it is a billion pounds of money for northern ireland and ending austerity in northern ireland.the budget of northern ireland executive. and none of which i begrudge the people of northern ireland, but i begrudge that austerity will continue elsewhere in the uk and extra money for patients in wales, teachers in wales, that won't come, but it will come for northern ireland. you are a beyond your strong words, first minister, what in political terms can you actually do about it? well the first thing we will do is take this through the dispute resolution service. where there are disputes between governments in the uk there is a process to resolve those. we will start that formally. we believe this money has been distributed in a way that goes against the rules of the past 36 years of rules, the uk government said the barnett formula had to stay, now they say it doesn't apply in northern ireland. some are more equal than others. we can't go on like this. this is not creating stable government, is about cash for votes and all it can do is set people against each other. that is the la

continue their trade with northern ireland and gb. 70—80% of the trade coming out of ireland...r both be better? we don't need it. northern ireland, as part of the uk, is leaving the eu as part of a uk wide referendum. the uk entered the eec as one nation and it will leave the european union as one nation. article 50 has been triggered so the most important part of it is the 18 mp5 of northern ireland going across to westminster and arguing our point. the best time that northern ireland ever gained out of europe was when the three meps, john hume, ian paisley and jim nicholson, were in europe, arguing on behalf of northern ireland. the best deal northern ireland will get out of leaving the european union is when they have 18 mp5 sitting on the benches of westminster, arguing our case as northern ireland plc. do you find it hard, jeffrey, to argue for the best brexit case when you wanted it? no, not at all. in fact, i believe that brexit, the uk will thrive as a result of having, for the first time in decades, the opportunity to enter into new trade agreements with many countries

well, it is a good thing the northern ireland and i welcome the northern ireland and i welcome the factrgued that the election just a few weeks ago that all parts of the uk needs extra money the public services, they are strapped for cash right across the whole of the uk. so one of the questions that will come out of this, of course, is what this means that other parts of britain, in particular scotland and wales, given the way money is traditionally allocated equitably across the uk, does this mean there will be extra money for them as well? again, the government has said this is money that will be spent by the northern ireland executive, it won't be spent, obviously, by the dup per se. no, and that gets us to the crux of the matter, really, which is does this help or hinder the prospect of getting the power—sharing executive that has been suspended for six months up and running? we have got talks going on even as we speak in belfast, trying to do that. some of the parties prior to this deal were worried that the dup being in bed with the tories at westminster would compromise the abil

returning to the issue of the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, one of the key issues that eu negotiators, illuminate for us if you would how the dup‘s position on that and the conservative position might affect brexit. arlene foster had said prior to the election that she did not want a hard border between the north and the south, and if we leave the customs union and there is nothing put in its place, there is nothing put in its place, the northern ireland border will be the northern ireland border will be the outer border with the eu and so for that reason, if we left the customs union, there would have to bea customs union, there would have to be a hard border, customs checks on all the goods coming from the south and the rest of the eu into northern ireland. 0nce and the rest of the eu into northern ireland. once you start talking about hard borders, you are into difficult territory because there are 300 crossing points between north and south of ireland. it will cost very large sum of money to police those crossings. some of it can be done by electroni

northern ireland and much of scotla nd spells.oing a little bit better. some breaks of cloud and nearer to 20 celsius here. rain pushing northwards across scotland. elsewhere it is looking drive. clear skies in england and wales. in rural spots, temperatures lower than this. single figures and may be the odd fog patches but nothing widespread. quickly clearing in the morning. more widespread sunshine across england and wales to begin the day. patchy cloud in especially northern england in the afternoon and maybe an isolated shower. it will feel warmer. scotla nd shower. it will feel warmer. scotland and northern ireland still close to low pressure. some breaks in the cloud here and there but not many. with the cloud cover, temperature contrasts between the sunshine and the cloud. near 28 celsius around south—east england. but with the warmth, relatively high to very high pollen levels and very high u b. a high to very high pollen levels and very high u b. a high price to pay with the sunshine and heat. many tomorrow evening hard d

it is a billion pounds of money for northern ireland and ending austerity in northern ireland.cutive. none of which i begrudge the people of northern ireland, but i begrudge that austerity will continue elsewhere in the uk and extra money for patients in wales, teachers in wales, that won‘t come, but it will come for northern ireland. beyond your strong words, first minister, what in political terms can you actually do about it? well the first thing we will do is ta ke well the first thing we will do is take this through the dispute resolution service. where there are disputes between governments in the uk there is a process to resolve those. we will start that formally. we believe this money has been distributed in a way that goes against the rules of the past 36 yea rs of rules, against the rules of the past 36 years of rules, the uk government said the barnett formula had to stay, now they say it doesn‘t apply in northern ireland. some are more equal than others. we can‘t go on like this. this is not creating sta ble like this. this is not creating stable government, is abou

it is a fantastic deal for the people of northern ireland, no question.ere we will see. i think it is a waste, you need to get the executive working before we get more money, it will be wasted. so where will the £1 billion of new money go? £350 million is likely to be spent on health and education, 400 million will go to infrastructure, four example roads and public buildings. 150 million is in marked for improving broadband and a further £100 million going towards deprived communities but th stalemate here at stormont is not about a cash crisis. the main differences between the dup and sinn fein are not over budgets, they are about issues like legal recognition for the irish language, whether same—sex marriage should be introduced here and how to deal with unsolved killings from the troubles. sinn fein had expressed concern about the prospect is the main unionist party having such a close relationship with the government. but today they suggested the deal could have some up sides. as always with these deal is the devil is in the detail but any money comi

but when they're in northern ireland, they can't hide forever.if they want to be employed, northern ireland is a small community of 2 million people. the idea you can hide thousands of people in that small communityjust doesn't reflect the reality of the situation. of course, we are going to know that people are there. and if they seek to move to other parts of uk. their movements will be monitored. sirjeffrey, stay with us. we want to talk to you more about brexit. today the government set out its offer for eu citizens who will live in the uk post—brexit. it‘s a 15—page document that will now form part of the negotiation. we have picked out some of the most interesting elements. those granted "settled status" in the uk will be able to work, study and claim benefits as they do now. the cut—off date will be sometime before march 2019. 0nce eu citizens have been in the uk for five years they can apply for "settled status". but importantly there will be a two—year grace period after britain has left the eu. and that is an important detail. if there

this money will be spent by the northern ireland executive, it won't be spent bya ireland executive,rty, it will be spent by an executive chats to be by law, cross— party executive chats to be by law, cross—party so everyone in northern ireland will be able to express priorities and benefit from this extra support. incredibly influential, that's how arlene foster has described her ten mps, the of today's the make that ever got to dispute. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in downing street. a deal but at a price? yes, at a price and at a big price, simon. 0ne and a half billion pounds, an extra alien pounced magic out of some work, they'll be questions about exactly where that money emerges from, an additional half £1 billion which dup sources say was technically allocated to northern ireland all ready by the previous government but was now impossible for northern ireland politicians to access, but has now been listened to make sure they can get hold of the money but there have been questions raised from critics effectively saying what about us? the labour first minister of

no deal yet in northern ireland. monday. one of the most senior figures in the catholic church who is accused of multiple counts of sexual abuse, the vatican treasurer cardinal george pell, says he'll take a leave of absence to fight the charges in australia. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look

in northern ireland. theresa may has abandoned her evenhandedness, the government‘s even approach, regardless of party interest, to the northern ireland peace process. that does put contiued progress at risk. the first secretary of state is talking about the agreement between the dup and the conservatives. . it's the dup and the conservatives. . it‘s in the uk‘s interests at this crucial time. this agreement means the dup will support the government on votes on the queen‘s speech, the budget and on legislation relating to our exit from the european union and national security. it will ensure that we can govern in the national interest, strengthening and enhancing the union, keeping our country and enhancing the union, keeping our cou ntry safe, and enhancing the union, keeping our country safe, delivering prosperity for all and securing a departure from the european union which benefits all parts of the united kingdom. to support this agreement, the government will chair a coordination committee involving

we can talk to the former northern ireland secretary theresa villiers, whojoins us northern ireland secretary out there. what is your reaction? i believe that as the public are given us a hung parliament it is our responsibility to make that work and producing workable government is greatly assisted by this confidence and supply agreement, which has been published today. workable. how difficult is going to be? it is very difficult is going to be? it is very difficult from when we have the coalition government in it was basically unity between the two parties to work together for a full term and it gave a working majority of around 50 mps. this is a working majority of ten individual mps. individual mps in both parties will have a lot of sway going ahead. individual mps in both parties will have a lot of sway going aheadm will be very different from the coalition with the lib dems. there will be challenges ahead. it will require hard work on all sides but, actually, minority government and arrangements of this sort are very common in many european countries. for example, in ireland they've had

and by the way, the northern ireland border with the republic of ireland, which everybody says it should cannot be achieved with a hard right brexit, where we leave the single market and the customs union. it puts in question whether the prime minister can be evenhanded any more in the northern ireland peace process, as her predecessors were before her, going right the way back tojohn major. they were not in the pocket of any one party. her very life as a prime minister now depends on a deal done with the dup. what if she upsets them in the efforts to get stormont, them in the efforts to get stormont, the assembly and the government, the self—governance of northern ireland up self—governance of northern ireland up and running again? what if that is compromised, and beyond that, the difficult issues northern ireland still faces. what if that is compromised because everyone is suspicious of her now. some people say it might do the opposite, because it has been stipulated this money will only be released to the power—sharing executive in belfast, so that increases the pressure on the dup to

or northern ireland right now.he economic agenda and the concerns about jobs and employment and so on because that is something that was almost completely missing from this discussion and one of the reasons why i really despise corbyn labour as an ex lefty myself is that it is now a completely bourgeois phenomenon. this is now a monopoly, monopolised by urban professionals and middle—class university students, and there has been scarcely a word said about the tragedy, the post—industrial tragedy, of working class communities in this country. it is now dead, that kind of life, a community built around a local industry, steelworks or manufacturing or coal mining. that is gone. we have lost a generation. and those are the truly forgotten people and nobody on either side of the fence and it is particularly culpable on labour's part has had a word to say about this. there is no easy solution, but they might have had something to say to the old industrial proletariat. i think that is a very interesting point. 0bviously,

this is not northern ireland won't. this is not northern ireland won't.nd control of parliament. it is about being able to make westminster work at all. ministers knew this criticism would come, are they prepared?” ministers knew this criticism would come, are they prepared? i am not against investment in northern ireland, i welcome investment in public services, but there ought to be fairness. scotland should be getting its fair share. you're paying £100 million to the dup for every single one of their votes, you have paid them off, haven't you? people in all parts of the country are benefiting from the fact that we have a strong enough economy to spend more money on health, 8 billion on health around the country. if you are cancelling austerity in northern ireland, you are not cancelling it anywhere else — people in scotland, wales, north of england have every right to be a ci’oss of england have every right to be a cross about this. people in other parts of the country are getting money, but this is separate from that. this has already existed, so it i

he is bbc northern ireland's political and economics editor. good morning, john.have learned, what is the inside track on the discussions that have been going on, statement issued overnight from both the dup and the prime minister? it was a bit messy overnight with that statement ping—pong in the early hours but ultimately what is going on here is the dup are looking for a financial deal. if we go back to 2015, the dup had planned specifically for a hung parliament and what they would want in return for their support for propping up a minority government. at the heart of the document were three things. they wa nted the document were three things. they wanted real terms increase in health and education spending overfive yea rs, and education spending overfive years, they wanted investment in northern ireland infrastructure, and they wanted help with transforming public services. those are quite vague requests, they are also potentially very expensive. the dup does not want to seek further austerity, back in 2015 there were calling for the abolition of the bedroom t

having made a journey from northern ireland in the first part of the day.be looking at temperatures up to 22 degrees. northern ireland fares nicely as well. a lot of dry weather here until showers arrived later. the weather front is slow moving across the north of england and the cumbrian fells. up to 50 millimetres of rain could fall. what a contrast to the south—eastern corner. the uv levels are very high, as indeed the pollen quite widely across the greater part of england and wales. at hamden later this afternoon, scotla nd at hamden later this afternoon, scotland versus england should benefit from brightening sky is there —— although there may be a shower later. the showers will push across scotland and northern ireland to finish the day. in the small hours, it staggers its way into the south—eastern quarter to generate a mild and muggy night. not cold wherever you are spending it. sunday sta rts wherever you are spending it. sunday starts with a low—pressure anchored to the west of the british isles. quite a blustery day, especially if you are close t

we remain committed to working with all the parties in northern ireland.ek to ensure that we see a new executive formed in northern ireland, that the devolved institutions are up and running by the end of the month as we've both committed to do so here. and as the uk government, we remain absolutely steadfast as i've just said in our commitment to the belfast agreement and to its successor agreements, but as i is a, any agreement with the dup will be made public when it's reached. yes, idid, of made public when it's reached. yes, i did, of course, relay those concerns. i was i did, of course, relay those concerns. i was very i did, of course, relay those concerns. i was very much i did, of course, relay those concerns. i was very much reassured by concerns. i was very much reassured by what the prime minister had to say that the agreement, once it's reached, will be published so it will be there for everyone to see and also we spoke about the very important need for both governments to be impartial actors when it comes to be impartial actors when it comes

and then there is ireland.ion in calling this election was to strengthen her hand, to make her less vulnerable to pressure from committed brexiteers within her own party. but, with a hung parliament, she is now more exposed to trouble from all sides. among those who will expect their voices to be heard are theresa may's new allies, the democratic unionists of northern ireland. the prime minister has promised the brexit negotiations will stick to the existing timetable and leaving the single market remains the government's position. german chancellor angela merkel says she assumes that britain will stick to its brexit negotiation plan after the country's surprise election result. speaking on a visit to mexico city, mrs merkel said she wanted to get to work quickly on talks over britain's separation from the european union. and you can get a full break down of the british election results, plus anything else you need to know. just visit our website — bbc.com/news. in other news: president trump says he is 100% wi

of ireland, between the republic and northern ireland, if thatis republic and northern ireland, if thate anything else if we got out of the single market and the customs union, if it is a hard border, then the dup will be massively attacked at home. they don't want that, and therefore, this whole deal could impact on the brexit negotiation as well, and we could see the government effectively being pushed into a position where theresa may does not want to be, though there would be a majority in parliament forum at —— in parliament for it... the temptation is to look at this from one side as being what about the conservatives get out of the dup, but the dup will push strongly, and this may come down to more money for northern ireland. yes, i think they will. they are entitled to, and i would in their shoes. they will push very hard, and i'm sure they will want to secure more investment, better support for well per —— welfare provision, the provision of pensions, all of those issues, and they will strike a very ha rd issues, and they will strike a very hard deal. they are very professional

grey into north wales and northern ireland. the rain across scotla nd northern ireland.a wet night for many. into friday, we start with wind and rain across the north and west of the uk. it tends to become a bit lighter and more patchy as it sta rts bit lighter and more patchy as it starts to slide back south and east, so starts to slide back south and east, so brightening up from the west in scotland. top temperatures tomorrow, around about 21 or 22. as the weather front slit south, it takes the rain with it on friday evening and into saturday. a temporary ridge of high pressure building in for the start of the weekend. there will be a bit of wind and rain in the north and west, but most of us will have a decent day, bright and breezy with spells of sunshine. temperatures should be up to 22 or 23 in the south—east. 16—17 in belfast. on sunday, it looks pretty similar. a bit windy and wet in the north and west. most places will be dry, bright and breezy with top temperatures about 23 in the south—east. a retired appeal courtjudge is appointed to lead the public inquiry i

up to 110w executive in northern ireland.ritish government has been a neutral party. how can it do that when it is supported by one particular party that can pull the plug on it at any stage? it really could undermine all that we have achieved over the past several decades in northern ireland.” achieved over the past several decades in northern ireland. i think this election has got us to a situation where actually independence for scotland is a long way off. i think the issue for the union, the union of the uk, is now going to focus more on northern ireland. the traditionaljourney in the early hours of the morning, from their constituency to london, should we be triumphant drive. instead theresa may was left to contemplate with her husband philip may how the gamble she took with great relu cta nce gamble she took with great reluctance has left her premiership in grave peril. let's ta ke let's take a closer look at the strea m let's take a closer look at the stream of results which started before midnight and soon pointed the

people in northern ireland and the republic of ireland have said they wa nted republic of ireland haveravel area to continue and it has been very good for trade across both borders. do you think that the dup insistence that there has to be some sort of deal is acceptable? i do not think it makes much of a difference. every party will see we want to do a deal. you cannot do asjeremy corbyn are seeing that will we end up, we accept the deal. that is nonsense. there is concern about this. it does terrible damage to the integrity of the british establishment if our democratic decision to leave the european union is not or not. what about the future of talks to revive the northern ireland assembly. peter hain said the prime minister cannot play party politics with northern ireland. a concern any deal between the dup and the conservatives would be hugely detrimental to confidence a botox, according to sinn fein. —— to talks. i do not agree with peter. he is very happy for senior republicans like gerry adams and is now a prominent member of the republic of ireland cabinet, but i said back whe

and then there is ireland. motivation in calling this election was to strengthen her hand, to make her less vulnerable to pressure from committed brexiteers within her own party. but, with a hung parliament, she is now more exposed to trouble from all sides. among those who will expect their voices to be heard are theresa may's new allies, the democratic unionists of northern ireland. the prime minister has promised the brexit negotiations will stick to the existing timetable and leaving the single market remains the government's position. if you want more on the british election you can get a full break down of the results and anything else you want to know. just visit oui’ else you want to know. just visit our website. some other news now. president trump says he is 100% willing to testify under oath to give his side of the story over leaked conversations with james comey, the former fbi director he fired last month. mr trump said he rejected mr comey‘s assertion that he had urged him to drop an investigation

and northern ireland, which is important for northern ireland but also for the whole of the united kingdomout our objectives, we have published our white papers, we will bring our repeal bill before this house, we know the plan we have got, the part that doesn't know its plan for brexit is his party. a new conservative mp raised jeremy corbyn‘s history on trident. i was deeply alarmed to hear a report made by the opposition at glastonbury festival that in power, he would abandon trident and utterly undermine the security and safety of our country. would my right honourable friend the prime minister agree that it is only her government and the conservative party that can provide the safety and security our country needs? can i first well, honourable friend, in this house, i am sure he is going to be a fine representative of the fine people of the aldershot constituency. i can ijoin with him in saying that i think people were shocked to hear that in public, the leader of the opposition appeared to support trident, but in private, said he wanted to scrap it. it's only the conservative party..

but the whole issue of ireland and the other parties in ireland, how they digests this new relationship not going to be easy. under the famous good friday agreement which brought peace to northern ireland, the british government is meant to be an honest broker and not to close to the nationalist or the unionists. at of course if the british government is being propped up either dup, which is considered by some to be extremely socially conservative, anti—gay rights, anti— abortion rights, can they really be seen as an honest broker, especially if on this so—called confidence and supply motion, it depends on them for. any deals at once get through the house of commons on finance and confidence issues. many people are saying be careful if you go forward into an official deal with the dup, they could bring you down at any time and what will you betray that the deal. let's bring in david. you've been gauging the mood and talking to experts on college green and also looking through the papers. give us your thoughts. i've kept a couple, reflecting one of them was the telegraph, talking about m

it opposes extending gay marriage and abortion rights to northern ireland.ly, we did not expect to be in this position. but issues like these are unlikely to feature in talks with the conservatives. the dup‘s demands here will be overwhelmingly financial. they have a clear road map they set out in 2015, when they thought they would be in this position. there is very little in that about social policy. but this new relationship raises wider questions about the conservatives' role here. on monday, cross—party talks will get under way, aimed at restoring northern ireland's collapsed government. but how can a conservative secretary of state act as an honest broker at those talks when the conservatives are now so reliant on the dup? this deal has come more quickly than many expected, but tonight, the dup are revealing nothing about what they want in return for their support. but on brexit, the dup does not appear to share theresa may's view that walking away with no deal is a viable option. the pa rty‘s financial demands are likely to include more money for infra

and no deal yet in northern ireland.he deadline for setting up a new power—sharing executive has passed. it's now extended until monday. it's 5pm. we're at westminster where, eight days after the queen's speech, the house of commons is voting on its content, in what is seen as a prime test of theresa may's authority, after the election in which she lost her parliamentary majority. the prime minister will be depending on the democratic unionists of northern ireland to get her legislative programme through the commons this evening. there will be a series of votes, so let's set the context for what's to come. the first vote is a labour amendment tabled by the opposition calling on the government to end austerity policies in public services to reverse falling living standards and to make society more equal. the second amendment, brought by the labour backbencher stella creasy, has been withdrawn because of a change in government policy. stella creasy wants women from northern ireland to be able to have abortions in england p

northern ireland voted remain, but they are in favour of ireland voted remain, but they are infavourofanare in favour of an open border. it has no o bsta cles in favour of an open border. it has no obstacles and no security controls, and as it is now it is invisible. you do not know you're crossing it except, on the irish side, it is jill crossing it except, on the irish side, it isjill mutters per hour —— kilometres. it is very important that that border remains how it is. nobody can see how it could be a wee left the single market, if we left the european union, if we left the customs union, we could leave the european union but stay in the single market, stay in the customs market, then the border would be open as it is now. lord peter hain, really good to hear your voice and opinions tonight. there are many questions i would love to ask you, very good of you to give us your insight. we must cross toa give us your insight. we must cross to a news conference because that is just beginning on behalf of sinn fein. they have just entered the room in the last few minutes. palmas keep, star

, but northern ireland will largely have a dry day.owning street to the bbc that theresa may will be backed by the democratic unionist party in a minority government as an outline agreement on confidence and supply has been reached. earlier, the prime minister's two chief advisers nick timothy and fiona hill resigned. the bbc understands theresa may had been warned that unless they left, she would face a leadership challenge. they have been replaced by former conservative mp gavin barwell, theresa may's new downing street chief of staff after losing his croydon central seat in the general election. the metropolitan police have revealed that the london bridge attackers tried to hire a seven and attackers tried to hire a seven and a half tonne lorry to carry out last saturday's attack, but the payment was declined. now, emily maitlis presents a special newsnight programme from westminster. can may govan? discussing the after—shocks from thursday's election. it was broadcast earlier this evening, before the news of the dup outline agreeme

he is here to represent the view of ireland, good to see you.e, we touched on the view of the only land border, tell us more. view of the only land border, tell us more. i think the direct impact will be greatest in ireland, particularly because it has the only land border but it reflects the relationship between ireland and the uk, the common travel area has been there since 1923, more formally since 1952, the fact that ireland is one of the key negotiating priorities identified by the european union reflects the importance of this and also, even quite in tangible, sorry intangible —— tangible things like trade between ireland and the uk, the second busiest ever ridden a world between dublin and london, for the half million passengers each year. sorry, adding to this, to complicate things, uk prime minister looking to doa things, uk prime minister looking to do a deal with the dup of northern ireland, what will that mean in terms of how this plays out, is that good or bad for economics and trade, we leave the politics alone, that's extremely, t

it is a fantastic deal for the people of northern ireland, no question.s down elsewhere we will see. i think it is a waste, you need to get the executive working before we get the executive working before we get more money, it will be wasted. so where will the £1 billion of new money so where will the £1 billion of new money go? £350 million is likely to be spent on health and education, 400 million will go to infrastructure, four example roads and public buildings. 150 million is in marked for improving broadband and a further £100 million going towards deprived communities but the stalemate here at stormont is not about a cash crisis. the main differences between the dup and sinn fein are not over budgets, they are about issues like legal recognition for the irish language, whether same—sex marriage should be introduced here and how to deal with unsolved killings from the troubles. sinn fein had expressed concern about the prospect is the main unionist party having such a close relationship with the government. but today they suggested the deal could ha

northern ireland will avoid most of them.ill be a few showers in northern ireland and northern wales. and then into the rest of the week, high pressure such the build from the south. we will still see a few bits of rain come and go at times across parts of scotla nd and go at times across parts of scotland and northern ireland, but temperatures will be on the up from mid week onwards and with it across some southern parts of the country, lots of sunshine. hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, but first the headlines. downing street has confirmed that it has agreed the principles of a deal with northern ireland's democratic unionists to help keep the prime minister in power. theresa may finds herself leading a minority administration and needs the help of ten dup mps to survive. earlier, the prime minister's two chief advisers resigned. the bbc understands that theresa may had been warned that unless they went, she would face a leadership challenge. they've been replaced by th

ireland secretary ‘s state to a number of former northern ireland secretary‘s state today to ask themetween the dup and theresa may and the conservatives and what impact that could have on the political talks in northern ireland. shaun woodward was one of those, he was labour‘s northern ireland secretary between 2007 and 2010 and he told me that theresa may was treading a dangerous line by forcing a deal with the dup. since the time of john major, we got into position for the british government, labour, conservative, have taken a view that they must be neutral in dealing with they must be neutral in dealing with the politics and politicians and the parties of northern ireland. that was how we put together the good friday agreement, it is how we have put forward the many devolution programmes achieving full devolution in 2010. theresa may now, for her own survival, is now going to drive a coach and horses through the principle that neutrality. it is essential for both sides, unionists and nationalists, in northern ireland, to realise that the british government is neutral. it is inconc

to vote to get the best deal for northern ireland.ations. to get the assembly back up and running. to protect our place within the united kingdom. and to unite behind one strong unionist voice. northern ireland's alliance party has also launched its election manifesto, promising "progressive and pro—european politics". the manifesto includes a series of commitments on power sharing in the assembly, the economy and justice, but focuses on brexit. this is a manifesto that pledges to oppose a hard brexit, support a special deal for northern ireland, and give the public the final say on the outcome of those brexit negotiations. it is a manifesto that recognises whatever the outcome of the negotiations are, our best feature from northern ireland and all of these islands is one that recognises interdependence and cooperation with the rest of europe as the best way forward. and for the latest on the campaign with analysis of all the main developments and issues in the nations and regions of the united kingdom take a look at our website. you'

and of northern ireland.ing. temperatures in 11—14dc. a chilly start the day for some. 0n in 11—14dc. a chilly start the day for some. on wednesday, we are being dominated by this low pressure. a messy picture across the uk on wednesday, lots of rain around the morning. something a bit drier than scotland, brighter skies towards the north west of scotland, but even for northern ireland, some showers here at times. south—eastern england will become drier later in the day, temperatures 14—19dc. it will be u nsettled temperatures 14—19dc. it will be unsettled this week, low pressure dominating much of the time. spells of rain and it will be cooler. more details online. this is business live from bbc news with rachel home and ben bland. china‘s premier hails the opportunties of economic globalisation but warns against the dangers of unfair growth leaving some behind. live from london, that‘s our top story on tuesday the 27th ofjune. china‘s premier says the country will meet its full—year target.

temperature rise, getting up to 18 — celsius in northern ireland. few showers. still some wet weather in the west of scotland. elsewhere, a few early showers in the north. 18 celsius in northern ireland. all the details online.

ireland has not collapsed. northern ireland has not become deprived overnight.ting £1 billion of public money, it is not conservative money, it is public money that could be distributed to mental health nurses, to schools, to public second fors, but no, because you want to cling to power, because you have got a woman who does not understand the electorate and does not the understand the message she has been given by the public, she has bribed the northern irish assembly with £1 billion to keep her in power, justify that now for me now, please. you mentioned mental health services. northern ireland still has the... services. northern ireland still has the. . . what services. northern ireland still has the... what i've asked you to do is justify... i'm answering your questions. you're deflecting to other points. it is a simple question. justify in simple terms why you think after seven years in government, after seven years of austerity, now is the time to give northern ireland and nobody else in the country, £1 billion at a point where your government, by your ow

heavy rainfora still around northern ireland.uth—west of england that further east largely dry. a lot of cloud around and temperatures up to 14. in the morning we have rain across devon and cornwall and west wales, not as heavy but for much of the midlands and eastern england we may start of dry with brighter skies a little sunshine. much more cloud and rain and drizzle from northern england and a damp start here and as you can see 12—13 at eight in the morning. maximum temperature today. it should be turning less cold on friday as the rain continues to slowly peter out in western scotland in particular and northern ireland and bits and pieces running into wales and in southern england be warm at 23 in the south—east, when we go further north with the rain easing around 15—16 is an improvement on the last few days. the wetter weather gets swept south—eastwards overnight and that clears way fairly quickly and in time for the weekend the weather coming in from the atlantic. the weather front approaching will be weeks of the week an

in the morning, the showers become more widespread across scotland and northern ireland.or two may avoid the. much of england, compared to what you saw today, a vastly brighter start. a bit of a breeze. a few showers around the isle of man and cumbria, but a grey

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of ireland after brexit.e weather. very good evening to you. it has been a beautiful summer day for some of you and a sucker for others. you beautiful summer day for some of you and a suckerfor others. you can beautiful summer day for some of you and a sucker for others. you can see the strip of cloud. thi5 and a sucker for others. you can see the strip of cloud. this is where the strip of cloud. this is where the cloud has been wrapped around. an area of low pressure, way off to the west of the uk at the moment. it i5 the west of the uk at the moment. it is keeping the wind 5trong acro55 the country this evening and it is pushing that weather front further eastwards. patchy rain and drizzle at the moment acro55 eastwards. patchy rain and drizzle at the moment across the midlands into the south west. that will drift its way towards east anglia and the south—east tomorrow night. clear skies in its wake but some showers overnight. temperature i5 skies in its wake but some showers overnight. temperature is not d

of the uk as a whole as we are for northern ireland. the dup. they were set up as a political vehicle for the fundamentalist protestantism of the reverend ian paisley. it was a small party and the free presbyterian church which ian paisley said up, the dup gave voice to that. very fundamentalist. 1 million miles removed from the gentle church of england type persona of theresa may. the free presbyterian church is obviously opposed to same—sex marriage, it does no business on the sabbath, there will be no discussions on sundays. the dup was instrumental in campaigns against the legalisation of, sexuality in northern ireland. the dup has mellowed in recent years, the free presbyterian church only accounts for one third of the membership yet its origin is very much rely in its religious background, it's moved more and more into a more mainstream vehicle although its views with still be seen this side of the water by some as fairly extreme. help us with that one, jon. we now know that thatis with that one, jon. we now know that that is thro

a scattering of showers creeps into scotland and northern ireland later on.er east this evening and overnight but the rain becomes light and patchy. a scattering of showers in scotland and northern ireland. temperatures no lower than about 14. we could be no lower than 16 or 17 in some parts of the south—east, so quite a close night here. a fair bit of cloud in east anglia and the south—east. light rain and drizzle on and off. the showers in scotland and northern ireland will be frequent tomorrow. 16 and 17 for belfast, 20 and 21 in the south—eastern corner.