the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland as "play thing" to punish the uk for brexit saying it's playing "fast and loose" with the peace process. neighbours reunited — the leaders of australia and new zealand meet for talks for the first time in 15 months after coronavirus border restrictions are lifted between the two countries. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. and... borisjohnson marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. good afternoon. the vaccines minister nadhim zahawi says the government will be cautious, and look at all the data, before deciding whether to end covid restrictions in england next month. his comments came as the chief executive of nhs providers said "very, very few" coronavirus patients in hospital in england have received two covid jabs, showing the vaccines provide "very high" levels of protection. but he warned hospitals are dealing with a heavy backlog of non—covid cases. our heal

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland as "play thing" to punish the uk for brexit saying it's playing "fast and loose" with the peace process. neighbours reunited — the leaders of australia and new zealand meet for talks for the first time in 15 months after coronavirus border restrictions are lifted between the two countries. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. and borisjohnson marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. now on bbc news, duncan kennedy reports on the story of historical forced adoptions and the mothers�* search for a justice. a warning 7 there are some details in this programme that some viewers may find upsetting. i loved her so much, i still love her. i'm her mum. it was to be a secret, it was not to be discussed. i was mourning for a child that i had lost. | i canjust remember lying there thinking... better to die. a historical injustice is what happened to us. other countries have reco

i told you there was some good news and there. for the leadership of the democratic unionist party. edwin poots. the current dup leader arlene foster resigned last week and stands down at the end of may. sirjeffrey�*s anouncement co—incided with today's 100th anniversary of the formation of northern ireland. a rather subdued commemoration of the centenary of the important date in the history of northern ireland and the republic of ireland. earlier our ireland correspondent, chris page, explained who would be northern ireland's first minister if sirjeffrey won the contest, given he is a serving mp in westminster. the thinking would be, i think, if sirjeffrey donaldson won, he would lead unionism, lead the democratic unionist party, the largest unionist party, from westminster, remain sitting in the house of commons, and then he would nominate somebody else in the assembly party to take over the role as first minister. that is... sirjeffrey has not explicitly said what his plans would be if he is elected as dup leader. there had been talked before they split in two leading roles in the

sirjeffrey donaldson, has confirmed he is standing for the leadership of the democratic unionist partyeland�*s first minister until the end ofjune. she is in and she is leaving the party as it no longer censor what she believes and built up our next century will be built on the of persuasion. century will be built on the of persuasion-— century will be built on the of ersuasion. , ,.,, persuasion. this will need positive leadership. _ persuasion. this will need positive leadership, strategy _ persuasion. this will need positive leadership, strategy and _ persuasion. this will need positive leadership, strategy and values, l leadership, strategy and values, strong, united, focused. this will also require party structures capable of communicating clearly and consistently to the people of northern ireland. capable of working with a strong and growing team built around real partnership between our representatives in our local councils, in the assembly, and at westminster. let�* speak to our ireland correspondent chris page who is in belfast. it is not a huge surprise he has made this annou

the democratic unionist party has a new leader.o stood down after criticism of her handling of brexit. mr poots narrowly beat his opponent, the mp sirjeffrey donaldson today in the first leadership election in the dup's 50—year history. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy has more. the new leader of northern ireland's largest unionist party has made one thing clear, opposing the new brexit arrangements for northern ireland, the northern ireland protocol, will be one of his biggest priorities. edwin poots beat his rival, sirjeffrey donaldson, by 19 votes to 17. this party has been the authentic voice of unionism and will continue to be the authentic voice of unionism under my leadership. the northern ireland protocol has proven to be a massive challenge for us. and if we are to fight this to ensure that everybody in northern ireland is not worse off as a consequence of the protocol, then it's for us to do that together. edwin poots had been viewed as the more hardline of the two candidates. as agriculture minister he's already been

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland as "play thing" to punish the uk for brexit. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. good afternoon. the vaccines minister nadhim zahawi says the government will be cautious and look at all the data, before deciding whether to end covid restrictions in england next month. his comments came as the chief executive of nhs providers said the rural hospitals are dealing with a heavy backlog of non—cosmetic care. —— warned that hospitals are dealing with. he also said "very, very few" coronavirus patients in hospital in england have received two covid jabs, showing the vaccines provide "very high" levels of protection. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. ready, steady, go. we're in a race, vaccines against the virus, and this was the start on december the 8th. maggie keenan was the first person in the uk to get vaccinated outside of clinical trials. that was less than six months ago. now, about three qu

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the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the european union of using northernland as a "play thing" to punish the uk for brexit saying it's playing "fast and loose" with the peace process. borisjohnson marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hey, welcome to click. this week, we want to make you feel good through the medium of music. i don't know about you, lara, but i've been listening to a lotta, lotta music in the last year. i love a good tune to run to, but i do find it quite difficult to decide what music i want. so i end up downloading one song and then just having it on repeat for the whole of my 5k. do you do anything like that? is that weird? er, no, idon�*t. and yes, that is weird. it's not that sea shanty, is it? cos cause that would be, like, too weird. i tell you what, though, sometimes i do find myself listening to a really small set of songs. for me

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland as "play thing" to punish the uk for brexit saying it's playing "fast and loose" with the peace process. and borisjohnson marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. now on bbc news. our world. under cover of covid, the amazon rainforest, the greatest ecosystem on earth, is under attack. deforestation is at levels not seen for more than a decade. we meet the people on the frontline of the battle to save the forest... shouting. translation: the prospectors used to be scared of _ being caught by us. now they feel the president will protect them. ..and see the impact on the animals. the government is accused of encouraging the destruction. and i'm on a mission to contact some old friends — the members of the most threatened tribe in the world. their relatives have never had contact with civilisation. are they safe? are their precious tre

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland asaything" to punish the uk for brexit. very good evening, welcome to bbc news if you have just very good evening, welcome to bbc news if you havejustjoined us. the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, says the government will be cautious and look at all the data before deciding whether to end covid restrictions in england next month. it comes as the chief executive of nhs providers says "very, very few" coronavirus patients in hospital in england, have received two covid jabs, showing that a double dose of vaccine can provide "very high" levels of protection. however, he warned hospitals are dealing with a heavy backlog of patients because of delays caused by the pandemic. here's our health correspondent, catherine burns. a critical incident for the south western ambulance service — not because of coronavirus, though. there are just 13 covid patients in hospital there but the system is dealing with a backlog in cases and a busy bank holiday weekend. so people are being told to only call 99

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland as "play thing" to punish the uk for brexit, saying it's playing "fast and loose" with the peace process. celebrations for chelsea fans after their team wins the all—english champions league final against manchester city to lift the european cup for a second time. neighbours reunited — the leaders of australia and new zealand meet for talks for the first time in 15 months after coronavirus border restrictions are lifted between the two countries. and britain's prime minister borisjohnson marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. jane hill is back with the headlines at two. now on bbc news though, the travel show. lucy hedges looks back at some of the unique places the team have spent the night over the years. coming up on this week's show... my very own spacesuit. i look ready, ifeel ready, i'm ready. you hear the echoing gunshots. tonight is supposed to be the coldest night of the year, so that's good, as i head into my unheated church room for th

hardline thinking of the late reverend ian paisley a firebrand preacher who founded the democratic unionist party that. he had given and year after year on the want to keep on government and. the need the need there needs to be any structure rappers out in the working class people and tend to step down that's one of the reasons for the ousting of alim foster 1st minister and do you prefer leader she may be replaced by evangelist edwin poots sitting beside her here he's a minister who's blamed catholics for spreading kovi. in west belfast republicans have a resentment to the 100 years celebration after the partition of holland and thousands of deaths on both sides that ensued and so more instability ahead on mcbride thinks he lost his wife is a liar a bumbling lady 28 years ago and has campaigned for unity and i would just. just encourage him just to paint. our politicians to start to get around the table start to govern this place with us with with a sense of just wanting to improve life for everybody not just their own particular trade or their own particular organization or group or community w

the democratic unionist party has a new leader — he is edwin poots, and he takes over from arlene fosterrexit. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. it's a good day for democracy. only the fourth leader of the party in 50 years, edwin poots was elected by the dup's members of northern ireland's devolved government and its mps, beating his rival, sirjeffrey donaldson, by 19 votes to 17. this party has been the authentic voice of unionism and will continue to be the authentic voice of unionism under my leadership. the northern ireland protocol has proven to be a massive challenge for us, and if we are to fight this — to ensure that everybody in northern ireland is not worse off as a consequence of the protocol — then it's for us to do that together. edwin poots had been viewed as the more hardline of the two candidates. as agriculture minister, he's already been responsible for moves to block the implementation of the new brexit arrangements for new checks on goods coming from great britain to northern ireland at the border in the irish sea. his socially—conservative views have pre

that was l edwin poots who is the new leader of the democratic unionist party. nt unionist factions in northern ireland. edwin poots named as the newly elected leader of the democratic unionist party. some breaking news from scotland and because of the indian variant in glasgow we are hearing that glasgow and marie will both remain in level three as the rest of scotland moves to level two easing of restrictions. nicola sturgeon has announced that. initially both those areas will remain at level three for a week with a further decision made at the end of next week. nicola sturgeon said the situation glasgow is causing even more concern than marie with initial research suggesting the outbreak could be being driven by the engine variant of the virus. i was scotland correspondent laura gordon is in glasgow. we have seen a sudden rise in cases in glasgow which has caused real concern. the decision and _ which has caused real concern. iie: decision and marie which has caused real concern. tie: decision and marie is which has caused real concern. “ii9 decision and marie

sirjeffrey donaldson has confirmed he is standing for the leadership of the democratic unionist partyompetition from stormont�*s agriculture minister, edwin poots. the current dup leader arlene foster resigned last week and stands down at the end of may. she'll continue as northern ireland's first minister until the end ofjune. the queen has credited the people of northern ireland with maintaining peace, in a message to mark 100 years since a parliament was set up in belfast, dividing the island of ireland. she recalled her visits with prince philip to ireland, saying the centenary served as a reminder of the country's "complex history", but was an opportunity to reflect on "togetherness" and "diversity". her majesty said it's clear in the light of recent events that reconciliation and mutual understanding cannot be taken for granted. police in manchester have condemned the protests that led to the postponement of manchester united's premier league match against liverpool yesterday, calling them "completely unacceptable". two officers were injured when fans stormed the pitch. our spor

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland as "play thing" to punish the uk for brexit saying it's playing "fast and loose" with the peace process. and borisjohnson marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rob merrick, deputy political editor of the independent and broadcaster and writer dawn foster. tomorrow's front pages, starting with, the i has a full page splash on the news that the government wants to offer all over 50 s a second jab in the next three weeks to end covid restrictions byjune 21st the times also leads the over 50's vaccine story and covers news that this bank holiday monday is likely to be the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures set to hit 25 degrees c. the financial times reports that us financial authorities are preparing to take a more ac

hardline thinking of the late reverend ian paisley a firebrand preacher who founded the democratic unionist party the. big u.p.a. of kevin and year after year on the want to keep on government on. the need the need there needs to be any structural rappers out of the working class people and tend to step down that's one of the reasons for the ousting of alim foster 1st minister and do you prefer leader she may be replaced by evangelist edwin poots sitting beside her here he's a minister who's. catholics for spreading kovi. in west belfast republicans have a resentment to the 100 years celebration after the partition of olland and thousands of deaths on both sides that ensued and so more instability ahead alan mcbride thinks he lost his wife for the liar a bombing nearly 28 years ago and has campaigned for unity and i would just. just encourage in just a pain to our politicians to start to get around the table start to govern this place with us with a sense of just wanting to improve life for everybody not just their own particular tribe or no particular organization or group or community where the

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sirjeffrey donaldson has officially launched his bid to become the next leader of the democratic unionist partyrn ireland's "best days are ahead". he'll be taking on the dup agriculture minister edwin poots for the leadership. arlene foster steps down, at the end of the month. premier league clubs will be required to sign up to a new owners' charter, with "significant sanctions" for breaches of rules, in the wake of the proposed breakaway european super league. liverpool, manchester united, manchester city, arsenal, chelsea and tottenham, all sparked outrage from fans with plans to join the new competition. this weekend, football clubs and their players have been boycotting social media in protest over online abuse and racism. the stand comes as police in london say the number of hate crimes against people of east asian descent has tripled since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, but it's thought many incidents across the uk go unreported. our special correspondent, fergal keane, has been meeting some of the victims. one old white lady, she uses herfinger, points out to me and screams a

the democratic unionist party has a new leader — he is edwin poots, and he takes over from arlene fosterd down after criticism of her handling of brexit. mr poots narrowly beat his opponent, the mp sirjeffrey donaldson today, in the first leadership election in the dup's 50—year history. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has more. the new leader of northern ireland's largest unionist party has made one thing clear — opposing the new brexit arrangements for northern ireland, the northern ireland protocol, will be one of his biggest priorities. edwin poots beat his rival, sirjeffrey donaldson, by 19 votes to 17. this party has been the authentic voice of unionism and will continue to be the authentic voice of unionism under my leadership. the northern ireland protocol has proven to be a massive challenge for us. and if we are to fight this, to ensure that everybody in northern ireland is not worse off as a consequence of the protocol, then it's for us to do that together. edwin poots had been viewed as the more hardline of the two candidates. as agriculture minister, he's already been r

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland as "play thing" to punish the uk for brexit — saying it's playing "fast and loose" with the peace process. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. and... borisjohnson has married carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral yesterday afternoon. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. the week dominic cummings said sorry over the covid crisis. tens of thousands of people died who didn't need to die. he'd warned a hard rain was going to fall — the prime minister got a soaking. the only problem was, fundamentally, i regarded him as unfit for thejob. and borisjohnson wasn't the only one... i think that the secretary of state for health should have been fired for at least 15, 20 things. mps drew their own conclusions. if true, this is one of the biggest scandals and tragedies of the pandemic. but matt hancock hit back. these unsubstantiated allegations ar

' party for friends and honeymoon next summer. ., ~ , ., the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist partyreland as a "plaything" in negotiations over post—brexit border arrangements. edwin poots says brussels is damaging the peace process by implementing the northern ireland protocol, which ensures no border checks on the island of ireland but forces inspections on goods entering northern ireland from the rest of britain. mr poots says the protocol was having a "devastating impact" and leading to violence on the streets. the european commission says it rejects any suggestion it no longer cares about the peace process. the uk's biggest seller of building supplies, travis perkins, is warning of "considerable" cost increases to raw materials due to shortages. the company says surging demand as lockdown eases, as well as problems with the supply chain, mean bagged cement will rise by 15%, chipboard by 10% and paint by 5%. a key israeli opposition party has backed the formation of a unity government to oust benjamin netanyahu, the country's longest serving prime minister. the ultra—nationalist

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland asplay thing" to punish the uk for brexit saying it's playing "fast and loose" with the peace process. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. and... borisjohnson marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. now time for the media show. welcome. it's official, martin bashir used lies and deception to secure the biggest tv interview of all time. lord dyson's report into the whole affair raises questions about the governance of the bbc. in fact, the prime minister says the bbc needs to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. so, on today's media show, we are tackling this head—on. we are exploring the relationship between reporters and their editors. we are asking what tighter safeguards at the bbc will actually look and feel like. we are exploring the impact of this scandal onjournalism more broadly. let me introduce my guests. i've got richard tate, former edito

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland as

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party has accused the eu of using northern irelandin poots told the andrew marr show on bbc one that eu officials were playing "fast and loose" with the peace process and the northern ireland protocol was having a "devastating impact". we're going to have 15,000 checks per week of goods from great britain coming into northern ireland, so more checks at the port of belfast than there is in rotterdam, europe's biggest port. we have more checks between great britain and northern ireland than there is between russia, ukraine, belarus, moldova — all those countries in the eastern part of the european union. and i'm asking the question of the european union, are they more trustworthy trading partners than great britain? and of course that isn't the case, so we really need to ditch the protocol and ease checks, because they're hugely damaging to the lowest paid workers anywhere in the united kingdom in northern ireland. european commission vice president maros sefcovic rejected the accusations. he urged the british government to be more will

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party has accused the eu of playing "fast and looseds entering northern ireland from great britain were having a "devastating impact" and leading to violence on the streets. the european commission says it rejects any suggestion that it no longer cares about the peace process. from belfast, louise cullen reports. the northern ireland protocol has caused political and practical problems since its inception. it creates a trade border in the irish sea, by keeping northern ireland in the eu single market for goods, enforcing eu customs rules at the ports, to prevent a hardening of the land border. and unionists view it as a threat to their place in the united kingdom. that fear was blamed for trouble on the streets at easter. the uk has delayed introducing some food checks until october, a move the eu has gone to court over. technical talks continue. the new dup leader edwin poots claimed the northern ireland peace process was being damaged. i don't want to use a threat of violence in terms of this. 0ur arguments are very clear, they're ve

sirjeffrey donaldson has officially launched his bid to become the next leader of the democratic unionist party ireland's �*best days are ahead.�* he'll be taking on the dup agriculture minister, edwin poots for the leadership. arlene foster steps down at the end of the month. the headlines on bbc news. no more keeping your distance. the one metre covid rule could end in england next month. but borisjohnson says infection rates must stay down. together in person — the foreign secretary meets his us counterpart, vowing to work together on everything from china to climate change. new premier league rules are introduced to prevent top clubs from breaking away. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. tolsen has torn himself away from the snooker to do some work! we start with football because the premier league say they'll bring in a new owners�* charter to stop future attempts tojoin another breakaway super league. the premier league and the fa both released statements this afternoon saying they're working with the government to protect the integrity of the football community. the

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland asremony at westminster cathedral. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas.

the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland as "play thing" to punish the uk for brexit saying it's playing "fast and loose" with the peace process. and borisjohnson marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rob merrick, deputy political editor of the independent and broadcaster and writer dawn foster. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the i leads with news that the government wants to offer all over 50 s a second jab in the next three weeks to end covid restrictions by june 21st. the financial times reports that us financial authorities are preparing to take a more active role in regulating cryptocurrencies amid growing concerns over a lack of proper oversight. the independent says nhs hospitals could struggle to deal with surge in demand from uk holiday—makers taking trips between different parts of the country. as with many of today s papers, the daily mail has a picture of borisjohnso

sirjeffrey donaldson has officially launched his bid to become the next leader of the democratic unionist partyinister, edwin poots, for the leadership. arlene foster steps down at the end of the month. premier league clubs will be required to sign up to a new owners�* charter, with "significant sanctions" for breaches of rules, in the wake of the proposed breakaway european super league. liverpool, manchester united, manchester city, arsenal, chelsea and tottenham all sparked outrage from fans with plans to join the new competition. well, joe wilson is at old trafford for us, where yesterday some fans invaded the pitch, in protest at the club's owners. joe, these new rules, perhaps this is what the fans wanted?— is what the fans wanted? well, ma be, is what the fans wanted? well, maybe. clive. _ is what the fans wanted? well, maybe, clive, it— is what the fans wanted? well, maybe, clive, it is— is what the fans wanted? well, maybe, clive, it is a _ is what the fans wanted? well, maybe, clive, it is a wild - is what the fans wanted? well, maybe, clive, it is a wild and i is what the fans wanted

in the u.k., the new head of northern ireland democratic unionist party will try to strip away parts trade deal covering the region. brexit irish protocol keeps northern ireland the eu customs area and much of the single market. unionist what northern ireland to remain part of the u.k. and they see the brexit provision as weakening those ties. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. alix: thanks so much. governor cuomo saying new york will be lifting its state mask mandate following a recent cdc guidance. you still must wear masks and schools in transit, but we could see lifting the state mask mandate fairly soon. acute shift for new yorkers -- a huge shift for new yorkers. the u.k. will start its own carbon market on wednesday. it is the first since its department from the eu. the goal is to put a price on polluting to help achieve its climate goals. what is the right price? joining me is will mathis, bloomberg renewable energy and climate change

the democratic unionist party has elected its new leader after the first leadership contest in theirs. hello, i don't think any of us can deny it's been an unusually cool may so far. if you're wondering where the warmth is this weekend — well, it can be found across southern parts of spain and portugal. temperatures above 30 degrees here. even warmer in finland than it is here in the uk, where temperatures are well down on where they should be for this stage in the month. and to go with that cool feel, there's more rain in the forecast. this afternoon and particularly tomorrow, some nasty thundery downpours can be expected for some of you. not for all. out there at the moment, we've got a zone of cloud, outbreaks of rain coming and going, stretching from east anglia, northern england into northern ireland. after the brief bit of brightness across wales and the south west through the start of the afternoon, we'll see some thundery showers develop here. in between them, temperatures could get up to around 15—16 celsius, but a cool day across eastern coasts. scotland avoiding most of th

militants continue their rocket assaults on israel edwin poots is what the leader of the democratic unionists partyn northern ireland. and coming up and a half an hour, foreign correspondence joined a half an hour, foreign correspondencejoined me a half an hour, foreign correspondence joined me to give an outsider view of events in the uk. stay with us for dateline london at 7:30 p:m.. good evening and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson is said the new variant of coronavirus could make a serious disruption to tackle the coronavirus and relaxing restrictions. speaking earlier, the premise reset the second vaccine dose for over 50s would be accelerated to keep ahead of the virus. cases of the indian variant have more than doubled in a week with over 1300 cases and most in england. the government says there is no the variant causes more severe disease or is more a visit to the vaccine but it may be more transmissible. 0ur medical editor explains. this is one way of keeping a lid on the indian variant. surge testing in formby, merseyside, one of 15 areas in england, including parts of the north west and

the new leader of the democratic unionist party, edwin poots, has reiterated his determination to getared to bring down the institutions if new post—brexit trading arrangements are not removed. what i need to do, and my focus is actually on delivering going forward. and that delivery has to be about ensuring that your food costs don't go up because of the protocol, that medicines that should be available for people in hospital are available, that your amazon parcels continue to arrive, that the parts for your everyday things in life, for your cars and for your lawn mowers and all of that, they actually arrive and are not held up for weeks and weeks as a result of this protocol, and that people still want to continue to deliver to northern ireland from great britain. those are the things that are in people's minds. let's get stuck into the northern ireland protocol. it's part of the treaty which took the uk out of the eu, and despite a government promise that there would be no impediments to trade between northern ireland and great britain after brexit, the protocol means that in fact

edwin poots and sirjeffrey donaldson are both vying to become the next leader of the democratic unionist party how much is at stake here in terms of what comes next and at the politics of northern ireland at this critical point after brexit? this politics of northern ireland at this critical point after brexit?- critical point after brexit? this is a very critical _ critical point after brexit? this is a very critical time _ critical point after brexit? this is a very critical time for— critical point after brexit? this is a very critical time for northern l a very critical time for northern ireland. of course anybody watching this will think it's always a critical time in northern ireland. to some extent, that's true. the process goes on, the db present at these conflicts and crises from time to time. i do think today, on one hand, we should celebrate the fact thatis hand, we should celebrate the fact that is actually an election and choice, and that's very important for the dup. but the outcome is more important than the dup. i think the politics of northern ireland is in a very precarious p