and the republic of ireland. republic, we employ 1400 in northern ireland. from our perspective, we are hugely concerned about the potential impact of a hard order. we hope that they will not the one. but we cannot rule that out. therefore, for business planning purposes, we have to consider the worst—case scenario. and for our company that would be very significant disruption. not all businesses in the north think rex it is bad news. some think it is the best thing that has ever happened. the ministers in northern ireland have less influence over fisheries policy in the irish sea than a government minister from slovakia policy in the irish sea than a government ministerfrom slovakia or any other part of the european union. the thing about the irish sea, 75% of the irish sea is within uk territorial waters but uk fishermen really only have the opportunity to carry catch about 40%. future here is linked to the outcome of the brexit negotiations, which are themselves uncertain. but businesses in the north and south

what brexit means brexit and the border with republic of ireland. chief brussels negotiator was in the republic of ireland is talking to both houses of the irish parliament and then yesterday visiting agricultural businesses on the border who could be very badly hit. there is an enormous amount of cross—border trade, particularly in the food and agriculture sector. i spoke to a man who runs a large dairy a few miles on the southern side of the border on the southern side of the border on the southern side of the border on the tour with a 50% of the milk he processes comes across—the—board every day. that is 18,000 truck loads of milk each day. if what they call here are hard border were to be imposed after brexit then that could be immensely disrupted and very difficult for his business and other businesses like it on both sides of the border. barnier yesterday was careful not to get drawn into possible solutions to problems like that but there have been suggestions about how you might be able to continue that free movement of goods across the borde

and the republic of ireland, employing 1200 people in the republicase scenario and for our company that would be very significant disruption. not all businesses in the north think brexit is bad news. some, like fishermen, think it‘s the best thing whichever is ever happened. i have less influence over fisheries policies in the irish sea than government minister from slovakia or any other eu country does. the thing about the irish sea, it's a bit of a pond but 7596 irish sea, it's a bit of a pond but 75% of it falls within uk territorial waters. uk fishermen only can catch a 45% of the quota. the future of the frontier is linked to the outcome of the brexit negotiations which are themselves uncertain. but businesses in the north and south will be hoping that the politics of peace, which dismantled a hard border in the first place, will triumph over politics brexit. just a line of news from the usa concerning all the various allegations about a supposedly between donald trump‘s presidential campaign and russia and the kremlin and the firing of the fbi

barnier and the issue of trying to avoid a ha rd and the issue of trying to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republicitical, as he was saying, to preserve the good friday agreement peace process and he said we wa nt agreement peace process and he said we want to find solutions without building any kind of border, said thatis building any kind of border, said that is why he is there doing some sit research, talking to a lot of people around the liam—macro about ways around having a hard border. he said the solutions will be complex and very difficult. he said his job is an extraordinaryjob. keep calm and negotiate, was his motto. indeed. let's return to the campaign trail now. jeremy corbyn has said the war on terror has not worked. in a speech outlining his foreign policy, the labour leader said this is the fourth consecutive general election during which britain has been at war — and fresh thinking is needed. mr corbyn insisted he's not a pacifist, but warned against a "bomb first, talk later" approach. he said donald trump is making the world more dangerous, and he accused theresa may of pandering

of engagements in northern ireland, including officially opening a memorial garden to members of the police service of northern ireland, who lost their lives on duty. the prince has officially visited the republicland correspondent, chris page, who's been following the visit for us. well, today it has been all about the prince and the poets. this village where i am now in county londonderry is the place in northern ireland which more than anywhere else is associated with seamus heaney, the leading irish poet and possibly the leading irish writer of his generation. he grew up on a farm close to here and buried in a churchyard a meal from close to here and buried in a churchyard a mealfrom here. the landscape around here inspired some of his most famous works, poems like digging and mid—term break. prince charles met seamus heaney a number of times and was a fan of his work. on national poetry day last year the prince read one of seamus heaney‘s poems on bbc radio 4. so he and the duchess of cornwall arrived at a centre dedicated to the life and the work of the poet about an hour ago. some well—wishers were here with union flags ready to greet them and they took sometime to walk around and shake

of our long border with the republic of ireland.the challenges for us and people need to understand that northern ireland works based on sharing and interdependence because we are a divided society. but brexit means fresh divisions and fresh borders and that really poses political and economic challenges. northern ireland doesn't have a function assembly, you said, what impact is that having on voters? do they feel they are voting in a vacuum? they are, but we have had a difficult 12 months. the situation has always been very fragile here, we have had devolution for virtually the past ten yea rs devolution for virtually the past ten years but it collapsed for a range of factors earlier this year. and we haven't had it restored. we have decisions being taken by civil serva nts have decisions being taken by civil servants and we don't even have a proper budget in place. we have major crisis in health and education and uncertainty around policing said this is not sustainable. in the coming weeks we are going to have to make some very d

michel barnier, prepares to address the irish parliament, we are on the border between the republic of irelandxit talks will be closely followed. that is because of course it will represent britain's land frontier with the eu once it leaves, and businesses there are worried about what that border will be like. we will have a special report from the bbc‘s dominic 0'connell. more from tanya later. we will look at what else is making news around the world, and how it is being reported on, as well. leaders of the eight nations with territory in the arctic are meeting in alaska amid confusion about the us government's policy on climate change. the arctic council summit, which is held every two years, will also discuss shipping, fisheries and tourism, but the main focus is on rising temperatures in the high north. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports from the meeting in fairbanks. the frozen north is melting. it is springtime in alaska, and the winter ice is beginning to break up. the villagers here on the bering sea say the floors are coming earlier. some are longer, and the ice is th

good friday agreement, the peace process, and to protect that strong relationship between the republic of irelandmay well feel caught in the middle, as brexit talks take place. whatever deal is finally agreed between the uk and the eu could have a real impact on their daily lives. he is expected here at this business within the next hour or so and many factories here rely on produce from both northern ireland and the republic. the visit has been organised by the irish government and technically they're on the eu side of that negotiation over brexit but they share many concerns, many interests and of course a land border with the uk and that will play in what they say to mr barnier today. thank you. our top story this lunchtime. the labour leader uses a foreign policy speech to say the war on terror has failed and it's time forfresh thinking. he accepts military action is sometimes necessary. coming up, car credit is now a multibillion pound business but is all that lending responsible? coming up in sport at half past: ahead of the weekend's spanish grand prix lewis hamilton goes quickest in first

brexit remains a crucial issue, as the future relationship with the republic of ireland remains unclear two recent assembly elections. our ireland correspondent chris buckler has this report. you'll find dramatic beauty all along the north coast of northern ireland. and it's scenery that makes a spectacular setting. the series game of thrones uses this area as a filming location. and some see in its stories of scheming, division and conflict more than a few similarities with politics in northern ireland. here many vote along what are sometimes called tribal lines. you are a unionist if you grew up in a unionist family and you are a republican if you grew up in a republican family. all you hear is if you don't vote, some of them other boys will get in. and that is coming from both sides of the community. an old battle? an old battle. down through the ages of history. and still fought in modern times. game of thrones is a fantasy saga wwhich tells an epic tale set across continents of the fight for the arryn throne. the often vicious and violent drama might be worlds away from where so mu

, that theresa may has spoken often about the idea of geek friction with border between the republic of irelandar in terms of detail, or is this a discussion forum with no plans coming out of it? michel barnier will address the irish parliament for about an hour or so and then senior irish politicians will respond to what he has to say. i do not think that one book go further than what is in the eu negotiating guidelines, which see that flexible and imaginative solutions will be required to avoid the return of a ha rd required to avoid the return of a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic. what ever results should respect european law. the conundrum that will be difficult to resolve is around customs. if the uk is leading the udp and customs union and ireland are staying in it, then that suggests it is likely there will have to be some form of customs controls between the uk and ireland. british and irish lions also spoken about putting in force some sort of electronic monitoring solution in place, but all that has to be worked out. i don't expect to hear much more detaile

how do you maintain cross—border trade in northern ireland and the republic of ireland if one is in the the government's emergency committee, cobra, are meeting to discuss the cyber attack which has disabled nhs computers in england and scotland. the nissan plant in sunderland has also confirmed that it has been affected. europol say the scale of the attack is unprecedented as thousands of organisations in around 100 countries are affected. jeremy corbyn has denied that senior members of the labour party are already admitting defeat in thejune general election. and in sport, manchester city are up to third in the premier league after this leicester city penalty was co ntroversially leicester city penalty was controversially ruled out. rangers have sealed third place in the scottish premiership after a 2— when over heart of midlothian. i will have more on all of those stories in the next hour. united states presidents donald trump says he wants to move quickly to select a new fbi director after he fired james, a earlier this week. ——james he fired james, a earlier this week. —— james com

that we continue to have the closest possible relationship between northern ireland and the republic of irelandlenges in this. at the moment, we have the common travel area, where people can travel freely between south and north, on the island of ireland. this is vital to maintain. in addition, the open border between the north and south, in terms of trade, has done an immense amount for uk and irish commercial and trade relationships, and it is important that, although there will be difficult challenges in relation to this, that we safeguard this as much as possible and minimise any potential damage. michel barnier is travelling to the border this afternoon to talk to people there, find out for himself what concerns people have. is this is first time will this be his first time to go the border? he has been in ireland twice, but as far as i know, this is his first border visit. the big issue is that people along the border move easily across the borderfor work along the border move easily across the border for work and along the border move easily across the borderfor work and education and sh

how do you maintain cross—border trade in northern ireland and the republic of ireland if one is in thelonger? thank you, nick. back to our top story and the cyber attack that has hit the nhs. with me 110w attack that has hit the nhs. with me now is our technology correspondent, chris foxx. chrissy, you have a little bit more information on these spread or something that could stop the spread. hopefully one variant has been the disabled, actually by accident. a security researcher found embedded in the code a very long and unusual web address, but it was not a real website, it did not go anywhere. so he registered her to himself, and in doing so, he found that he accidentally disabled it from spreading, and heating step the bees and for that is that it was deliberately coded, and as long as it failed to do so, it knew that it was running on a real computer because that website did not exist. antivirus researchers often test on a fake computer, a sandbox machine, it is known as. if you test a virus on one of these computers, it might try that website and come back with a positive respons

from here, they'll go on to another series of engagements around northern ireland, today and tomorrow, and then they'll cross the border to the republicre. and the sun came out as well! looks fantastic. thank you very much. the duke of edinburgh hasjoined the queen on a visit to a school near reading, to mark its centenary. it's his first appearance since announcing he is stepping down from royal duties. later, the royal couple will watch a parade and the queen will present a new military flag, or colour, to the college. the sun columnist, and former editor, kelvin mackenzie is leaving the paper — because of controversial remarks he made about the everton footballer, ross barkley. kelvin mackenzie was suspended last month after comparing the player to a gorilla. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, reports. kelvin mackenzie is a giant of british tabloids. a brash and brutal editor editor who was a close confidant of his patron, rupert murdoch. but this time he went too far. a column about everton footballer ross barkley, whose grandfather is nigerian, compared him to a gorilla. mackenzie claimed not to know about the heritage but his column,

the republic of ireland has given us many great gifts but none greater than our guests tonight. our to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their great and magical album. "the joshua tree." please welcome, adam clayton, bono, larry mullen jr. and the edge, u2. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thanks for being here. is this the biggest crowd you've ever performed in front of? [ laughter ] >> this is the biggest crowd we've performed for all night. >> know you don't typically interview together, especially television interviews. i'm honored and grateful and excited that you're here. and let's get started. who is the least popular guy in the band? [ laughter ] if you had to pick -- if one guy had to be kicked out who would be the guy out? [ laughter ] i was at the concert sunday. it seemed like you are still having a lot of fun. are you? or are you faking that? [ laughter ] >> it's been that way since the beginning. in fact, i've done quite a bit of stuff outside of u2. soundtracks and guested on albums. but without a doubt, the most fun i ever had was work

negotiator michel barnier is visiting the border between northern ireland and the republic this afternoon — he's been discussing the importance ofgotiations. our correspondent chris buckler reports. days when customs checkpoints like this old hut marked the roads between northern ireland and the republic are long gone. and while everyone repeatedly says they don't want them to return, the eu's chief negotiator has made clear that there will have to be some sort of customs controls here. but michel barnier is visiting the irish border today to show that the european union is aware of the many concerns held by those who live both sides of it. a lot of employees working in the factories in this food park from northern ireland, and similarly, we have some people from the county monaghan area working in northern ireland, so they have to look and see what impact this is going to have on their situation. this business in county monaghan is just miles from this island's border. the uk is one of its most important markets, and they know that, packaged up with all the brexit negotiations, are months of uncertainty about how it could affec

if you listen to the brexiteers, they would argue rather sensibly that trade with the eu and republic of irelandand remains in the single market, trading with a single market within the year for 500 million people. —— within the eu. we put that to the uk government that that should be included in the negotiating position. it may be difficult and may end up not being achievable but they should have tried to negotiate. we still want to be in tried to negotiate. we still want to beina tried to negotiate. we still want to be in a position where we have maximum access to the single market in europe while we keep 100 billion or so of trade in both directions between scotland and the rest of the uk. louise has an interesting question, quite a few have asked this, would the snp consider a coalition with labour? this would come as no surprise to viewers. if there was a position to lock the tories out of power across the uk, because the numbers stacked up, of course we would try to do that. tory economic and social policy is extremely damaging to ordinary people and economic growth. i suspect it would not

of ideas as to how we can raise finance. we want to see corporation tax reduced in northern ireland so we have parity with the republic of irelandure. lots of that sits within the devolved space. in the ma nifesto we within the devolved space. in the manifesto we talk about that but we tried to lean heavily towards the issues that affect westminster. thank you. scientists in the united states have made what they say is a major advance in the battle against infections that are resistant to antibiotics. they've modified an existing medicine to create what they call a "magical" new version, which is about 1,000 times more powerful. jenny walrond reports. resistance to antibiotics has been classed by the world health organisation as one of the biggest threats to global health. a government review into the problem estimated that, if no solution is found, by 2050 worldwide drug—resistant infections will kill someone every three seconds. doctors in the nhs are under pressure to reduce the number of antibiotics they prescribe. researchers at the scripps research institute in the united states say they have now managed to modify one anti

it saw the first visit by a british monitor the republic of ireland, cementing a new era of anglo irishers in trying to ove rco m e british prime ministers in trying to overcome political problems in northern ireland. in many ways, enda kenny is a deeply traditional man from county mayo. he not been afraid to speak out against the catholic church, particularly in their handling of abuse scandals. the report excavates the dysfunction, the disconnection, the elitism, that dominates the culture of the vatican today. he also stood against the church in supporting same—sex marriage. a stance which saw him cheered on stage by gay rights campaigners, when a majority voted in favour of it in a referendum. another sign of social change in what many still call catholic ireland. this is a global first. what many still call catholic ireland. this is a globalfirst. a small country with a big message. about equality, and equality of opportunity. last year, he went to the polls, with ireland's improving economy at the heart of his campaign. but fine gael lost a significant number of seats, and ever si

system that we must do everything we possibly can to keep the present situation between the republic of irelanditical relationships. it was enormously beneficial to be able to talk to the epp and speak to them about that and broader questions about that and broader questions about europe. i know from what was said yesterday, what michel barnier said yesterday, what michel barnier said yesterday, what michel barnier said yesterday as well, and in a sense my presence here today is to say, i think there is a really common desire, whatever other issues there are in relation to brexit, to make northern ireland a special case and make sure we do everything we possibly can to protect the good friday agreement and the peace process and protect the strong relationship between the republic of ireland that the uk going forward. thank you. but tony blair speaking at a meeting in ireland to a gathering of pro—european politicians from across europe. he was interviewed this morning on morning ireland. he was asked about the leadership of the labour party. he said it would be best for him to keep a diplomatic

wales and northern ireland to see a significant increase in their decision—making power at the end of the brexit process. we want to maintain the common travel area with the republicunited kingdom. we will ensure that workers‘ rights are fully protected and maintained, indeed as i have made clear throughout this campaign, not only will the government i‘ll eat protect the rights of workers, we will build on them. we will allow free trade between britain and the eu member states. it will let european businesses do the same in britain. but we will not be members of the single market because that would mean accepting the four freedoms the european union considers sacrosanct. including freedom of movement, meaning we could not control orders as the british people would want. membership of the single market goes against the democratic will of the british people. we will continue to pursue the freest possible movement of trade. we will ensure we can strike trade agreements with countries outside the european union. important though our trade with the eu is and will remain, it is clear that the uk needs to increase significantly its trade with the fastest growing markets

election manifesto, which is calling for a referendum on whether northern ireland should leave the uk and become part of the irish republicthe party wants the vote to be held within five years. sinn fein‘s leader in northern ireland, michelle o'neill, said the only way of securing a future in the european union was to end partition with the republic. so this is very much an opportunity to tell both the tories and the dup, again, in the strongest possible terms that we reject brexit, that we reject any border, that we reject any attempt to put limits on our freedom of movement, we reject barriers to trade and agriculture. and we absolutely reject tory cuts, that we stand for rights, for equality and for irish unity. one of the most recognised and imitated images in the world, known as the great wave, was originally a woodblock print created by the japanese artist katsushika hokusai almost 200 years ago. it is the centrepiece of a show, that opens this week at the british museum, looking at the last decades of the artist's long life, when he produced some of his greatest works. our arts editor, will gompertz, has been to ta

they may number the republic of ireland for a tax differential. ey're not in northern ireland for tax. we do not have tax sensitive projects. we have projects where people want talent. yes, i think tax reform is coming. it's interesting, you know, in terms of the manifestos in the uk, parties have put out that the conservative party will continue to risk corporate tax. up to 17% by 2020. but we also want to proposition. we always want to stay ahead of the game. we recently pass smed some agreement down to 12.5% the next two years. unique, you combine that talent and academic excellence with a 12.5% tax position, we'll be in an even better position than we are today. >> so, things sound like they're doing great post-brexit vote. but we were discussing during the break that north ireland and scotland mainly were stay votes, correct? >> as regions. >> as regions. what are the main concerns for you for the eu and brexit negotiations what are the biggest concerns for you? >> i think there are two sides for this. one is what do those look like post negot

with me is the tesco chief executive for the uk and the republic of ireland.ier products away from the less healthy products, price reductions across the board, so that we focus those price reductions on healthier areas. because customers are clearly telling us that they want some support, rather than us dictating what they can or can't buy. and when you say price reductions, is that a hit you will be taking? so no, that is something we are absolutely doing. i think for the first time we have got a co—ordinated campaign where the healthier option is actually going to cost less than the option which has higher fat and higher salt or sugar. the health select committee say that one of the big problems is all the promotions you have on unhealthy snacks and ready meals and things. are you going to be stopping those during this? look, if you take unhealthy snacks, let's take chocolate, customers are well aware there is lots of sugar and fat in a bar of chocolate. where we are focusing is on areas of hidden sugar. so if you ta ke on areas of hidden sugar. so if you t

the resolution of the border between northern ireland and the republic. >> i'm very clear that at the end of negotiations we need to be clear not just about the brexit but also what our future relationship is going to be. these negotiation's are going to be tough. >> lower commodity prices pushed china's official factory gauge lower in april, declining from a five-year high. 51.2acturing pmi fell to from 51.8 in march, missing analyst expectations. the first economic indicator for the second quarter signals growth of the world's's second-largest economy is set to slow after unexpectedly picking up in the first three months of the year. the united states is considering a range of options as it reaches out to allies in confronting north korea's latest provocations. h.r. mcmaster said the elastic missile tests this week were in "defiance" of the international community. >> we have to do something, again, with partners in the region, and globally, and that involves enforcement of the u.n. sanctions in place. it may mean ratcheting up the sanctions even further. then it means being prepare

citizens in the u.k., and the resolution of the border between northern ireland and the republic. the am very clear that up end of negotiations, we need to be clear not just about the brexit negotiation, how we withdraw, but what our future relationship will be. these negotiations are going to be tough. i want to ensure that we are free on a trade deal and our withdrawn arrangement so we know what both of those are when we leave the european union. yousef: less than a week to go in the french presidential campaign. it marine le pen appears to have taken a step back from her euro exit policy. there is no rush. she later told a newspaper that the euro is dead, but she wants to bang currencies. one for daily use by the population and one for international trade. the latest poll shows emmanuel macron supported by 59% of voters. the 10 trails with 41%. lower commodity prices have helped push china's official factory gauge lower in april, declining from a five-year high. from 51.8ing pmi saws in march. that is amidst analysts expectations. the world's second-largest economy is poised to

the consequences of the uk leaving the eu could be the introduction of customs controls between northern ireland and the irish republicre of the concerns and said he'd work to avoid the creation of what's called a "hard border." our special correspondent, fergal keane, has travelled from belfast to dublin to hear what people think about the possible impact of the brexit process. as they have every spring, brexit or no brexit, the orangemen parade through belfast. no longer do these marches bristle with the menacing energy of the troubles years, but there is mounting uncertainty. at the same time as the collapse of power—sharing here, nationalist resentment over brexit has spurred demands for a referendum on irish unity, leaving unionists uneasy. do you ever think, at the back of your thoughts, that eventually it's going to happen? i think it's always a possibility there but, i have to say, i think those are defeatist attitudes. i've heard people recently say, who've surprised me, who've said, you know, would i be any worse off? i think that's what propaganda does. but, hopefully, the unionist community will see throug

citizens in the u k and the resolution of the border between northern ireland and the republic. >> atf negotiations, we need to be clear not just about the brexit negotiation, but also what our future relationship is going to be. these negotiations are going to be tough. i want to ensure we agree on a trade deal and our withdrawal arrangements so we know what both of those are when me leave the european union. -- when we leave the european union. tosef: marine le pen appears have taken a step back from her euro exit policy, saying there is no rush. the euro is dead. she wants to bang currencies. one for daily use by the population and one other for international trade. the latest poll shows emmanuel macron in support of 59% of voters. meanwhile, lower commodity prices push china's factory gauge lower in april, declining from a five-year high. to manufacturing pmi fell 51.2 from a reading of 51.8 in march. that is missing analyst estimates. estimate inficial the world's second economy is poised to slow, unexpectedly picking up the first three months of the year. some of the key asset c

how do you maintain cross—border trade tree northern ireland and the republic of one of them is in thethe headlines: the home secretary amber rudd says 97% of nhs trusts in england are working as normal despite yesterday's massive cyber attack. the european union's law—enforcement agency, europol, says that the skill of the attack as unprecedented as thousands of companies in hundreds of countries are affected by the ransom ware. jeremy corbyn has denied that members of his party are already admitting defeat in thejune general election. us president donald trump says he wants to move quickly to nominate a new fbi director to replace james comey, who was sacked from the position earlier this week. the president has faced a backlash for firing the president has faced a backlash forfiring james the president has faced a backlash for firing james komi. donald the president has faced a backlash forfiring james komi. donald trump told reporters that he made to name a successor before the end of next week. these are people who are very well—known, highest level, we could make quick decision.

the trickiest issue will be what happens to the border between northern ireland and the republic of ourming after brexit? everybody involved all say they do not want that to happen, but if the uk is leading the european customs union, and it is, what will happen regarding monitoring of goods as they cross the border? that is something michel barnier spoke about in his speech to the parliamentarians here today. brexit changes the borders with the eu, buti brexit changes the borders with the eu, but i will work with you to avoid a hard border. the uk's departure from the eu will have consequences. departure from the eu will have consequences. we have a duty to speak the truth. we have together the duty to speak the truth. customs controls are part of order management to protect the single market, to protect our food safety and our standards. but as i already said many times, nothing in these negotiations should put peace at risk. a strong expression of will on behalf of michel barnier, that the eu will do their best to avoid a ha rd eu will do their best to avoid a hard border on the isla

of the republic. emmanuel macron was elected good night. emmanuel macron was elected merci, mes amis! cheering. a spring day for many of us, the warmest day of the year in northern irelandcan see the extent of the sunshine from earlier on today, keeping cloud in yorkshire, lincolnshire and the north—east of scotland. under the cloud in aberdeenshire, quite a bit cooler. for the rest of the evening and overnight, cloud coming from the north sea, developing more widely in central england eventually. further west with clear skies, temperatures not far from freezing. essentially on monday we have pretty much a west east split, a cool breeze from the north sea feeding cloud across many central and eastern parts of the uk with more sunshine towards the west but even with the sunshine, temperatures will be lower than they we re temperatures will be lower than they were today. still the mid to high teens in south—west scotland and northern ireland. the cloud may break in northern and eastern england at times. in the midlands, yorkshire, east anglia, a lot of cloud. sunshine in wales and the south—west, 17 degrees is likely that more cloud in the midlands and south east of engla

which is one of the most prominent and tricky issues facing ireland, the future of the land border, the only [and border between the uk and another eu state, the frontier between the irish republichardly notice it, but the question is, will that remain the same after brexit, particularly as we now know that britain is leading the european customs union. michel barnier said he wanted to avoid the return of border controls but he also acknowledged that finding a solution to that could be difficult because of the customs issue. brexit changes the external borders of the eu. but i will work with you to avoid a hard border. the uk's departure from the eu will have consequences. we have a duty to speak the truth. we have together the duty to speak the truth. custom controls are part of eu border management to protect the single market, to protect our food safety and our standards. but, as i've already said many times, nothing in these negotiations should put peace at risk. nothing. the customs conundrum will continue to occupy minds from belfast to brussels and the detail of how that resolution might be worked out as the brexit process unfolds should be clear in coming months will sto

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the lessons from northern ireland and also to make sure that during the brexit negotiations, we don't return to or receive any kind of hard border between the north and the republicou see we look at your record and we can't find evidence of you urging the ira to put away its guns and its bombs and then we see your shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, he said he honoured those involved in the ira arms struggle. that was his words. he backed the bombs and the bullets, his words. your shadow home secretary, diane abbott, said an ira victory against the british state would be a victory for all of us. you've surrounded yourself with like—minded ira supporters. john mcdonnell apologised for those remarks on question time. only because they became public. john mcdonnell apologised for those remarks on question time. only because they became public. well, he apologised for those remarks. the position... he made them in 2003. andrew, the position has to be that we want peace around the world. but in 2003, the peace process was well underway and your shadow chancellor said he honoured the ira arms struggle. he withdrew those remarks. he's apologised for those remarks. i've m

that that would be fraught with difficulties of course, because everybody‘s agreed that we don't want a hard border between northern ireland and the republicborder. what do you think is the difference between you — i mean you're pro—europe, yes? yes. what is the difference between you wanting independence for wales and the british people wanting independence from the european union? well, for me, wales standing on its own two feet and being an independent country... continue straight on to regent street. sorry. it's ok. so at the moment, we don't get a say on so many of the policy areas and decisions that are taken that affect wales. it's just what the people voted to leave the european union said isn't it — we want to make our own decisions? well, i can appreciate the sentiment and, you know, to be able to take decisions closer to home is something that i support. but even if wales were to be independent and if scotland were to be independent too, there would still be some decisions we'd need to make collectively across what is currently the british state and even across the european union and the world. it makes sense for countries to co