he'll be in dublin for talks with his opposite number, simon harris. we can get an update on what is going to be discussed today. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. at theirfirst meeting, sir keir starmer and simon harris were pictured having a pint. the photo symbolised a better relationship between their two countries after some years of strain. today they'll go to watch england take on ireland in the uefa nations league, but the on—pitch rivalry won't disrupt the diplomacy. sir keir is on something of a tour of eu capitals. in recent weeks, he's had trips to germany and france. the last british prime minister to go to dublin was boris johnson five years ago. relations had cooled significantly. brexit was the major factor. the border with northern ireland was the uk's only frontier with the eu. the issue of how to avoid checkpoints here became a huge sticking point. there was also tension between the governments over the question of how the conflict, known as the troubles, should be investigated. but sir keir starmer�*s election victory wa

taoiseach simon harris said _ be ameliorated. taoiseach simon harris said he _ be ameliorated.arris said he is important - be ameliorated. taoiseach simon harris said he is important to - harris said he is important to reset that relationship. what support can he give?- support can he give? there seems to — support can he give? there seems to be _ support can he give? there seems to be a _ support can he give? there seems to be a significant i seems to be a significant effort to issues relating to northern ireland. difficult international questions but also to focus on the enormous value of the trade relationship the relationship between the uk and ireland. 4 billion a week a number of years ago. one of the most significant parts of understanding the european economy looking in particular across the jurisdiction of the uk to get to mainland europe has been part of understanding expanding our trade to the rest of the world. both are signatories of the good friday agreement underpinning human rights, culturaland agreement underpinning human rights, cultural and social supports is

he is there to greet and meet his irish counterpart, simon harris.aders arrived. they will be a lot more activity going on. we will go back there as soon as that happens. it's the penultimate day of the paralympics and for the paralympics gb team, paris has already been a success. they've won 42 gold medals so far. a target of between 100—140 medals in total was set by uk sport before the games, and with more up for grabs before the closing ceremony tomorrow , they'll be hoping to add to the tally. earlier i have been speaking to one of the gold medallists — paralympic swimmer grace harvey about her success. it is starting to feel a little bit more real now. in the first couple of days, i was in complete and utter disbelief, but watching the race back and having conversations with friends, family, coaches, it made me realise how much work had gone into this realisation of becoming paralympic champion. of becoming paralympic champion-— of becoming paralympic champion. of becoming paralympic chamion. , ,, of becoming paralympic chamion. , ~' champion.

the prime minister met with simon harris, who was only elected taioseach in april — just three monthsterpart — so both are relatviely new to their roles. sir keir and mr harris swapped football shirts ahead of their talks — before attending the nations league match between the republic of ireland and england in a few hours�* time at the aviva stadiun in dublin. the two leaders are currently holding their face to face talks — but before they moved away from the gathered journalists, they spoke to the media. today we are here in dublin to probably try to flesh out what a reset actually looks like, and what it looks like in a practical sense for our citizens on both islands, and i certainly know that it has to be embedded in things like peace, prosperity, mutual respect and friendship, and i am really looking forward to having an opportunity to discuss that with you today. i know also our most solemn duty as leaders of our respective governments is our distinct roles as co—guarantors of the peace process, something we both take extremely seriously, and there is much work to be done there

better sir keir starmer, the uk's new prime minister and the relatively new simon harris.ations, not only with the eu but also with the republic of ireland, those bilateral relations are very important to him. we have also learnt that an annual summit will now be held. the first one will now be held. the first one will be in march between the uk and the republic of ireland. the two leaders going on to a football match later. we have seen the best of the sunshine in the north. across southern england we will start to see the cloud increasing with some showers and maybe sundry dampers pushing up across the channel. further north, lots of sunshine north—west england, scotland, seen temperatures around 25 to 26 degrees this afternoon. mcleod for england and wales not quite as warm, still humid, though. we will see the rain pushing from the south which will become heavier as it pushes north during this evening. it will spread into southern and south—east areas. could see some sundry dampers across the east midlands and heavy rain in south—west england and south wales. we will s

he's been holding talks with his opposite number simon harris. ireland correspondent sara girvin reports. after years of strained relations, this was the moment sir keir starmer was given a hundred thousand welcomes to dublin. there were smiles and handshakes as he and his irish counterpart were presented with football jerseys. this will be proudly worn in north london before too long. both leaders said this was an opportunity to renew and deepen the friendship between britain and ireland. i know as two new leaders of our respective countries, we both said we wish to really place british—irish relations on a new path, and i really appreciate the time that you've given to that since taking office. it's really important to me and to my government, and i think it is the moment for reset, and it's when we put meaning behind those words. international matters took centre stage following a roundtable business discussion. we have to be clear in the face of russian aggression, we have to stand together to coordinate, stand with our allies and give ukrain

of simon harris, as part of a commitment to reset relations between the uk and ireland. the pm will travel to dublin to meet mr harris, where the pair will also sit down with business leaders from across the country. it's expected that trade across the irish sea will be top of the agenda , with that relationship agenda, with that relationship worth an estimated ,100 billion every single year. a source for the royal family has said that the royal family has said that the king's health is improving, stating that it's heading in a very positive trajectory. britain's monarch was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and has since been undergoing treatment. queen camilla seems to have confirmed the news of his improvement early this week, whilst opening a new cancer centre in bath. she commented that the king was doing very well . a royal navy serviceman well. a royal navy serviceman who was killed when a helicopter made a deliberate emergency landing over the channel on wednesday, has been named as lieutenant rhodri leyshon. three people were on board the merlin mklr people

he'll be in dublin for talks with his opposite number, simon harris.cuss topics including commerce across the irish sea and they'll attend a nations league football match between ireland and england. is expected to arrive in the next hour. let's speak to our ireland correspondent sara girvin. what is on the agenda today? yes, a pretty packed agenda. we are expecting so keir starmer to arrive here in dublin within the next hour, he is the first british prime minister to visit dublin within the past five years and i think that gives you an indication of the state of relationships over that time. the country to be macro countries had clashed over brexit and how to deal with the legacy of the trouble but both have been keen to say this is an opportunity to reset the relationship. today will be the second time the leaders have met within the past two months because the taoiseach at simon harris was the first international leader to visit the uk after sir keir starmer was elected, the two were pictured together smiling, having a pint of guinness and now it i

sir keir starmer has met with his irish counterpart, simon harris.noon as part of a commitment to reset relations between the uk and ireland. they're now sitting down with business leaders from around the country, with trade across the irish sea expected to be top of their agenda , with be top of their agenda, with that relationship worth an estimated ,100 billion every yeah estimated ,100 billion every year. as well as supporting thousands of jobs. this is what sir keir had to say about the relationship between the two countries. >> it's a pleasure to be here, to have this opportunity which we will take to renew the friendship between our countries. that reset, i think, can be meaningful, it can be deep, of course, it covers the relationship between our two countries, obviously it has to cover the good friday agreement, and i take very seriously our joint role in relation to that. and i've been very clear about that for many, many years and renew that commitment here today . renew that commitment here today. and the wider eu reset. >> in other news,

he's been holding talks with his opposite number simon harris. our ireland correspondent sarah girvin reports. after yea rs of after years of strained relations, this was the moment sir keir starmer was given 100,000 welcomes to dublin. smiles and handshakes as he and his irish counterpart were presented with football jerseys ahead of the republic of ireland versus england game they are watching this evening. this will be proudly worn in north london.— this will be proudly worn in north london. �* ., ., , north london. both leaders said this was an _ north london. both leaders said this was an opportunity - north london. both leaders said this was an opportunity to - this was an opportunity to renew and deepen the friendship between britain and ireland. figs between britain and ireland. as two new leaders of our respective countries, we both said _ respective countries, we both said we — respective countries, we both said we wish to place british irish— said we wish to place british irish relations on a new path. irish relations on a new path. i r

simon harris has been meeting other international leaders.for a new start. there have already been signs of improving cooperation. the uk and ireland are a multibillion pound trading partners, and their relationship matters in any negotiations between london and brussels. simon harris has been meeting other international leaders. this week he was in ukraine. with its nearest neighbour. with tactical teamwork. chris page, bbc news. we can speak now to our political correspondent georgia roberts. good morning to you. two new political leaders, how significant does this visit feel?— political leaders, how significant does this visit feel? yes, nina, a new era of _ does this visit feel? yes, nina, a new era of friendship _ does this visit feel? yes, nina, a new era of friendship this - does this visit feel? yes, nina, a new era of friendship this is - does this visit feel? yes, nina, a j new era of friendship this is what the trip is being billed as, after some trick in assuring the brexit negotiations, as chris outlined. keir starmer has been aw

the announcement was welcomed by the taoiseach with simon harris they're saying that the irish governmento nations? yeah, absolutely. keir starmer was in l absolutely. keir starmer was in dublin meeting the taoiseach simon harrisjust on dublin meeting the taoiseach simon harris just on saturday. and how the legacy of northern ireland's troubles is dealt with something that they said they were going to talk about and did discuss. just to explain the previous conservative government, they had brought forward what was called the legacy act. they said it was, in their words, to draw a line under the trouble is, to move forward from that. all the political parties in northern ireland, it could be argued they don't agree on too much, but they were united in their disappointment at the legacy act, so were all of the political parties in the republic of ireland. i think it is fair to say that if the conservative government were still in power, this public inquiry would not have been announced, because that legacy act meant there would be no future public inquiries for troubles — era killings. but

simon harris added that what west asia needs is deescalation and not escalation. european union foreign policy chief joseph. the incident as well, saying it will only increase the risk of escalation in the region. russia also slammed the attack warning, it could become a trigger for wider regional conflict. meanwhile, the us has denied any prior knowledge or involvement in the pager blasts. meanwhile hizbol has carried out fresh attacks against israeli targets. group said launch rockets several israeli military posts in northern occupied palestine, number of casualties is still unknown, batac is also sounded sirens and sparked a brush fire. this is a first cross-border attack against regime for. by hezbollah since israel's cyber attack yesterday. more palestinians are killed in fresh air and artillery strikes in gazas. us is really genocide against the blockaded territory continues unabated. these two people were killed and several others injured and is really bomb. of a home in the alzitu neighborhood. several others died after israel war plane struck the alberge

simon harris added that what west asia needs is de-escalation and not escalation.increase the risk of escalation in the region. russia also slammed the attack warning that it could become, quote, a trigger for wider regional conflict. meanwhile. the us has denied any prior knowledge or involvement in the paper blast. the lebanese resistance movement has bolah has carried out fresh attacks against israeli targets. the group said it has launched rockets at several israeli military posts in the northern occupied palestinian territory, the number of casualties remains unknown. the attack has also... so sounded the sirens and sparked bush fire. this is the first cross border attack on the regime's forces by the lebanese resistance movement since an israeli cyber attack on tuesday. more palestinians were killed and fresh air and artillery strikes in gaza as the us israeli genocide against the blockaded territory. news unabated, at least two people were killed and several others injured an israeli bombing of house in alazatu neighborhood. several others died after israeli

simon harris added that west, what west asia needs is deescalation and not escalation, the european union foreign policy chief joseph condemned the incident saying it will only increase the risk of... escalation in the region. russia also slammed attack warning it could become a trigger for wider regional conflict. meanwhile, the us has denied any prior knowledge or involvement in the pajor blasts. meanwile, hezbulah has also carried out fresh attacks against israely targets. groups said it launched rockets at several israely military posts in northern occupy palestinian territory, the uh attack also sounded cyrens and sparked a brush fire, this is a first cross border attack on regime forces by uh the lebanese resistance movement since israeli cyber attacks on tuesday and wednesday. are killed in fresh air and artillery strikes in gaza as us israely campaign of genocide continues unabated, at least two people were killed in several injured in israely bombing of a home in the alzat neighborhood and several others died after israely war plane struck the albarage refugee camp in central gaz

he's meeting the taoiseach, simon harris.resetting uk irish relations as starmer becomes the first prime minister to visit our nearest neighbours for five years. >> so what exactly does starmer actually want to get out of it? >> let's talk to political commentator piers pottinger, who's here. and i mean, it's a very good point, isn't it? what does he think he can achieve? >> well, it's a bit of showboating from starmer, really. i mean, he's been to germany already to reset the relationship. basically he's going around with a begging bowl. and of course, we all know he's a committed remainer and would like us still to be in the eu, because he's doing so badly at home in the. i've never known at home in the. i've never known a prime minister to be. well, apart from perhaps liz truss. do so badly in such a short space of time. he's facing a very difficult week. next week in parliament, because he's got a debate on the removal of the winter fuel allowance for pensioners. he also is introducing the renters rights act to the horror

smaller, tishik of ireland arrived in kiev, as the prime ministers are traditionally called there simon harris but at a joint press conference asks. diplomacy is no exception, i cannot predict what exactly will happen to be engaged in this or that minister. personnel changes in the ukrainian army, after the loss of the first f-16 shot down by the american air defense system petriot, the commander of the air force alishch was fired, he really left himself an army aviation account, now it is his personal telegram channel 30,000 subscribers. conclusions are also going to be drawn after yesterday's russian missile strike on the military communications school in poltava. the strike was demoralizing for ... ukraine, as its troops retreat from the incessant russian offensive along the main front of the war in donbass. especially since today there is a continuation in lviv, a hit on the railway station, through which not only all western military equipment passed, but also western policy went to visit zelensky. the night post of the newly created forces of unmanned systems in the ssu, roman gladky, wa

simon harris added that, what west asia needs is deescalation, not... escalation, meanwhile, the european union's foreign policy chief joseph burell condemned the incident saying it will increase the risk of escalation in the region. russia also slammed the attack warning that it would become a trigger for wider regional conflict. meanwhile, the us has denied any prior knowledge or involvement in the paper blast. for more updates, we're joined by our course. respondent mariam sal live from beirot. mariam, tell us more about uh what the latest developments are regarding this pajor detonation incident that happened, and we have heard that uh 12 people have been confirmed as martters of this uh explosion or detonation incident if you will, please tell us more about any funeral processions if they're underway. well gishu, we are here in the southern suburbs of beirot, actually awaiting the beginning of a funeral for five people uh who were killed in as a result of the detonation of pagers, including an 11 year old boy, they will be laid to rest here uh in the southern srut in what we call the

volodymyr zelenskyi. and prime minister of ireland simon harris signed a security agreement between the countries, the president's office informed, according to the document, ireland will allocate 128 million euros to ukraine for non-lethal military aid and train the soldiers of the ukrainian armed forces. the country will also take participation in the coalition for demining our territory and will receive about 40 million euros for humanitarian aid. the day of personnel changes in the verkhovna rada ended. parliament supported the dismissal of four ministers. in particular, the deputies cast 243 votes for the dismissal of oleksandr kamyshchyn from the post of minister. on issues of strategic industries, instead he can become a strategic advisor in the president's office, - said people's deputy yaroslav zheleznyak, the council also supported the dismissal of olga stefanishyna from the post of vice prime minister on issues of euro-atlantic integration denys malyuski from the position of minister of justice and ruslan strilets from the position of head of the ministry of environmental pro

and's prime minister simon harris said this signalled a new approach by the uk government to legacy issuesinister said this signalled a new approach. palestinian paramedics say at least five people have been killed in an israeli military operation in the occupied west bank. the israeli military said it was carrying out what it called a "counter—terrorism operation" in the area and struck an armed terrorist cell. the palestinian red crescent said a drone had been used. it's just days after the largest israeli military operation in the west bank since the hamas attacks on october the 7th. our correspondent daniel de simone has more from jerusalem. this took place overnight, and palestinian paramedics from the palestinian red crescent have said that five people were killed. palestinian social media and media are describing them as all males and naming them. the palestinian red crescent said it recovered their bodies and took them to hospital, and it said they were killed in what it described as a drone strike. the israeli military, the israeli defense forces, confirmed that it conducted an op

ireland's prime minister simon harris said the announcement signalled a "new approach" by the uk governmentnucane said the family deserves a public inquiry to bring out truth about collusion surrounding the killing of her husband. we did not believe that his murder was simply the work of gunmen who killed him. we have no confidence that police investigations will ever bring those truly responsible to justice. we were not satisfied with private limited reviews from which we were excluded. we could not and did not accept the assurances of previous british governments that they were anxious to set the record straight because they were never prepared to do so in public. an independent statutory public inquiry is and was the only way to bring the whole truth behind the murder of pat into the light of day. most of all, i believe that this could be a watershed moment in the difficult court legacy in this part of our ireland. a public inquiry into pat finucane can publicly examine all of the collusion that plagued our society for so many years, then there is hope that the real process of healing ca

sir keir starmer met simon harris, the relatively new taoiseach. of their talks, they swapped football shirts and they will be attending a match in a pew i was�* time at the aviva stadium in dublin and the two are holding their face—to—face talk and they did speak to the media before they moved on. today we are here in dublin to probably try to flesh out what a reset actually looks like, and what it looks like in a practical sense for our citizens on both islands, and i certainly know that it has to be embedded in things like peace, prosperity, mutual respect and friendship, and i am really looking forward to having an opportunity to discuss that with you today. i know also our most solemn duty as leaders of our respective governments is our distinct roles as co—guarantors of the peace process, something we both take extremely seriously, and there is much work to be done there to really harness the full potential of the gift that was given to us by the last generation, the most incredible gift of the peace agreement as well, and i look forward to s

stability of lebanon, and increase the risk of escalation in the region. islands prime minister simon harris says, what happened in 11 on is extraordinarily concerning. what the middle east needs to see is the escalation, not escalation. let's get some reaction now from iran a we can bring it in to hit a sorry, using this system, profess at the university of ta. ronnie joins us now live from to ron. now the foreign ministry in iran, whose own investor was injured in she's days attack is accused israel of mass murder. we've also had from iran president, mr. and present position down. he's pointed his spring yet as well as allies in the west. i'll just quote to you something he said today the incident, once again show the west of nations and americans fully support crime, kennings, and blind assassinations by the zine this regime. what do you make of this kind of rhetoric? does this do think make us assume that a wide escalation in the region is now inevitable? oh, not the 1st time the lean dash is really so slow. i don't think there mastery in devising new forms of terrorism. something very c

the headlines: sir keir starmer has been holding talks with the irish prime minister — simon harris —dublin. both men have stressed that the meeting is an opportunity to reset the relationship between the uk and the republic of ireland, which has been strained since britain left the eu. boeing's starliner spacecraft has returned to earth — but without the two astronauts it was supposed to bring back from the international space station. it developed technical problems shortly after its original launch and nasa decided it would be safer to leave the two astronauts on board the iss. the family of an american—turkish woman who was killed in the occupied west bank on friday are demanding an independent us—led investigation into her death. now on bbc news — americast. so, the us presidential election is getting ever nearer — it's getting more and more exciting. and the polls are really very tight. so, what does that tell us and how should we be reading them? we have got one of america's best known pollsters, who is famous for his predictions, joining us on this episode to tell us what we s

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later today, prime minister sir keir starmer will meet with his irish counterpart simon harris as part relations between the uk and ireland . the between the uk and ireland. the pm will travel to dublin to meet mr harris, where the pair will also sit down with business leaders from across the country. it's expected that trade across the irish sea will be top of the agenda with that relationship worth an estimated ,100 billion every year . a worth an estimated ,100 billion every year. a source for the royal family has said that the king's health is improving , king's health is improving, stating that it's heading in a very positive trajectory. britain's monarch was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and has since been undergoing treatment. queen camilla seems to have confirmed the news of his improvement earlier this week, whilst opening a new cancer centre in bath. she commented that the king was doing very well. a royal navy serviceman who was killed when a helicopter made a deliberate emergency landing over the channel on wednesday, has been named as lieutenant rhodri leyshon. t

simon harris outlined the plan for the cash in an interview with manus cranny in new york this week. mon: i think it is appropriate in our budget that we would provide clarity as to the principles we would apply in how to invest it. i insist those key areas are in our water infrastructure, our energy grid, and housing supply. those are three areas that would give a benefit to the country's economic security into the future. ed: ireland relies heavily on foreign direct investment from the u.s., and a big chunk of that comes from big technology companies. this week, the minister for enterprise, trade, and employment, peter burke, is meeting with the tech industry and investors on a trade mission to silicon valley and the bay area. he joins us in san francisco. and welcome to bloomberg technology, minister. what your collie and nation's leader said about the apple tax money is it will be used on water, energy, and housing infrastructure. but the relationship with apple is so key. in your meetings with different technology companies, what have the repercussions of that ruling been? has it

the prime minister and his irish premier, simon harris, agreed the terms of the leader level meetings as they held talks in dublin this afternoon. the annual summits will focus on several key areas including security, justice and global issues, climate, energy, technology and innovation, growth, trade and more. a joint statement said their meeting marked the start of an ambitious programme towards a renewed and strengthened partnership. the first meeting will be held in march about moving that reset on, cementing it and making it ambitious. >> we're clear that by march we want to have a summit to show the yield from this and then annual summits after that. we are also resetting our relationship with the eu, and i've made it very clear that i want a closer relationship with the eu. that's of course, on security, on defence, but also on trade, reducing the friction and any business here in ireland will tell you that reducing the friction helps. and so we want to reset that relationship. >> in other news, the met office has issued a yellow weather warning with heavy rain predicted in sou

ireland's prime minister simon harris said the announcement signalled a "new approach" by the uk governmentren. he was 39 years old when he was killed. now, the uda did claim that mr finucane was a member of the ira, something a claim finucane was a member of the ira, something, a claim that was rejected by police. and this has been going on for a long time. the build—up to this public inquiry. back in 2012, the then prime minister, david cameron, apologised for state collusion in the murder. fast forward many years to this current labour government, and they've been facing a decision about whether or not to hold a public inquiry into the killing. that's followed years of legal action by mr finucane's widow, geraldine finucane. this announcement comes after a 35—year campaign by the family. in that time, there have been various reports and investigations, legal action, broken promises, it's fair to say, but never a public inquiry. and as you say, just in the past few moments, we've heard from the northern ireland secretary for state, hilary benn, who said that the exceptional reason of outs

the prime minister and irish premier , minister and irish premier, simon harris, agreed the terms of the leader level meetings as they held talks in dublin today. the annual summits will focus on several key areas including security, justice and global issues, climate, energy, technology and innovation , technology and innovation, growth, trade and more. a joint statement said their meeting marked the start of an ambitious programme towards a renewed and strengthened partnership. the first meeting will be held in march very much about cementing the reset of relations between our two countries that we've talked about in the last eight or so weeks since i was able to form a government in the united kingdom, and today we've just had a really good session where we've been able to agree the themes, some of the structures and the way that we'll take that forward, including a summit in march of next year and annual summits thereafter , all of which summits thereafter, all of which i think will provide a strong, stronger foundation for the very many issues on which we collaborate and coopera

same day , prime minister sir same day, prime minister sir keir starmer meets irish taoiseach simon harrisrelations ahead of the two year anniversary of the queen's death. the new government has announced a memorial in her honour , and oasis may have honour, and oasis may have angered fans with their ticket prices, but not enough to stop the duo from returning to the top of the music charts for the first time in a decade. also for you this morning, a furious onune you this morning, a furious online debate has been sparked after a large man struggled to fit into a plane seat. so this morning we're asking, is it time to charge bigger passengers more money? >> and britain's annual viking festival gets underway to mark the anniversary of the battle of largs . largs. >> there was heartache at flushing meadow for britains jack draper. he endured a severe bout of illness on court before losing out to world number one jannik sinner at the us open. we look forward to englands nations league clash with the republic of ireland in dublin, and its tune up for our paralympians, who reach 100 medals in p

i met with the irish, the to simon harris and dublin on saturday, as he tries to reignite the relationship between the 2 countries. you also use the occasion to re offend the deed for cease fire and gaza, or an ongoing support for you. great. i would have to stand to go to court the night stand with our allies and if you crane for the support, but it needs for as long as it needs relation some at least we need to see spa um, so the, the hostages remaining hostages can come out and say that desperately need it, i can get him to go. so and that we can step down the hall towards a 2 state settlement which might these the last except that will bring about lasting peace to the one ukraine. now we're at least 3 people have been killed and consumptive come. the russian army shelves east in town on saturday, the regional governor says a multi story block at administrative building and a shop with damage. these are some of the 1st pictures of a drone attack on the russian port, city of know, one of the of cs in the customer region rushes defense ministry says it's forces destroyed to ukrainian c. d

the prime minister met with simon harris, who was only elected taioseach in april — just three monthsitish counterpart — so both are relatviely new to their roles. sir keir and mr harris swapped football shirts ahead of their talks, before going on to attend the nations league match between the republic of ireland and england at the aviva stadium in dublin. they did speak earlier and the prime minister outlined his expectations from the visit. prime minister, here we are again following on from chequers, a lot of warm words about the reset in relationship and second meeting in four weeks, but what substantive action are you in the irish government taking to cement that? ., _ government taking to cement that? ., , government taking to cement that? a, , a, , that? today is really significant _ that? today is really significant because l that? today is really i significant because we that? today is really - significant because we have laid out our ambition to reset the relationship and, today, we take that forward. we have had really significant discussions about the themes, the timetabl

the prime minister and irish premier , minister and irish premier, simon harris, agreed the terms of the leader level meetings as they held talks in dublin. the annual summits will focus on several key areas, including security, justice and global issues , climate growth, trade issues, climate growth, trade and more. a joint statement said their meeting marked the start of an ambitious programme towards a renewed and strengthened partnership . the strengthened partnership. the first meeting will be held in march about moving that reset on, cementing it and making it ambitious . ambitious. >> we're clear that by march we want to have a summit to show the yield from this and then annual summits after that. we are also resetting our relationship with the eu, and i've made it very clear that i want a closer relationship with the eu. that's of course, on security, on defence, but also on trade, reducing the friction and any business here in ireland will tell you that reducing the friction helps. and so we want to reset that relationship . to reset that relationship. >> the snp has called

he'll be in dublin for talks with his opposite number, simon harris.ish sea — and they'll attend a nations league football match between ireland and england. with me is our political correspondent, georgia roberts. just explain the significance of this trip. just explain the significance of this trip-— of this trip. this trip has been billed _ of this trip. this trip has been billed as _ of this trip. this trip has been billed as a - of this trip. this trip has been billed as a new - of this trip. this trip hasj been billed as a new era of this trip. this trip has i been billed as a new era of friendship between the two leaders after some tricking us during the brexit negotiations that we saw in the last few years and keir starmer has been on a busy charm offensive across european capitals as part of the efforts to reset relations, so today they will be talking about a new strategic partnership and co—operation but this trip is also being billed as an economic opportunity, economic growth is a key mission of the new government, so they will be meeting

the prime minister and irish premier, simon harris, agreed the terms of the leader level meetings as they held talks in dublin. the annual summits will focus on several key areas such as security, justice and global issues, climate, energy, technology and innovation, growth, trade and more. a joint statement said their meeting marked the start of an ambitious programme towards a renewed and strengthened partnership. the first meeting will be held in march about moving that reset on, cementing it and making it ambitious. >> we're clear that by march we want to have a summit to show the yield from this, and then annual summits after that. we are also resetting our relationship with the eu, and i've made it very clear that i want a closer relationship with the eu. that's of course on security, on defence. but also on trade, reducing the friction and any business here in ireland will tell you that reducing the friction helps. and so we want to reset that relationship. >> the met office has issued a yellow weather warning with a heavy rain predicted in southern parts of the uk from tonigh