that was arlene foster speaking to this programme a short time ago.sues facing the prime minister, none more so than the ones he will face today as he arrives in northern ireland. he arrived last night and had a private dinner with the dup, arlene foster and some senior members of her party. in that meeting they obviously talked about devolved power because borisjohnson is saying that is the focus, certainly the statement issued before he arrived here. he said the citizens of northern ireland need and deserve the executive to get up and running as soon as the executive to get up and running as soon as possible. there has been no devolved power here for the last two and a half years. in that statement there was no mention of brexit but clearly brexit is front and centre of everything here, and the backstop we heard arlene foster talk about. the dup says they will not agree to any withdrawal agreement that includes that backstop. borisjohnson says that backstop. borisjohnson says that backstop has to go. he said that in a phone call with leo varadkar ye

arlene foster.thern ireland and is meeting each of the stormont parties this morning. the political analyst clare rice spoke to bbc breakfast about what the parties will be looking for from mrjohnson. from what we understand, his main purpose of being here in northern ireland today is really to try and engage with the parties, to find out what their perspectives are in the talks that we have ongoing here in northern ireland, to try and figure out what the issues are and, hopefully, to try and see a way where he could come forward then and try to facilitate those ongoing talks. from the nationalist party side — so, we're talking sinn fein, sdlp, for example — those particular parties are going to be looking to speak to boris johnson particularly, i would say, with regard to his position on the backstop. so, of course, borisjohnson has said that they will die, brexit will happen on the 31st of october, and that's problematic in northern ireland because, of course, we know the well rehearsed issues tha

but we got together with arlene foster.o much will to bring it here, i think peter succumbed to that lady's chance and it came out favourably for us, obviously. let's go back to downing street where england's cricketers are meeting with the prime minister after winning the world cup. you can see theresa may's meeting the captain eoin morgan, who is holding the trophy. of course, she watched at lord's yesterday as england won against new zealand in that tense, tense final that to a super that tense, tense final that to a super over. that tense, tense final that to a super over. you that tense, tense final that to a super over. you can see that tense, tense final that to a super over. you can see next to him joss buttler, who was the player who recovered the bales after that throw from jason roy, what an incredible moment this is as they enter ten downing street. what a celebration we have witnessed from this england squad, the first to win the world cup for the men. there is moeen ali, adil rashid, tom curran, jason roy, and

but here what arlene foster has to say.ng to work with the prime minister and his team to try and find solutions and both of those areas. the prime minister reiterated the fact that he would never be neutral on the union, we welcome that. he will of course be neutral on the straight and of government here in northern ireland but he should not confuse the two. today i have heard those two matches confused regularly. it will never be neutral on the union and talk of a border poll, he told us, was not something he was entertaining. we look forward to working with the prime minister in strengthening the union, we look forward to working with the new secretary of state in trying to find the restoration of devolution and we look forward to working with them on delivering the votes of the british people injune of 16 votes of the british people injune of16 in votes of the british people injune of 16 in delivering brexit. the dyad, clearly we have had a number of discussions with boris johnson before he became prime minister and thi

arlene foster has refused to back either candidate in the process but has said the brexit deadline hasg to two journalists from belfast and dublin about the conservative party leadership contenders plans for the irish border. the cabinet office is investigating whether senior civil serva nts investigating whether senior civil servants told the times newspaper that they thought jeremy servants told the times newspaper that they thoughtjeremy corbyn was too frail to become prime minister. at the weekend it was reported that government ministers had questioned his fitness to govern and jeremy corbyn may have to stand down because of health issues. more emotional testimonies from people infected with hiv and hepatitis as the enquiry into the contaminated blood scandal moves to scotland. an estimated 3000 people were affected with tainted blood products in scotla nd with tainted blood products in scotland in the 19705 and 805. victims and their families will be giving evidence during the two weeks the uk wide enquiry i5 giving evidence during the two weeks the uk wide enquiry is in scotland

arlene foster was very clear to point out that "the whole of the uk" — including northern ireland — isried mrjohnson's government might look for a compromise that keeps northern ireland in the eu's single market and customs union, while taking the rest of the uk out. that's a little too close to northern ireland leaving the uk and joining the republic for the dup‘s liking. so is a united ireland a possibility? here's our correspondent emma vardy in belfast. the brexit process it has really brought the arguments about a border pole irish unity back to the forefront, because conversely, sinn fein are very strongly opposed to brexit, northern ireland voted to remain within the eu, but the prospect of a no—deal brexit growing actually strengthens the possibility of a border pole and increases the likelihood and many peoples opinions of the prospect of irish unity, peoples opinions of the prospect of irish unity, something that perhaps the brexit referendum seemed quite a distant possibility. but conversely, sinn fein arguing for the softest possible brexit they would prefer not to have bre

after today‘s hustings, it was borisjohnson who went to meet dup leader arlene foster, and whoever becomes since elections in may. members of the brexit party turned their backs during the european 0de brexit party turned their backs during the european ode to brexit party turned their backs during the european 0de tojoy anthem n brussels the eu has announce who had will get the top jobs. gavin lee is there for us. who have they given them to? it has been three days of negotiating, trying to work out who they want to lead and shape the way for the eu. and it has been announced the commission president will be the first female president. she is the german defence minister. she is seen as key to bringing through aure peep vision. we have had the announcement of spanish foreign minister who, will be the head of foreign affairs and christine lagarde taking overfrom the european central bank. on brexit, we are told in the short—term, whoever is in charge, because they have to get voted in tomorrow, it won‘t change the game and the withdrawal agreement will not be re—opened it is about the posts

after today's hustings, it was boris johnson who went to meet uup leader arlene foster, and whoever becomesrmath of monday's unprecedented anti—government protests. there are signs that the mood in beijing is hardening. chinese offcials have condemned the protests as an undisguised challenge to its rule by violent offenders. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong. today, hong kong's parliament is a crime scene, cordoned off with police tape. the question now — what will the hong kong government do to those who caused this destruction? these scenes broadcast live on hong kong television have left this city stunned and divided. tonight, i met with one of the young men who stormed the parliament on monday. he is unrepentant. translation: we should use even more violent means to gain more bargaining power. however small the chance of winning, we are fighting for our future. if we are fighting for our future. if we can't get these basic things, then hong kong is finished. china's state television called on the hong kong authorities to investigate what it called the criminal responsibility

the democratic unionists' arlene foster was the only party leader to dine with boris johnson was thene with borisjohnson last night. he needs her ear and her party's votes in westminster. they discussed the tensions with dublin over the irish border, a dispute which, if unresolved, could see the uk leaving the eu without a deal. we talked about the fact that we both wanted to get a deal. we talked about the fa ct to get a deal. we talked about the fact that dublin and indeed brussels needed to dial back on the rhetoric and bea needed to dial back on the rhetoric and be a willing partner to find a deal, notjust for the uk but for the republic of ireland and the whole of europe. it is important we focus on trying to get a deal moving forward instead of just focus on trying to get a deal moving forward instead ofjust focusing on a forward instead ofjust focusing on 3110 forward instead ofjust focusing on a no deal scenario. no deal is on the table because of the fact we have a very belligerent european union. nice to meet you. boris johnson's closeness to the dup has deepened the divide

the leader of the dup arlene foster agrees, and her party backs up the conservatives in parliament. 0nonversation with him. in which we have raised the issue of brexit. his course of action, which seems to us to indicate that he has set the compass for a disorderly and a crash brexit. we have challenged him very strongly on that policy, we have set out very clearly that this would be catastrophic for the irish economy. for irish livelihoods. for our society, for our politics and for our peace accord. and after commenting on their discussions with the prime minister was the ulster unionist party and this is what they had to say. we have just had a meeting with the prime minister and as i said on the way in, there were a number of issues that we did raise with him. he listened to us and i think he is on the same page as a lot of the concerns that we have, that the people of northern ireland have. he wants to see these institutions back up wants to see these institutions back up and running again but, as was very clear and we made clear to him, the time is short so he doesn't have a lot o

government through that confidence and supply arrangement to give her the extra votes she needed, arlene fosterther they dup decide to ask for a certain price to continue their alliance, we have to wait and see what those negotiations deliver. as for sinn fein, big opponents of brexit, they have said today that boris johnson is opponents of brexit, they have said today that borisjohnson is a volatile character. they believe if he moves towards a no—deal brexit that could be catastrophic for the islands of ireland is. that have been a lot of warnings here before today that the brexit trading relationship between so many businesses here north and south of the islands overnight could lead to thousands of job losses, the islands overnight could lead to thousands ofjob losses, some businesses becoming unviable, unable to trade overnight. those are the warnings. supporters of boris johnson say, actually, the irish border has been a too hyped up through this process, they believe it can be resolved through technology, through striking a free—trade agreement with the eu that avoids the need for checks.

here's the dup‘s arlene foster and sinn fein's mary lou macdonald speaking separately after their meetingssensible way forward that recognises that the whole of the uk are leaving the european union, the republic of ireland are staying in the single market, and therefore we have to find a way of dealing with that. we can do that, i believe firmly we can do that, but there has to be a willingness on both sides to be able to achieve that. he tells us that he will act with absolute impartiality. we have told him that nobody believes that. nobody believes that because there are no grounds to believe that there is any kind of impartiality, much less strict impartiality. brexit and the trump election are inextricably linked — those are the words of steve bannon, the man who worked in the white house as donald trump's chief strategist. last month video footage showed mr bannon discussing his ties with boris johnson — something the british prime minister dismisses. either way, steve bannon was certainly connected in the white house and, since he left in 2017, there have been reports that he's been

the democratic unionists' arlene foster was the only party leader to dine with borisjohnson last nighty's votes in westminster. they discussed the tensions with dublin over the irish border, a dispute which, if unresolved, could see the uk leaving the eu without a deal. we talked about the fact that we both wanted to get a deal. that dublin and indeed brussels needed to dial back on the rhetoric and be a willing partner to find a deal, not just for the uk but for the republic of ireland and the whole of europe. it is important we focus on trying to get a deal moving forward instead of just focusing on a no—deal scenario. no—deal is on the table because of the fact we have a very belligerent european union. nice to meet you. borisjohnson's closeness to the dup has deepened the divide with their arch rivals, sinn fein. he tells us that he will act with absolute impartiality. we have told him that nobody believes that. nobody believes that, because there are no grounds to believe that there is any kind of impartiality, much less strict impartiality. a majority in northern ireland voted to

arlene foster spoke with mrjohnson, withins of his winning the contest and the dup have been on the airwavesing the union. second delivering brexit and thirdly restoring the devolved governments here in stormont. bearing in mind the power sharing administration collapsed. now to scotla nd administration collapsed. now to scotland and lorna gordon. nicola sturgeon has said she has profound concerns about a boris johnson premiership. let me interrupt you, philip hammond just getting into his car. walking out through the door of no 11. we do expect his he signation. —— resignation to come within hours. lorna, apologies, you we re within hours. lorna, apologies, you were saying that nicola sturgeon has said she has profound concerns about a borisjohnson said she has profound concerns about a boris johnson premiership. said she has profound concerns about a borisjohnson premiership. tell us more about what she has been saying. when borisjohnson more about what she has been saying. when boris johnson assuming more about what she has been saying. when borisjohnson assuming the title of prime minist

following the hustings this afternoon, borisjohnson travelled to meet arlene foster in stormont.nt talked about a technology led solution and forms the basis of both of their plans, and yes there is technology which can make things easier at borders, number plate recognition, radio frequency id, bar codes. but it does not get rid of things altogether and specifically on the single market, it does not get rid of the need for checks on food and animals. there is this alternative arrangement commission involving tory mp5 who support brexit, they put out a big report a week ago. they said, when i have an arrangement to have a joint area for food standards between britain and ireland? that might work for the british side but for the irish, what is in it for them if they are tying themselves in terms of regulation to britain, that is one step away from the single market. the problem with all of this as there are three places. if you are going to have cheques going into the single market, there are three places you can have them in ireland, near the land border, or between ireland and t

you had a statement from arlene foster saying she has spoke to boris johnson since he got the job.ill keep propping up this government? we will keep supporting them, and it is not unconditional support, so long as they continue to support, so long as they continue to support the union, then we will continue to support them. what happens next in terms of what boris johnson does with eu negotiations? do you think you can get a deal, that the eu will renegotiate and go back and what they have said and sit down and renegotiate the withdrawal agreement? i think if he stands by the promises which he has made, that first of all he is not going to acce pt first of all he is not going to accept a union breaking and referendum denying deal, and he insists that we will leave on 315t october as the law of the land says we will, then i think he has every chance of getting the eu to rethink their position, because don't forget their position, because don't forget the eu have adopted the position they have to date because they thought they had a weak, vacillating, wavering government given to mee