i voted for sinn fein. is if you look at the results of the election, fianna fail lost a significant number of votes and fine gael lost a significant numbers of votes and seats. they do not have a popular mandate to govern and they certainly do not have a popular mandate for change. the big issues that dominated the election campaign were the failure of the outgoing government to secure affordable accommodation for workers, adequate healthcare and childcare, the kind of issues that when we get to the other side of coronavirus will still be with us. so what am i doing and what is our negotiating team involved in? we are trying to do what the electorate asked us to do and form a government for change. and i say this clearly, if fianna fail and fine gael cobble together some kind of unstable government with a few gene pool independents, that will not be the sort of change that the electorate called for. i also have to think you have to say that they would be an unstable government and the kind of proposition w

is that what you and sinn fein in dublin also think? almost what everyone on the island of ireland thinks. a strange case of british exceptionalism here where the entire world is following the advice of the world health 0rganization with one exception being westminster and boris johnson. in the dup take a similar response. it makes no sense to have schools on the south and west of the border of ireland closed and businesses closed and people accepting fully and forthrightly the world health 0rganization advised and just a few steps, little in a few yards across the border, a very different situation taking place. we have teachers who cross the border, pupils across the border. 30,000 people a day across the border for all aspects of that —— their life and we need a single approach to the island of ireland to ensure we slow down the spread of the disease and ensure our vulnerable sections of society, be they older people or those with underlying medical conditions are not put at risk because of reckless behaviour. he is absolutely right.

it up with a lot more because it doesn't have a lot more but that seems to have backfired live on sinn fein for thank you. but as the global economy starts estimates the coronavirus all of them on the shop down prices to opaque experts come together in vienna wednesday to discuss production cuts. the virus has been paralyzing economic activity and dragging on growth especially in china for weeks their shops have been closed but assembly lines of stopped air transport is also badly affected in many places thousands of flights have been cancelled with no letup in sight global oil consumption highlights the problem as production lines and supply chains growing to a halt demand for crude has fallen sharply. that had an immediate effect on oil prices they've fallen by 21 percent since the start of the year they're currently floundering a 2 and a half year lows. it's come as a shock to all producing countries opec member countries are now thinking about throttling output again to try and boost the price and keep the government's revenues flowing. correction that opec meeting is tomorrow of course

like ireland, as the pressure is coming from sinn fein and the pressure is coming from sinn fein in northernols. you have those kids who have somewhere. that is probably at home, mum and dad are working and the grandparents are looking after them and then you increase the vulnerability. there are no easy a nswe i’s. vulnerability. there are no easy answers. if mum and dad are working and there aren't any grandparents or it is not practical for health reasons, mum and dad have to stop working. if mum and dad are working in the health service, what impact does that have? there are a huge number of knock—on effects and ramifications going forward. northern ireland, a particular case as you say, a meeting yesterday between politicians in northern ireland and the irish government about cross—border cooperation and the difference in opinion in northern ireland when colleges and schools should close, given that is already happening in the republic. family down the road, their kids are not going to school, but then the kids are going to school. that is theissue kids are going to school. that is the

the sinn fein leader, michelle ryan, who is deputy first minister, said that she thought they shouldt that is not the policy of the northern ireland executive at the moment because it is in line with what the uk government recommends what is not closing them but the republic of ireland is closing schools. miss ryan was saying parents are asking why it is different here to one mile down the road over the border. in a news conference after the meeting, first minister of northern ireland arlene foster explained the steps they have agreed. we have both moved from the contain phase to the delay phase and in this new phase there are a number of staged actions, some of which we have taken, some of which will be taken in the coming period. 0bviously all based on scientific and medical advice. whilst these actions will have a significant impact for a period of time on our daily lives, they are designed with one objective and that is to save lives. it has been very good today to hear the details of the particular medical circumstances in both jurisdictions and it is detail that informs the tim

constitutional question but let's work on all that in the meantime and what i've never understood about sinn fein to lead the charge for united ireland is that they've always described northern ireland as a failed state that well if we're going to have a united ireland the people of the republic after a vote for change. what is attractive about it saying to those people will you vote to adopt 1800000 really high maintenance people half of whom don't want to be members of a united ireland some of them might even get quite violent abroad. and who live in a failed state. what school attracted to vote i want them as part of my country it's taken the republican 100 years to get comfortable in its own skin so why disrupt all out why turn all those tables over by adopting northern ireland under those circumstances from the vantage point of no moment the republicans a northern theocratic state a successful state no looks rather more attractive than when i was growing up you knew you'd cross the border because the roads got worse and you were living in a state controlled by a church and these days the roa

maintaining air connectivity between northern ireland and great britain is absolutely vital and sinn feins devastating for businesses, for the economy and of course more commuters. many people commute to other parts of the uk every week, and students, there are 17,000 northern irish students based studying across the uk, some in places that are only served by air, by flybe, so overall this is usually damaging for northern ireland, because other viable transport options are really not available. this ceo of belfast city airport has said the 14 roots here are all profitable and strong and they expect some good news in the next couple of days, or even sooner than that, for all of the people that work here and use belfast city airport. staff from the administrators are sitting at the check—in desk giving advice to flybe customers and a sign of how quick and unforgiving this process has been is that the flybe signs on the walls behind them have already been painted over. in truth, those decks have been eerily quiet this morning. the advice to passengers was to not travel to the airport. the va

of every decision the government takes, if they were to say, like ireland, as pressure comes from sinn feinut the school is, there are kids who have to be looked after, probably at home, mum and dad are working, the grandparents are looking after them and suddenly you increase the risk of vulnerability. no easy answers. if mum and dad are working or there are no grandparents, dear mum and dad have to stop working, and if they work in the health service, what impact does that have? there are a massive number of ramifications going forward. northern ireland is a particular case. there was a meeting between politicians in northern ireland and the irish government about cross—border cooperation but a difference of opinion as to when schools and colleges should close a northern ireland given that is happening in the republic already. they are only one mile apart in some places. that family down the road, their kids are not going to school, but it is fine for my kids to go? that is a difficult issue playing out in northern ireland and the republic of ireland as well. where some of this stuff star

sinn fein said it is important to the economy and businesses in northern ireland, and businesses in northernd out of belfast and northern ireland every week, and also students. there are thousands of northern irish students spread throughout the uk, so all across the board this is usually damaging for the economy, and the people of northern ireland. really there are very few other viable options. the chief executive of belfast city airport says that this has been a challenging time, but there has been interest in the 14 roots here. he said they are all profitable, and other airlines have expressed interest in taking over, and they say they are confident that within days other airlines will take up the slack here and move into some of those routes. there is speculation there might be an announcement of that later today, but it is said to be no consolation for the passengers queueing up here throughout the day. these desks will remain closed, and passengers who are booked onto flybe have been told not to turn up to the airport here. we will be asking and answering your questions at around 12:3

maintaining air connectivity between northern ireland and great britain is absolutely vital and sinn feins loss is devastating for businesses, the economy and of course for commuters. many people commute to other parts of the uk every week. students, 17,000 northern irish students studying right across the uk, some in places that are only served by air, by flybe. 0verall, hugely damaging for northern ireland where other viable transport options are really not available. the ceo of belfast city airport said the roots here are all profitable and strong and expect some good news in the next few days or even sooner for some good news in the next few days or even soonerfor all the some good news in the next few days or even sooner for all the people that use at work here at belfast city airport. inside the terminal building here at edinburgh starfrom the administrators are sitting at the administrators are sitting at the check—in desk giving advice to flybe customers —— flybe customers a sign of how quick it has been, these signs on the woes behind them have already been painted over. the desk