european union the irish republic still desperately worried about this situation and so we have as a position now where by the government the actual parliament is now in summer recess there was a suggestion from the small opposition party the liberal democrats that there should be a vote of confidence in johnson labor was not interested in that will certainly not now. but you can most certainly expect them to be pushing towards it given the opportunity they're keeping their powder dry it's quite possible according to one person who's quite close was quite close to boris johnson a former tory m.p. there could be an election sooner rather than later i think that boris johnson if he sees that he's going to lose a vote of say no confidence in the house of commons i think he would rather call the election than wait for his government to fall and the election to follow he would rather stay on the front foot so i think the whole of britain ought to be on the alert for an early snap general election called perhaps right at the beginning of september that might happen landrieu as you say we k

issue of the backstop — the guarantee to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republicrish border. we are being invited on board for a journey pamela knows well. herfamily‘s haulage firm make thousands of deliveries across the irish border every year. but this one ireland is two different countries, and after brexit it means we could have two different sets of rules. but it is the biggest problem for borisjohnson when it comes to agreeing with the eu on how to avoid checks on goods here. haulage and freight is the lifeblood of the irish industry and this just—in—time delivery servers we have come to expect, it may not be any more. borisjohnson is in the driving seat, leaving behind the border theresa may agreed to. convinced he can persuade the eu to re—negotiate. but in dublin tonight, the irish prime minister said that the eu would not give into boris johnson's demands. the border looks very different now. borisjohnson believes we can avoid checks by doing a deal with the eu, ripping up the so—called backstop which would have kept northern ireland shackled to eu rules

, i am on the uk side at the moment but where you see those signs behind me, the irish republic gainss been light, traffic is free—flowing, no checks, passport controls, controls of any checks, passport controls, controls ofany kind. checks, passport controls, controls of any kind. what everybody agrees within the brexit negotiations is they want the border to continue in this state, they don't want any new physical checks or border infrastructure, where there are big differences is how you achieve that when you have the uk outside the european union with its own customs arrangements and rules and goods standards and immigration, and the irish republic continues inside the eu. those are the sorts of questions that will be posed, we expect, by concerted party members at the hustings in belfast later. there are about 500 tory party members in northern ireland and a number of them will be going along to meet borisjohnson them will be going along to meet boris johnson and jeremy hunt, them will be going along to meet borisjohnson and jeremy hunt, we can certainly expect the border issue t

replacing the irish backstop — designed to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republicsays the backstop could be replaced with so called "alternative arrangements", including a technological solution to avoid physical customs checks for lorries crossing the border. he says he won't hand over the $48 billion — or £39 billion — divorce settlement with the eu until the uk gets a new deal. if a new deal is not agreed, he will ask the eu for a "standstill period" to negotiate a free trade deal. mrjohnson has argued that a provision under the general agreement on tariffs and trade, known as gatt 2a, could be used for the uk to avoid tariffs for the next 10 years, but he's admitted it would still need sign off from the eu. ann francke, ceo at the chartered management institutejoins me now. good morning. you and i have discussed this for many months and one of the things you have pointed out to me is the fact that their way this has been managed, the way it has been led has been a key problem here. borisjohnson will be announcing his team and will begin those announcements may

emma va rdy northern ireland and the irish republic. emma vardy reports from newry.s two different countries. which after brexit means we could potentially have two different sets of rules. it is the biggest problem for boris johnson when it comes to agreeing with the eu how to avoid checks on goods here. freight is the lifeblood of irish industry. it might not be any more. now boris johnson is in the driving seat, he is doing away with the border arrangements to reason they agree to. convinced he can persuade the eu to renegotiate. the ties between north and south as pa rt the ties between north and south as part of a shared memory chip of the eu have been a cornerstone of the peace process. the border now looks nothing like it did then. boris johnson believes we can avoid a return to checks by doing a trade deal with the eu. wrapping up theresa may plasma clan of remaining bound within its bills. many brexiteers want to see technology used to avoid checks and i did the eu has rejected. a new prime minister, but all dilemmas remain. huge implications on the road ahe

potential severing of trading links because of no deal is predicted to bring 50,000 job losses to the irish republicew harder line. a hard border, no—deal, no backstop. no, no, no. naughty, naughty boy. i would like to put him on that island and leave him there. you've got to give the guy a chance, haven't you? i'm a dairy farmer from southern ireland, i would be concerned about what the outcome will be. so important steps ahead then? a bit like us right now. big steps ahead and we don't want to make a false one. for any prime minister, at the best of times northern ireland is tricky ground and with a promise to leave the eu in october come what may, there are crucial months ahead. emma vardy, bbc news, county antrim. ryanair boss rya nair boss michael ryanair boss michael o'leary has warned staff to prepare forjob cuts in the coming weeks, saying the airline has 900 too many pilots and cabin crew and he said the redundancies would be announced at the end of august. he blamed planned cuts to flights, falling profits, higher oil prices, brexit uncertainty and the 737 max issue. six people died and in

no deal is predicted to bring 50,000 job losses to the irish republic alone.nths ahead. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. as emma was saying, the relationship between the uk and ireland is a vital one, notjust politically but also in terms of trade. the uk is ireland's second biggest export — it's worth some 16.5 billion euros a year. ireland also imported 21 billion euros of goods from the uk in 2017 — more than from any other country. in a no—deal scenario, tariffs could increase prices for irish consumers. our europe correspondent, adam fleming, reports from dublin on the effects of a no—deal brexit on ireland. ireland's booming economy will boom a lot less if there's no brexit deal, which means a phone call between the two prime ministers yesterday is a subject over coffee today. i think the relationship already is strained. boris has only yesterday made contact with the taoiseach of ireland. the british have chosen to come out, and we are only defending our interests, they are defending theirs, so i wouldn't particularly want to blame anyone. hopefully it wo

potential severing of trading links because of no deal is predicted to bring 50,000 job losses to the irish republicis johnson treading a new, harder line. a hard border, no deal, no backstop. no, no, no. naughty, naughty boy. i would like to put him on that island and leave him there. you've got to give the guy a chance, haven't you? i'm a dairy farmer from southern ireland, i would be concerned about what the outcome will be. so, important steps ahead then? a bit like us right now. big steps ahead and we don't want to make a false one. for any prime minister at the best of times northern ireland is tricky ground and with a promise to leave the eu in october come what may, there are crucial months ahead. emma vardy, bbc news, county antrim. how the irish border is handled after brexit continues to be a major sticking point. the eu is committed to the backstop, an insurance policy to the backstop, an insurance policy to avoid a hard border, and it would mean close relationship between the eu uk and eu pending anyone which was agreed in a future trade deal. borisjohnson has said the backstop has to g

issue of the backstop — the guarantee to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republiche was convinced a solution could be found. our correspondent emma vardy is at newry on the irish border. borisjohnson thinks it is all possible. what is your sense on the ground? if there are thousands of businesses across the island of ireland who rely on being able to get their goods across this invisible border seamlessly, and many of them had supported the old plans theresa may made with the eu, keeping northern ireland more tightly bound to eu rules, unpopular with some brexiteers at westminster, but people here felt it was reassuring is that they could continue trading as they did before. a reminder that we are here in northern ireland, but as soon as you cross this invisible line, after brexit, you have crossed the new external border of the eu, and it is that that the eu has fought so hard to protect, because it does not want any unchecked goods being able to enter a single market here, so, how to do that without putting up any new customs posts is what everyone has been agoni

replacing the irish backstop, designed to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republicjohnson says the backstop could be replaced with so called "alternative arrangements" including a technologicial solution to avoid physical customs checks for lorries crossing the border. he says he won't hand over the $48 billion or £39 billion divorce settlement with the eu until the uk gets a new deal. if a new deal is not agreed, he will ask the eu for a "standstill period" to negotiate a free trade deal. mrjohnson has argued that a provision under the general agreement on tariffs and trade, known as gatt 2a, could be used for the uk to avoid tariffs for the next ten years, but he's admitted it would still need sign off from the eu. our assistant political editor norman smith is here. norman, here we are, borisjohnson will walk through that dough this afternoon as our will walk through that dough this afternoon as oui’ new will walk through that dough this afternoon as our new prime minister. —— door. it's got to appoint a team first, i guess, —— door. it's got to appoint a team fi

in the irish republic, there is warnings are no—deal brexit could lead to 50,000 job losses.ad to 50,000 job losses. many feel boris johnson leaves lead to 50,000 job losses. many feel borisjohnson leaves this island holding its economic future in his hands. just to remind people, boris johnson wants to ditch the irish backstop, which was negotiated with the eu to try to avoid checks on goods crossing the irish border. the eu says there can be no deal without it and many here believe that a no—deal brexit could increase the likelihood of a border poll, and a united ireland. thank you forjoining us. the owner of ladbrokes—coral is facing a fine of almost £6 million for failing to protect vulnerable customers and guard against money laundering. the gambling commission says the company didn't have proper safeguards in place to stop customers suffering gambling harm. the regulator says one customer lost almost £100,000 over two and a half years. borisjohnson is being urged to take personal responsibility for tackling the increase in youth violence across england and wales. mps on

without a deal by the end of october to backstop is designed to avoid a hard border between the irish republic and northern ireland if the u.k. and europe consequently on a trading relationship off the brakes of the critics a warning it could ultimately separate northern ireland from the rest of the u.k. what they want us to do is to live a hole in them mandate to come out of the e.u. or the table the 31st they don't want another electoral event they didn't want a referendum they didn't want it a general election they want us to deliver that i guarantee you will be calling my legacy and the full the full the but we all kind of like guys and that is that you know we want to come out of the e.u. woman taber the 31st. decades long conflict in myanmar in the northern region of catchin is forcing more people from their homes ceasefire between government forces and the catchin independence on the ended in 2011 and more displacement unemployment and instability has led many families to take desperate measures mohammed gentoo reports a long way in mars border with china in this camp for the internally

without a deal by the end of october the backstop is designed to avoid a hard border between the irish republic and northern ireland if the u.k. and europe can't agree on a trading relationship after briggs's the critics are warning it could ultimately separate northern ireland from the rest of the u.k. what they want us to do is deliver on their mandate to come out of the e.u. october 31st they don't want another electoral event they don't want a referendum they don't want it the general election they want us to deliver on that i'm going to be calling the leadership before the fall dr weil is a person we're all kind of like there is an absolute you know we want to come out of the e.u. the 31st or europe has been sweltering through its 2nd heat wave of the summer and provisional data shows the u.k. may have had its hottest day ever on thursday a provisional temperature of 38.7 degrees celsius was recorded in the city of cambridge if confirmed by the national weather service that would put the u.k.'s highest temperature on record germany france belgium and the netherlands also had record breakin

without a deal at the end of october the backstop is designed to avoid a hard border between the irish republic and northern ireland if the u.k. and europe can't agree on a trading relationship after brics it's the critics warn it could also at least separate northern ireland from the rest of the u.k. . greece's band imports of pork from its northern neighbor bulgaria due to outbreaks of african swine fever more than 20 cases were detected in pigs on industrial farms in bulgaria is north 50000 animals there have been colds outbreaks of also being reported in countries across asia if you china north korea and cambodia african swine fever is a highly contagious disease that affects pigs and wild boar it does not affect humans. and that is the latest from here in europe back now to know stasia a diehard thanks very much for listy well there's plenty more ahead for you on this news hour including. have point of no recovery brazil's amazon is fast approaching a stage where it may never be able to survive. a little home comfort we look at how people are fairing now the economy is improving and northe

about in northern ireland, just down the road there, you can see those signs, that is where the irish republic. that is going to be dominating the agenda today. the border is almost invisible but it is looming large in the contest for number 10. both candidates claim they will be able to overcome the biggest obstacle on the road to brexit. the process has stalled over the backstop, which would keep the border open if there is no big free trade deal between the uk and the european union. it would mean the whole of the uk would share customs arrengements with the eu and northern ireland would follow a number of european rules on trading goods. borisjohnson thinks issue should be dealt with in trade talks after the uk leaves. he visited northern ireland last year to spoke at the democratic unionist party conference. it's kept the government in power and are strongly opposed to the backstop. good to see you guys, thanks for coming out. jeremy hunt says he wants to bring the dup onto his negotiating team. both he and mrjohnson have suggested technology could help to avoid checks on the frontier. bu

unless it is significantly negotiated, including abolishing the backstop between the northern irish and republicses the eu have said they are not going to renegotiate and therefore he says, no deal is a realistic prospect and planning for no deal is the government's number one priority. this morning, his government colleague was asked about this. this morning, his government colleague was asked about thism is absolutely right we prepare for it. we must be able to leave on our owi'i it. we must be able to leave on our own terms, we cannot be subject to the decisions of other people. we would be happy to enter into renegotiation. we want to remove this undemocratic backstop from the existing agreement. if the eu is not willing to talk about that, it is right we prepare properly with conviction and the financial resources at the treasury will now supply properly for all departments to make those preparations for our upcoming departure. but, as we know, the new chancellor recognises the importance of preparing for a no—deal brexit, putting some money towards that effort. what will that look like? ev

issue of the backstop — the guarantee to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republicts from newry on the irish border. if there are thousands of businesses that rely on getting their goods across the invisible border, seamlessly. many of them supported the old plan theresa may made with the old plan theresa may made with the eu, keeping northern ireland more tightly bound to eu rules, but businesses here felt it was a reassurance that they could continue trading as they did before. we are here and northern ireland but as soon here and northern ireland but as soon as you cross here and northern ireland but as soon as you cross the invisible line, after brexit, you have crossed the new external border of the eu and that is the border that the eu has fought so hard to protect. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is. borisjohnson has taken office as britain's new prime minister. he's been making sweeping changes to his top team that will be radically different from his predecessor's. some of the other stories in the bbc news room. temperature

ireland, as you say, in many ways at the sharp end of brexit because of that border with the irish republicto the prime minister. there are ten mps probably government in westminster. that is the view in northern ireland, let us go over to scotland. scotland's first minister has been responding to the speech saying behind all the make britain great again type rhetoric, the speech was rambling and blame shifting and divorced from reality. i think, and blame shifting and divorced from reality. ithink, perhaps, what concerned him most is the comments he said no eggs, no buts, we were becoming out of the eu by october the 30 firsts. remember, the snp oppose a no said. they will fight that and boris johnson said there oppose a no said. they will fight that and borisjohnson said there is a slim possibility that might happen and that we have to ramp up the preparations. she was not impressed by his comments today and we will see that story continue to unfold, if, as expected, borisjohnson visit scotland to make a major speech on the union within the next three days another thing to watch out for,

either as he put it the abolition of the backstop which is the insurance device to protect the irish republic to actually prevent a hardboard he says that's got to go to no time limits or any deal like that it has to go he also said that they need to turbo charge the government needs a target george preparations for a no deal brix it and that is the way he's working so as far as body is concerned he's put a message out to the 27 member states that britain is steadfast in this that he said that we must follow carefully further political and economic reaction now that could be a hint that he's expecting possibly an election head of october the 31st the deadline there are some pointers that that could happen to boris johnson as you can see from his performance 2 hours with under 29 questions bashing on bashing on at the opposition and jeremy cole been continually coming under attack corben in a very. sort of draw i just responding and saying that he basically felt that this man boris johnson really was assuming he knew it all those are words to that effect and he also referred to him as being a

there's warings a no—deal brexit could lead to 50,000 job losses in the irish republic alone, so manyrvous months ahead. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. let's talk to our correspondent sara girvin who is at stormont in belfast. comings and goings in the building behind you there today, but are these talks likely to make any difference? i think it is too early to tell as yet but northern ireland has not had a functioning devolved government for 2.5 years. when theresa may was prime minister she travelled to northern ireland and tried to engage with the parties to break the deadlock but was unsuccessful. can borisjohnson deadlock but was unsuccessful. can boris johnson succeed deadlock but was unsuccessful. can borisjohnson succeed in northern ireland where theresa may failed? we don't know yet. a more hands—on approach? we don't know the answer to that either. many politicians we re to that either. many politicians were meeting boris johnson to that either. many politicians were meeting borisjohnson for the first time today. one told me he was very a cross first time today. one told me

this line between the irish republic and northern ireland would be the only land border between the ukon. and that matters for trade because in theory there should be checks on stuff crossing the border after brexit. but no one wants new inspections on the border. they bring back memories of 30 years of conflict in northern ireland. and checkpoints could become a target. so the uk and the eu have to agree a trade relationship in the future that keeps the border as open as open as it is now. but reaching that new agreement is less likely now the uk is considering leaving the eu without a deal. here's the leader of sinn fein on that prospect. this would be catastrophic for the irish economy, for irish livelihoods, for our society, for politics and for our peace accord. that's the view of sinn fein. remember they would like to see northern ireland leave the uk and unite with the republic. on this trip borisjohnson also met a politician who wants the complete opposite — that's this woman arlene foster. she's the leader of the dup. its mps are currently keeping mrjohnson's conservative part

no deal is predicted to bring 50,000 job losses to the irish republic alone.ace nervous months ahead. a journalist was covered the project for decades and joins us now. good evening to you. how would you sum up the first visit is prime minister?” do not know what he brought to the table. possibly that chicken that he was carrying in wales yesterday, he may have brought that to the du p but apart from that, i cannot see any evidence of change. he was only here forfour orfive any evidence of change. he was only here for four or five hours any evidence of change. he was only here forfour orfive hours max. according to the sinn fein party, everything was seen through a democratic unionist party lens which isa democratic unionist party lens which is a serious allegation. i do not know if that is true or false, but tojudge by the know if that is true or false, but to judge by the statement made by the secretary of state afterwards, things seemed regressive in the sense that the conversation the way it is going, it looks as if they're going back to what was going to

in the irish republic, there is warnings a no—deal brexit could lead to 50,000 job losses.sland holding its economic future in his hands. with me now from belfast is former bbc ireland correspondent denis murray. hejoins me now he joins me now from hejoins me now from belfast, have you ever seen anything like this? no, i haven't, not least was the shipyard workers that you saw in emma's report there, actually chanting at one point in irish, save oui’ chanting at one point in irish, save ouryard, chanting at one point in irish, save our yard, which they must have learned from the irish language protest is! it is an extraordinary situation to find ourselves in, and if the new prime minister thought that westminster and glasgow, edinburgh and cardiff were tricky, he came to belfast to find his problems were only beginning. there isa problems were only beginning. there is a real intractability about the problem at the moment. he says that is going to be his focus, but i think the truth of it, the reality of it is that everything is taking a back—seat to brexit, and we will only

significantly being negotiated, abolishing the backstop that is designed to keep the northern irish border with the republicognises that the eu have said they are not going to be negotiated and therefore he says no deal is now a realistic prospect and planning for no deal is the government's number one priority. this morning his government colleague, the secretary to the treasury, was asked about this on sky news. it is absolutely right that we prepare for it. we must be able to leave on our own prepare for it. we must be able to leave on our own terms. prepare for it. we must be able to leave on our own terms. it cannot be subject to the decisions of other people but we would be happy to enter into the negotiations. we want to remove this undemocratic backstop from the existing agreement. but if the eu is not willing to talk about that then it is right that we prepare properly, with conviction and importantly, with the financial resources that the treasury will now supply properly for the departments to make those preparations for our coming departure. the new chancellor recognises the importance of prepar

irish winner. on the tee, from the republic of ireland, shane lowry. an ear—splitting roar, for shane lowry.though, as to the delight of his huge following, he was soon back to his best, extending his advantage once more. great shot. as conditions are sometimes bordered on the farcical, his chasers became bogged down. tommy fleetwood's challenge seemingly slipping away. it was tough going for everyone, but carried on a wave of support, shane lowry was holding his nerve, and closing in on victory. he can enjoy it now. it was the stuff of sporting dreams. he walked down the final hole with a six shot cushion, before sealing one of the open's most emotional victories. island, sealing one of the open's most emotionalvictories. island, there's your champion. for the 32-year-old from county offaly, the celebrations could begin, an irish champion in northern ireland, rarely has this famous event seen a more northern ireland, rarely has this famous event seen a more popular winner. in the last few minutes, and emotional shane lowry has just given his victory speech, and he dedicated his victory spee

from his home in the republic of ireland seamus murphy shows his friend peter where the irish border runs rex it is a constant topic of conversation and concern for them some cynical humor helps. it would be illegal. to take his dog from. those pine trees because once he passes the pine trees in the republic of ireland but his dog would not be allowed to it would need rabies shots i'm not too sure. what i have made. here in the border region of people aren't big sticklers about regulations shamus murphy says smuggling was part of everyday life when he was a boy so most of the time the goods involved were fairly innocuous detergent. or a couple of sheep in a carrier. almost anybody over 50 years of age have themselves smuggling skills and we admired smugglers when we were children there were legends there were robin hood figures in this area so there was no social condemnation of a smuggler smuggling was perfectly respectable business to be in. mc who prefers to keep his last name to himself says he to smuggle goods back then the truck driver brought his cargo across the irish border

irish border once the u.k. leaves the european union how to deal with that border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland and that is the main part that he says he wants to renegotiate with brussels now if that doesn't work he make clear again that he is prepared to leave without a deal on october 31st and he has made that clear with his cabinet appointments as well he has appointed a minister for no deal michael gove who will take care of preparations boris johnson there reiterating that this would be a managed no deal but of course that is a miss when 2 countries or let's say the european union and the u.k. divorce after so many decades there will be catastrophic consequences and that can be hotly managed but i want to talk about you know the level of consensus that he has for that approach though charlotte because we know for example to recent may she couldn't get her deal through parliament parliament currently divided based upon what johnson is promising of support that he has how do his chances look. well 1st of all brussels has already said they are not going to renegotiate so in that sense it's g

republic and northern ireland. both men say they want to take out the controversial backstop, but the irish government isn't havingoach of the new british prime minister is that they are going to tear up the withdrawal agreement, then i think we're in trouble. i think we're all in trouble, quite frankly, because that is a little bit like saying, "either give me what i want or i am going to burn the house down for everybody. " so no deal remains a possibility. he says it will have a significant economic impact, and mean checks on the island of ireland. but he says it will be britain's fault. not so, says mrjohnson's team. they want to prepare for leaving without a deal, but still think a new one is possible. the deal, as it stands, right now, is dead and there's no point in trying to fiddle or twiddle it. the reality is there are huge elements in it which simply are inoperable in the uk. the eu is a master at hard—nosed negotiations and i think we got taken for a ride. because we were not. there will be a new boss here on wednesday with their own ideas about how to get a better brexit offer. but many of the challen

expected to center on the so-called irish back stop it is a contentious point of choice a maze failed brakes at dale designed to avoid a hard border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland. i expect breaks it may come up a little bit i don't rule that out and i think the crucial thing to stress is that . this is the attach huge importance to the letter the spirit of the of the belfast good friday agreement and it will be in insisting on that now then baba has more from belfast. well prime minister johnson's only spending a few hours here at stormont and he said his aim is to try to help those policies get the devolved government here back up and running he says it's been far too long 2 and a half years which is not good for the people of northern ireland but he's given no idea as to how his input is actually going to help the process given that there are really tough issues which remain sticking points things like irish language rights abortion and he calls marriage he says that his government is strictly impartial in the process under the good friday agreement but the leading nationalist party here shin fein have questioned that saying t

republic and northern ireland. both men‘s element to take out the controversial backstop, but the irish government is not happeningbit like saying either give me what i want or i burn the house down for everybody so no deal remains a possibility. he says it will have a significant economic impactand will have a significant economic impact and checks on the island of ireland. but he says it will be island‘s. not so, says thejohnson team. they want to prepare for leaving without ideal. the deal as it stands right now is dead. no point in trying to twiddle or fiddle it. the reality is there are huge elements of it that are inoperable in the uk. the eu is a master at hard—nosed in the uk. the eu is a master at ha rd—nosed negotiations. in the uk. the eu is a master at hard—nosed negotiations. we got taken for a ride, because we were not. there will be a new boss and hereunder wednesday, with only own ideas about how to get a brexit... need defence minister has branded the seizing of a british light oil tanker by iran as a hostile act. his comments came as a recording emerged of radio exchanges between a royal navy war

discussions are expected to send on the so-called irish backstop a contentious point of teresa mayes failed bret's a deal designed to avoid a hard border with the republic of ireland i expect may come up a little bit i don't rule that out and i think the crucial thing to stress is that i obviously attach huge importance to the letter and spirit of the of the belfast agreement and it will be in insisting on that. that is our correspondent in the northern island capital belfast and the team what really does or has prime minister johnson really achieved from this visit. so hell it's really hard to know what he has achieved apart from just being seen to be talking to the 5 parties involved in trying to get the power sharing government back up and running it's been 2 and a half years since stormont was in session he says it's too long and he says he'll do all he can to help the parties to come to an agreement but one of the problems according to shin fein the main nationalist party here is the relationship between or is johnson's conservative party and the democratic unionist party the main the main unionist party in northern ireland in westminster the d u p

lowry won for the island of ireland shane lowry from the republic, no more popular winner you can see. and basically because partly because he's irishyed such sensat n sensational golf over the four guys to win a major title in such circumstances because the conditions were incredibly testing. the wind and the rain were making even the best golfers in the world look completely average but not shane lowry. he won by six strokes, nearly $2 million in his pocket adds well as the claret jug. he is the sixth irish major champion as well and he did it in style it was like an outer body experience setting a new course record on saturday and going on to just get round. it didn't matter what number he posted just as long as he stayed ahead of the chasing pact and there could have been a sense of deja vu for shane lowry. dustin johnson chased him down on that occasion but shane lowry this time around triumphed over everyone else and if you ever wonder what a major champion may be thinking as he is about to walk down the 18th to lift that trophy for the first time, here is what shane lowry had to say >> i hit my tee shot at the 18th that was i

irish public in his approach to the backstop. the great anxiety, understandably, for the republic of ireland and northern ireland is to make sure thats free and flowing and there are no checks but you're quite right to say that there is something ofa right to say that there is something of a stand—off going on here and what seems to be borisjohnson‘s tactic is to say, look, the backstop needs to be abolished and basically downing street more or less hinting that they don't think there is any point in talking until the eu shows they are willing to compromise. it is quite notable that borisjohnson has been invited to meet emmanuel macron, invited to meet angela merkel, and indeed leo varadkar invited the prime minister to dublin during their phone conversations today, but it doesn't seem as if donald trump is about to hotfoot it off to any of those european capitals. downing street really trying to emphasise that message that they don't want to sit down with the eu and go through the same old discussion which is we don't like the backstop in the eu saying, tough. so what is the timetable and all of this? we know from boris johnson's l

trump's trip to ireland where he met with the irish prime minister and discussed the impact of brexit on the border between ireland and the independent republichern ireland, which is part of the u.k right now, there's an open border there the absolute last thing anyone wants there is a wall. so naturally, trump said something about having a wall there. a comment that was so dumb, the prime minister of ireland had to correct him. >> i think it will all work out, it will all work out very well and also for you with your wall, your border. i mean, we have a border situation in the united states, and you have one over here but i hear it's going to work out very well. i think it is supposed to work out well it's going to work out very well here >> the thing we want to avoid, of course, has been to border our walls. >> no. i think you do i think you do the way it works now is good you want to try to keep it that way. >> seth: i love when trump pretends he knew the right answer the whole time. "you need a wall." "we don't want a wall. "no, yeah, you don't, no no, i knew that. i was testing you. you pass congratulations. [ laughter ] you passed i'm s

expected to center on these so-called irish banks tall pay contentious point of trees a maze failed but it's a deal designed to avoid a hard border with the republic of ireland. i expect rex it may come up a little bit i don't rule that out and i think the crucial thing to stress is that i obviously attach huge importance to the letter and spirit of the of the belfast good friday agreement and will be in insisting on that as well as the barber is live for us in the northern ireland capital belfast for more on this much more have we heard from the pm he said very vocal about the issue. well interestingly he's been actually quite brief i mean he also he's visited scotland and wales before coming here and he was booed in scotland and in wales in wales he didn't really speak to the local media has been criticised briefly here at stormont he said of course as you heard it would come up but he stated mission here is to get the power sharing assembly the devolved government back up and running after 2 and a half years he says it's far too long but he's not said what strategy has to get the the 5 parties who are trying to negotiate a resumption what's wha

republic and northern ireland. both men say they wa nt to ta ke northern ireland. both men say they want to take out the controversial backstop, but the irish having it. if the approach of the new british prime minister is that they are going to tear up the withdrawal agreement, then i think we're in trouble. we're all in trouble, quite frankly, because that isa trouble, quite frankly, because that is a little bit like saying, either give me what i want i am going to has done for everybody. no deal remains a possibility and he says it will have a significant economic impact. having checks —— meaning checks on the island of ireland, but it will be betting's thought. not so, says mrjohnson‘s team. it will be betting's thought. not so, says mrjohnson's team. the deal as it stands is dead and there's no point in twiddling or fiddling as it stands is dead and there's no point in twiddling orfiddling it. there are elements in it which are inoperable any uk. eu is a master at hard—nosed inoperable any uk. eu is a master at ha rd—nosed negotiations and inoperable any uk. eu is a master at hard—nosed negotiations and i think we got taken for a ride.

republic of ireland if there was a no—deal brexit, potentially businesses north and south of the border perhaps becoming an viable overnight. boris johnson supporters would say that's all scaremongering, the irishlogy and trading deals but until there are some firm a nswe i’s but until there are some firm answers there will be a lot of apprehension here for many businesses about the new boris johnson era head. emma, thank you. a no—deal brexit could trigger another scottish independence referendum. let's speak to lorna gordon in glasgow. how can the new prime minister avoid a break up of the uk? well, the power to have a referendum lies with westminster. but nicola sturgeon, the scottish first minister has expressed a wish for a scottish independence referendum, a second referendum, in 2020, she's been talking in the last few minutes, she warned borisjohnson that he should be in no doubt about the strength with which she and others will oppose the threat of a no—deal brexit. remember a majority of people here in scotland voted to remain as part of the eu and there is some polling to suggest leaving the eu without a deal would push support for independence up to 60%. borisjohnson support for ind

republic. not from the north. but he's already been telling us how impressed he's been by the support here. you know, there have been four irishe's a veteran player but said he's been more nervous than ever before on thursday's 1st round. he's loving the atmosphere. big names lurking a few shots off including brooks koepka who has dominated men's golf over the last couple of years. winning two of the four majors, becoming runner-up. and another interesting status, no english winner since sir nick faldo won it way back there. there's a veteran called lee westwood. he's a former world number one. he revealed he's having conversations with his cadcaddyd before. because it's his girlfriend. >> you'd be surprised. the first one was den narcotimd. here's walking by a divot like this, and i set what's wrong? she said, i hope there's not a worm in this one. makes me smile. it's a big advantage. >> reporter: the life of a touring pro can be difficult. one conclusion is bring your loved ones with you on tour. victor and christi, back to you. >> very good point. alex, thank you. >>> an iowa offers a life-changing gift, not one, but 33 ti

union is the irish back stop an insurance policy if there was no trade deal arrived at in a certain period of time would kick in and make sure the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland stayed open. something that was promised during the good friday agreement. that's something that boris johnson again and again have said they do not like because it could end up with the uk essentially having to follow european rules on trade, regulation without having any say in them. yet that is something the europeans and irish government in particular have insisted upon because they don't know what will happen next inside the british government for instance, having a prime minister like boris johnson, something they insisted upon during the negotiations, boris says he sees a possibility of restructuring the talks with brussels, starting from scratch and trying to push this divisive issue much further down the road into the trade talks, something the europeans have said flat out they're not prepared to do >> willem marx live in london with the latest there. thank you very much. >>> still on deck, a triple play three stocks set to surge at the opening bell today we will b

irish backstop. how is ireland navigating all this coming out of westminster? dublin is looking to make the nation a top-tier location for finances. ,ith us is michael d'arcy minister for financial services for the republice you with us. thank you for joining us on set. what are you hoping to achieve with your u.k. launch? michael: we have a hugely vibrant sector in ireland. what we want to do is add to our current operations and move up the value chain financial services. manus: minister, good morning. aybreak."o "d more financial banks, is is central-bank equipped to take that on? the have the tolerance to take on -- do you have the tolerance to take on additional systemic risk? michael: we do. the risk is a european risk rather than an irish, domestic risk. risk hasation and changed. it is not like the way it was for the last crisis. the connection between the sovereign, the institutions, that era is over. nejra: what the government come ,nder -- will the government under any pressure from business groups or farmers that stand to lose the most from a no deal brexit? will the government, under pressure from these groups -- come under pressure from these groups? michael: the backstop is an insurance pol