bernadette kelly.inic cummings, is still with us, with the government seeking to renegotiate part of the deal it negotiated with the eu. the so—called northern ireland protocol helps prevent the need for checks on the border of the island of ireland, effectively by creating a border down the irish sea. but ministers are particularly concerned that some food products won't be able to move from great britain to northern ireland when a grace period expires at the end of september. the minister who negotiated that deal explained the problems with the way it's working. my lords, the difficulties we have in operating the northern ireland protocol are now the main obstacle to building a relationship with the eu that reflects our strong common interests and values. instead of that relationship, we're seeing one that is punctuated with legal challenges and characterised by disagreement and mistrust. we do not want that pattern to be set, not least because it does not support stability in northern ireland. the n

bernadette kelly. you're watching monday in parliament with me, david cornock. life, you can catch up via the bbc iplayer. the home secretary has robustly defended her plans to overhaul the asylum system in a bid to deter migrants crossing the english channel. priti patel was speaking at the start of two days of debate on the the nationality and borders bill which will make it a criminal offence to knowingly arrive in the uk without permission. the bill would also introduce a maximum life sentence for those convicted of people smuggling and give ministers the power to allow asylum claims to be processed outside the uk. the british people have had enough of open borders and uncontrolled immigration. enough of a failed asylum system that costs the taxpayer over £1 billion a year. enough of dinghies arriving illegally on our shores directed by organised crime gangs. enough of people drowning on these dangerous, illegal and unnecessary journeys. enough of people being trafficked and sold into modern slavery. the home secretary said the system was being abused and ac