. .. it is interesting that he used the word unique because it is worth emphasising that they are trying to set upa emphasising that they are trying to set up a custom structure, an economic relationship that is not really in place anywhere else in the world. the idea of a deal customs zone where you have a legal border in one place but a practical border in another. all sorts of elements of this deal are things that aren't really done in most borders around the world, which is why there was a last—minute hitch about vat. that is another issue which is a complexity which you always face when you come toa which you always face when you come to a border between two custom zones and two regulatory zones. these are difficult issues, which is why it has been so hard to reach this agreement. i wonder, because that draft of the text that you have been going through is published, that is what they have agreed to when it comes to they have agreed to when it comes to t

it is essentially an all ireland zone for all goods which might cross the border. h. no new infrastructure? if it was approved to begin with by the northern ireland assembly, then for four years, potentially renewable, northern ireland would be part of a single zone for regulations on the island of ireland. customs is a different issue. on customs, the prime minister is a very clear. we have heard it in the interviews he has done with the bbc this week, saying that northern ireland has to remain part of the uk customs territory, not part of the eu customs territory. i think the problem with customs, because what they are saying in these documents essentially is that if checks are needed for things moving between northern ireland and ireland, it should be a very small number of physical checks and they should be done almost exclusively at traders premises or other points in the supply chain. part of the problem with this is the eu doesn't do this anywhere else that any border around the edge of its customs union. the letter from the prime to minister presidentjean—cl

spears of the european union in order to keep things flowing back in force and in order to keep the all ireland economy that is the main point now london is not willing to do that so there could have been some bridging solutions but nothing was offered so now you really sits here and says ok you didn't offer anything we can go for that uncompromising we had a stalemate and now come up and please say you want an extension and things are going to get very tricky next week during the summit because of boris johnson comes here and says i have to ask for an extension parenthesis but i didn't really don't want it and could somebody please vote against it there's still talk that hungry is peak to say no to that that will be very difficult situation particularly for the european heads of state and government who then have to decide to be given extension in spite of that in bed face more or less or do we say let's just finish this right here and sort of let them crash out at the end of the month w.'s barbara visual in brussels thank you so much. the white house has announced it will not cooperate with t

on that matter, sweden stands in solidarity with ireland. we allnd. we all remember the violence during the troubles very clearly, and the good friday agreement must not be put at risk. of course, there are other issues as well. as well as brexit, we are entering a new mandate for the european institutions, and soon we will have a new commission in place and that the president elect. it is in all of our interests to have a strong, united european union in orderto have a strong, united european union in order to meet all the common challenges we see ahead of us. we need to tackle climate change, of course, and make the internal market work fully to create more jobs. we need to stand up for common values and combat organised crime and terrorism, and not least take a common responsibility when it comes to migration. sol common responsibility when it comes to migration. so i would like to thank the taoiseach for his meeting here, andi thank the taoiseach for his meeting here, and i look forward to continuing our cooperation, both within the eu and bila

the main changes relate to northern ireland — it would stay in the eu single market for all goods, andd mean accepting its rules and standards. but northern ireland would leave the customs union and that would result in new customs checks — a highly controversial idea which has already been rejected in principle by the eu. and all of this would depend on a future vote by the northern ireland assembly, which is currently suspended. (ani)we start with this report by our political editor laura kuenssberg. a matter of hours before we know and if he ought to be nervous it did not show. the leader here but with no control of parliament and the way of predicting what will come next. his first target, with humour, less hostility, politics itself. if parliament were a reality tv show, then the whole lot of us would have been voted out of thejungle by now but it means we would have had the consolation of watching the speaker eat a kangaroo testicle. labour's position of holding a second referendum was next. can you i . referendum was next. can you imagine! another three years of this but that is

reveal his final brexit plni to pyn tan learsrldeeath asay could be based on the creation of an all-irelandeconon whwould allow agricultural and food products to moverodu through northe ireland without border checks. china will mark 70 years since o the foundithe people's republic on tuesday with a massive military parade in tiananmen square. the show of force comes days after hong kong saw some of its worst violen in months. molotov cocktails as policeeld fired rubber bullets into the crowds. rupert wingfield-hayes has morea rupert: on min beijing, leadership turned out to remember the millions who died in the long struggle establish what they call new china. m this was tent of victory. october 1, 1949. "today, china has chairman mao declared.stupd ," the country who rok -- the country he took over had been varabyd adgeecf olies crossed m hong kong into mainland china 30 years ago, on the other sidet shenzhen was jdusty little border town. w look at it, a gleaming city of 12 million people. china's transformation has been astonishing. it's people are rightly proud of the achievement. outsi

the plan would create an all ireland regulatory zone where goods and agriculture in northern irelandes, but the northern ireland assembly would have to vote to approve that plan, and every four years after that. there would have to be some new customs checks, but carried out electronically, or on business premises. no new customs posts and a commitment never to introduce checks at the border. but the vital response from island ? at the border. but the vital response from island? wait and see. the that be lost in translation? a guarded response from the eu. angela merkel said, we will examine the proposals closely, but it is important that the eu sticks together. and even if they say yes when voted through? it is worse than theresa may's deal. i can't see it getting the support he thinks it will get. and it will take us into a regime in britain of deregulation. older crucially, the tories‘ northern irish ally seem to be on board. we believe this is a serious and sensible way forward, to have engagement with the european union, ina way engagement with the european union, in a way that

all sorts of holes and the frontier of the single market. it undermines any peace process and potentially leads to checks on the island of ireland. signalling, as well, that it does not think this is the basis for a deal here. the interesting thing to her from the donald tusk to it that you mentioned, there is not pressure from the eu on island to cave. —— the eu on island. and they say that they stand behind ireland. our ireland correspondent chris page is in dublin for us now. a little more of what the taoiseach has been saying, how would you characterise the reaction to this new set of proposals? on the part of the irish government there is scepticism and some pretty strong reservations, but also they have been expressing some hope that these proposals could form some kind of basis for moving forward. you heard from the taoiseach leo varadkar the on his travels to scandinavia today. here in dublin, his deputy, who is also the foreign minister, was answering questions on the irish parliament today. he said that if the proposals put forward by boris johnson were indeed the final offer, then in that case we were heading towards a

the plan would create an all-ireland regulatory zone where goods and agriculture in ireland would follow eu rules. but the northern ireland assembly wld have to vote to approve that plan and every four years afterwards. there would have to be some new customs checks, carried out electronically or on business premises. no new customs posts. and there is a committment nevei roduce checks at the bordrodu but the vital response from ireland? wait and s. will all that be lost in translation? a guarded response from the eu. angela merkel said, "we will examine the proposals closely, but it is important the eu stick together." even if they say yes, will mpsvo it through? >> it is worse than theresa may's deal. i cannot see it getting the support he thinks it will get. t it will take us into a regime in laura k.: although crucially, the tories' nortrn ireland allies seem to be on board. >> we believe that this is a serious and sensible way forward wto have engagemeh the european union and a way that allows us all in the united kingdom to leave the european union, and therefore we will be support

the plan would create an all ireland regulatory zone, where goods and agriculture in northern ireland northern ireland assembly would have to vote to approve that plan, and every four years afterwards. there would have to be some new customs checks, but carried out electronically or on business premises. no new customs posts, and there's a commitment never to introduce checks at the border. but the vital response from ireland? waitand see... but will all of that be lost in translation? a guarded response from the eu, angela merkel said, "we'll examine the proposals closely, but it's important that eu stick together." and even if they say yes, would mps vote it through? it's worse than theresa may's deal. i can't see it getting the support that he thinks it will get. and it will take us into a regime in britain of deregulation. although, crucially, the tories and northern irish allies seem to be on board. we believe this is a serious and sensible way forward, to have engagement with the european union in a way that allows us all in the united kingdom to leave the european union, and th

as a get around the irish republic and northern ireland would both be part of what's called an all ireland regulatory zone in northern ireland assembly will get a vote on the changes but that won't happen for another 5 years after the transition period is over well known as democratic unionist party a crucial ally in boris johnson's minority government says it won't support the deal we believe it is not in the interests of northern ireland either economic plan i've explained all of that around a border essentially for not just regulations but for goods we have different that rolls and we have no effect of consent over any of those really so all of that taken an hour and means that we cannot support the state boris johnson faces a tough job persuading enough m.p.'s to back his deal chalons has more from london . so saturday is an absolutely titanic day of parliamentary business does boris johnson have the numbers to get his new deal with the e.u. over the line get bricks it done as he puts it and avoid having to rights to the e.u. for that brics that extension well if he is going to do this

regulatory zone this would mean northern ireland would have to follow e.u. rules for all manufactured goods including agra foods but northern ireland will leave the e.u. customs union with the rest of the u.k. at the end of the brics a transition period it's proposed that physical customs checks on goods traded between the u.k. and in you could be done electronically and away from the border in northern ireland assembly would have to agree to all proposals and will be given a vote on them every 4 years after that and the barber reports on how it's being received. i. i it's going down well with the party faithful but in the end the message from the british prime minister to brussels wasn't take it or leave it but rather can we talk about it today in brussels we are taping what i believe are constructive and reasonable proposals which provide a compromise for both sides we will under no circumstances have checks at or near the border in northern out as chorus johnson addressed the conservative party conference his envoy was on his way to belgium with the actual breaks it do

south of ireland in the north of ireland will remain effectively within the single market, and this all irelandent that's been talked about for a while, but they are going to add industrial goods to that. no indication whether they are going to have people in this. if you are in northern ireland, can you walk, drive, easily into the republic and back again? that's a good point, we haven't heard about that yet. that would be freedom of movement of people, which... the thing is, it's a 310 mile border, it's got like 210 crossings oi'i border, it's got like 210 crossings on it, which is more crossings than the whole of the eu's eastern side. so,... see, it's not all about customs, it's not all about security. it's about the good friday agreement as well. it's about what the people wanted to make that happen, and it's frightening that, you know, that we are in danger of that now also. yes, and the most worrying fit for me in here, i'm not quite sure what it means, but effectively, this will be in place in 2025, which would keep northern ireland or us linked to the eu for nine years after the refere

the plan would create an all ireland regulatory zone, where goods and agriculture in northern irelandhe northern ireland assembly would have to vote to approve that plan, and every four years afterwards. there would have to be some new customs checks, but carried out electronically or on business premises. no new customs posts, and there's a commitment never to introduce checks at the border. but the vital response from ireland? waitand see... but will all of that be lost in translation? a guarded response from the eu, angela merkel said, "we'll examine the proposals closely, but it's important that eu stick together." and even if they say yes, would mps vote it through? it's worse than theresa may's deal. i can't see it getting the support that he thinks it will get. and it will take us into a regime in britain of deregulation. although, crucially, the tories and northern irish allies seem to be on board. we believe this is a serious and sensible way forward, to have engagement with the european union in a way that allows us all in the united kingdom to leave the european union, and

irish collaboration the plan would create an all ireland regulatory zone for the entire island of ireland and it would give the northern ireland executive and assembly indorsement role of a body that would be able to check every 4 years whether or not this agreement is being respected and northern ireland would be fully part of the u.k. customs territory or correspondent barbara vessel she is following the conservative conference force in manchester and she said as this assessment of boris johnson's breaks it proposals. after weeks of dithering and just 4 weeks before the fix a date 1st johnson has made a proposal to the g.o.p. an union that at 1st glance could be called reasonable place for compromise it is a 1st step to in agreement that might in the end prevent heartbreaks it the prime minister suggests that northern ireland stays aligned was european rules an agriculture and goods in order to keep the border to the republic open this is relatively close to what early of brussels had suggested called the northern ireland backstop it may now come back under different name however but ju

they want to preserve the all-ireland economy, the integrity of the single market. that is where the regulatory rules come in. you cannot have the integrity of the single market preserved if there are not standards on the border. whatever solution the british government proposes, it must be legally operable. that means they can put it into attacks they can implement. that is what they will be looking for later on. we expect to have the e.u. examine this in an objective fashion. what we will be looking for is what kind of reaction we get from the european union later on. i don't know whether there is progress to be made, things to be looked at. laura: it is interesting because boris johnson said he hoped brussels would find room to compromise to secure a deal. is there any chance of that happening? >> this has been boris johnson's signature political strategy -- this very bodacious optimism. repeatedly asserting that he sees a prosperous great future for britain, that anyone who opposes looking at this plan -- they are the obstructionists, the opposition. those on th

west east to mckenzie the chair of the federation of small businesses from northern ireland was absolutely clear she said all the promises of unfettered access have been abandoned northern ireland is a small business economy and this is the death knell for some of those businesses. mr speaker these plan. ends are simply unworkable. this is fake but what we have before us is not a serious proposal to break the deadlock instead these proposals a nothing more than a cynical attempt by the prime minister to shift the blame for his failure to deliver. we can only conclude we can only conclude his political adviser was telling the truth when he called the negotiations with the e.u. a sham so can the prime minister give a clear on to one question if. if he doesn't get a deal at the october council summit will he abide by the laws of this country the a.t.o. withdrawal number to act and request an extension to avoid a disastrous no deal. mr speaker the government's proposals another serious no credible labor consulted with u.k. industry businesses and unions only a need for i comprehensive customs union close single

ireland cosmic place preparing to face the all blacks once more and hoping they can turn back the clocknd seemed real world cup contenders after a stunning six nations grand slam and a memorable win over new zealand in dublin. since then, though, therefore has stuttered and they know only a return to their best will give them any chance. i think the unfortunate thing about any 23 that comes because the all blacks is they can play very well and still not get the result, that's the quality of the all blacks haven't. that's the athletes they possess. 0n of the things is they have connected, they have has a producer that slow experiences together. new zealand, though, have looked in ominous form. they have not lost it world cup match for some 12 years but after defeat in two of their last three games against ireland, they know they can have no room for complacency. the irish are a good site as well, a really good side. perhaps they have not played to their potential in this world, but ina their potential in this world, but in a world cup game, a final game, it is only through turns up on th

they think any form of checks on the border is going to undermine the all ireland economy, which they peace process. whilst this is an old recipe with a new topping on it, i struggle to see how it can be squared with the red lines coming out of europe and dublin. do you get a sense it is not so much throwing the ball back into the eu's code, but forcibly shoving the ball back towards the eu, perhaps setting up back towards the eu, perhaps setting upa bit back towards the eu, perhaps setting up a bit of back towards the eu, perhaps setting upa bit ofa back towards the eu, perhaps setting up a bit of a blame game? sorry, do you still have me? we can hear you, peter. the picture is back, fantastic. is it a blame game? i think in another world when no deal was still on the table, the british side really thought they might be able to use pressure to get this deal over the line. but of course with the ban act, there is the option of an extension. how do you think this speech will go down with the party faithful at the conference? will they keep faith with borisjohnson, with his way of doing

european union we have a financial settlement there be no hard border between north and south the all ireland economy will continue to develop north side cooperation as a visit by the good friday agreement can receive and continue this distinguish is the present situation from the situation we found ourselves in at the time that theresa may was prime minister in that kingdom at the time it was in kenya what the future relationship it looked like with that they would be a membership in the past single market or not now it's very clear that great party is going to be a 3rd country and we will speedily begin the case heading south to free trade we came and agreement with such a set country what i feel today is frankly speaking english. because in my heart. i will always be i remain or will they hope to do so of british friends decide story they. are the rule with be able to thank you the door will always be open and we have complete coverage tonight of what has been a momentous day in this long history of trying to make breaks it happen from brussels where e.u. leaders are meeting as g w next ho

these cows in northern ireland, well, they could all be treated as irish cows. andards and regulations across the island of ireland. that would mean no need for checks on beef products crossing the irish border, but this kind of idea doesn't work for all products, so another option is moving that irish border into the irish sea, having the whole island of ireland following the same eu rules and regulations across all products. but this would be deeply unpopular with unionists, who don't want to see any differences between northern ireland and great britain when it comes to doing business. let's talk to laura in manchester. in your interview borisjohnson called it a far—reaching plan that he is offering. in yourjudgment, how significant is it? he don't really know yet is the honest truth. the government is very shortly going to publish their plans for the deal that they will put the european union, which they hope will end up in some kind of agreement. but we don't know how significant and how different the substance of those ideas will really be, and that will al

the essence of our new proposal is a new protocol on our land in northern ireland consisting of 5 elements. in the 1st place all our actions are based on our shared determination to sustain the belfast good friday agreement the fundamental basis of governance in northern ireland the protection of which is the highest priority of all and from this follows the 2nd principle namely that we shall of course uphold all the longstanding areas of cooperation between the u.k. and our friends in ireland including the rights of all those living in northern ireland and north south corp the common travel area which predates both the good friday agreement and the european union itself. 3rd we propose the potential creation of a regular preserve on the island of ireland covering all goods including agra food for as long as it exists this would eliminate all regulatory checks for trade in goods between arland and northern ireland. speaking after johnson made those comments idle arlen's prime minister of iraq are rolled out having any customs checks and. our objective is very clear we don't want to see any customs posts between

under borisjohnson‘s new proposals, northern ireland would stay in the eu single market for all goodstions. but northern ireland would come out of the eu's customs union, allowing the uk to cut its own trade deals. to do that, we're told by the prime minister this will mean a "very small number" of "decentralised" physical checks away from the border. in theory, this protects the border, and means the uk's ability to cut its own trade deal isn't contingent on a new trade deal with the eu. nick gutteridge is a reporter in brussels. here he is on the eu's main objections. well, it has quite a few of them, as you just outlined, but essentially, there are two really main points of contention. the first one, as you've gone through, is customs. the regulatory, the single market side, they are happy with that. the uk, as you say, is proposing alignment on single market rules, that's fine. but on the customs, the uk is saying that northern ireland must come out of the customs union and its putting forward these alternative arrangements which, as you say, do include some decentralised checks.

european union we have a financial settlement there be no hard border between north and south the all ireland economy will continue to develop north side cooperation hasn't visaged by the good friday agreement can resume and continue. we secured the integrity of the european single marcus and our place and us on the common travel area between the u.k. and ireland will stay in place for those reasons earlier i was able to recommend that this agreements that this treaty be endorsed by the european council and it has been unanimously so narrow the decision moves it goes on to the house of commons in the european parliament for them to consider this treaty disagreement and i hope sincerity ratify us so we can all move on to the next phase of relations . thank you finance ending to the e.u. chief negotiator. good afternoon everyone 1st of all thank you very much for the night of the trunk road lou for your constant support not only today but to our own good us 3 year olds who design gentlemen today's agreement is the result of an intensive work by bush sides you could government does when to do op

it would be known as an all—ireland regulatory zone. a border in the irish sea. but northern ireland would leave the eu customs union, which is the bloc‘s tariff—free trading area. that would require checks in order to collect taxes due on goods. but the prime minister says this would not require a physical border as declarations can be completed electronically or remotely. the plan would need to be approved and reviewed every four years by the northern ireland assembly, which has been suspended for more than 2.5 years. let's speak now to our europe reporter, adam fleming, who is in brussels. adam, what has the reaction been like there to these proposals? good morning to you. so the proposals are out there. you have promoted me to editor. seriously, ta ke promoted me to editor. seriously, take it. brilliance. drinks are on you. how do you think this is going to go down? there has been quite some muted reactions, hasn't there? it is obviously a game of negotiation and smiling between the two parties, i think, negotiation and smiling betw

politicians use phrases like the all ireland food economy which most people don't understand in practical terms it's much simpler so it appears bracks it has come down to this the british government says it's happy for meats from that how to pass on checks through the irish border but it's not a parent that piece of farm equipment over there and if that's appears ridiculously picky it's also the case of the british government doesn't seem to realise that that would be completely unacceptable about the irish governments and the european union the agriculture minister turned up to take questions there wasn't a single british journalist there there's almost no attempt to understand the irish position in terms of the volume of trade from the republican ordinarily in the region 700000000 and something slightly less coming from north south and the granular detail of that is you know. 10 percent of the pool is processed from the northern end of the public 400000 sheep consoled for his daughter i could give you a myriad of statistics on the continuation of the economy it's really important to us

preserve the all ireland economy and protect the integrity of the single market. inisterjohnson and the uk, was that northern ireland remains in the uk's customs territory. northern ireland before the eu rules on agriculture and goods. it will be in the uk customs territory to benefit from future british trade deals. but eu customs processes will apply. the stormont assembly will give its consent to the arrangements continuing or not every bore or eight years. much of that is opposed by the government's northern irish partners, the dup. they have been in and out of downing street in recent days. but the eu had this reassurance from boris johnson. translation: ican translation: i can only imagine that giving that a prime minister told prime minister juncker that he was able to approve the deal that we had reached that he has faith in his ability to convince a majority of mps in the house of commons. people in the deal goes to parliament, though, it has to decide by them. eu leaders, at their summit this afternoon. a formality, yes. but a massive relief, too.|j this

the essence of our new proposal is a new protocol on our land in northern ireland consisting of 5 delegates. in the 1st place all our actions are based on our shared determination to sustain the belfast good friday agreement the fundamental basis of governance in northern ireland the protection of which is the highest priority of all and from this follows the 2nd principle namely that we shall of course up hope all the long standing areas of cooperation between the u.k. and our friends in aa and including the rights of all those living in northern ireland and north south corp the common travel area which predates both the good friday agreement and the european union itself. 3rd we proposed the potential creation of a regulatory zone on the island of ireland covering all goods including agra food for as long as it exists this zone would eliminate all regulatory checks for trade in goods between arland and northern ireland but full unlike the so-called backstop such a regulatory zone would be sustained with the consent of the people of northern ireland as expressed through the assembly and executive they will give

a compromise is what the prime minister is laying out the plan gets rid of the backstop, all-ireland regulatory zone, electronic customs check noted problematic points willem joins us. a number of complicated stories in the region. on brexit, we finally got this new proposal what could prevent the eu from agreeing to this new deal? >> the question is going to be whether the proposal as tabled meets the very clear guidelines and requirements between the uk and ireland. based on what we heard, it doesn't necessarily do that just yet. here is the man task with negotiating the details. >> there is progress to be frank, lots of work still need to be done to reach and fulfill the three objects of the backstop no border, all idle economic and protecting the market. protecting the consumer, the businesses inside. the no dole will never be the choice of the eu never. we will continue to reach a deal and work with the uk team. >> the european commission and member states are one of the constituencies the prime minister has to look to in order to get a deal done the other is the political estab

ireland. so that for me is the thing i enjoy most of all. you might have ideas of diplomats operating in a very refined, erudite slice of society, and of course we do get to meet senior people, that is true. i get to go to big events that happen. but i do genuinely most enjoy engagement with irish america, which to me is a phenomenon that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world, and gives ireland a presence here we could not possibly hope to have anywhere else in the world, because we don't have a community locally. it's part of the fabric of american society, but also has an affinity and affection for ireland. in philadelphia, there maybe are 10 different irish organizations here, part of the fabric of the city of philadelphia and connected in various ways to ireland, and feel affinity with our country. that's what i enjoy most of all. thank you very much. [applause] martin: i would like to underline one point made by the ambassador. i went to sri lanka in 2002 after the cease-fire, and one of the complaints they had was that they didn't h

but also, northern ireland would remain largely within the eu single market, and they are proposing a common area for allthat would necessitate checks around the irish sea. now, of course, the eu has said under no circumstances will we have checks on the island of ireland. the dup have always said under no circumstances will we have checks down the irish sea. this is potentially bringing in both. so i struggled to see how this is going to fly. and indeed, tonight ireland's foreign minister is already saying, from what we have heard, they haven't seen the proposals in detail yet, from what they have heard, it doesn't seem like the basis for an agreement. and i think there is a lot of positioning going on now. boris johnson wants to be able to say i have made an offer, i have come up with something new. if the eu turn it down, as i would expect they will, that is their fault, that is their intransigence. and the thing is, ultimately, we won't be leaving on 31 october with no deal, almost certainly, because the benn act has entered out, so i am what incentive the eu have to try and make this work. and the p

what boris johnson and his government is proposing is in all ireland regulatory zone. this means northern ireland would stick to eu rules when it comes to goods, and there would be an additional check of loose goods moving from northern ireland to the rest of the u.k.. the democratic unionist party in northern ireland has agreed to this warmly, which is helpful to boris johnson. more of a muted response from europe. eu officials saying they will look at it closely, but the irish government saying it does not look like the basis for a up a which could set further round of negotiations as we head toward the october 31 deadline. david: how are the markets reacting? on the one hand the ftse sold off today, over 3% when it closed. at the same time we have the british pound doing ok. unchanged, may be up a little bit. emma: we saw a big selloff in the ftse and across european markets predicated on global growth. we have seen a number different pieces of data both yesterday and today that would suggest the global economy is under threat. we see the ftse at 100 and the british