sirjohn major appears to be pulling it apart.tried to just govern on her own without relying on the dup. two concerns from sirjohn major, the impact on the peace process , major, the impact on the peace process, and the impact on tory support. the peace process have concerns with the reading of the deal in northern ireland and the impact it might have on restoring the devolved government in northern ireland. and also in terms of tory strategy and support, he said the danger is this deal will look like cash for votes, his quotes. many other parts of the country will think, hang on, why is it the case northern ireland is getting all this extra money? there will be a reaction against that. he said he was concerned, reaction against that. he said he was concerned , angry reaction against that. he said he was concerned, angry and dubious about this deal. an extraordinary statement coming from sirjohn major. notjust a former prime minister and tory leader, but one of the key architects of the peace process in northern ireland. absolute

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sirjohn major talking on the radio at lunchtime.ught of our chief political correspondent on all of that. we cannot overstate the role that sirjohn major played in the good friday agreement. his words, his concerns, really carry weight. they do, and the mood music at westminster today is that we are moving towards some kind of deal. we do not have the details of that, between the conservatives and the dup, it looks like that is going to happen. he is very concerned and wa ry happen. he is very concerned and wary about it, because of the peace process and what is going on in northern ireland. he says that is very fragile, and saying do not mess with it. he is concerned that you might end up with the other side thinking the british government is not an honest broker. you have gone into a deal with one side of that. he thinks that is a problem. he broadened. that was only one of his concerns. he said the only thing arlene foster has said, she hinted that one of the things she is looking for is the right thing for northern ireland in te

the former prime minister, sirjohn major, has expressed concern about theresa may's attempts to secureed out at downing street could mean the uk government was no longer seen as impartial when trying to uphold the northern ireland peace process. sinn fein have warned that it could undermine attempts to restore power—sharing at stormont. let's hear what the former prime minister had to say. iam i am concerned about the deal. i'm wa ry i am concerned about the deal. i'm wary about it. i'm dubious about it both for peace process reasons, but also for other reasons as well. that said, all my life i have been a conservative. i very much want mrs may to succeed as prime minister and to stay as prime minister. and i understand why she wishes to shore up understand why she wishes to shore up her parliamentary position. that is entirely understandable and i sympathise, but, but my main concern certainly is the peace process. a fundamental part of that peace process is that the uk government needs to be impartial between all the competing interests in northern ireland. the good friday agreement

from other people in northern ireland, however many people in westminster share concerns like sirjohn major'seems not a question of if but when. seniorfigures deal done seems not a question of if but when. senior figures on deal done seems not a question of if but when. seniorfigures on both sides and told are still talking tonight even though theresa may is in france. but further down the road, this could store up significant problems for the prime minister because doing this deal seems vital to her now but it could be complicated as times proceed. just listening to laura, you would have thought theresa may had enough problems at home without heading off to paris, katya ? problems at home without heading off to paris, katya? absolutely but this visit was planned weeks ago and at the time theresa may planned to sweep into the presidential palace, she wanted to dazzle and intimidate, and with a strong popular backing won at a snap election and her plans for a hard brexit. she arrived a few moments ago households are feeling the squeeze. our economic editor kamal ahmed reports. whether paying f

sirjohn major has warned that any deal could destabilise what he called the fragile peace process inern ireland, and as someone who was one of its architects, it is something he knows something about. he was talking about getting the power—sharing agreement back in order. can be sure that? i am concerned about the deal. i am wary about it. i am dubious about it — both for peace process reasons but also for other reasons as well. that said, all my life i've been a conservative i very much want mrs may to succeed as pm and to stay as pm. and i understand why she wishes to shore up her pa rliamneta ry position — that is entirely understandable and i sympathise. but, but, my main concern certainly is the peace process. a fundamental part of that peace process is that the uk government needs to be impartial between all the competing interests in northern ireland. khamenei 0k, john major speaking earlier about the peace process. there are also questions about what that deal was green to constitute, and what northern ireland will get out of it. your watching 100 days +. we are waiting for a

the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, speaking on radio 4 at lunch time. other news now. the european court of human rights will rule later on whether doctors treating ten—month—old old charlie gard can turn off his life support. it would be against the wishes of his pa rents, be against the wishes of his parents, who want to take their son to the united states for experimental treatment for a rare genetic disorder. last week, the uk's supreme court agreed with specialists at great 0rmond street hospital that he should be allowed to die with dignity. fergus walsh reports. charlie gard cannot see, hear, move, cry or swallow. he is seriously brain damaged and kept alive with a mechanical ventilator. his parents, chris gard and connie yates, have raised £1.3 million through crowdfunding for experimental treatment in the united states. they say they simply want the best for their son. he hasn't got anything to lose. we know that even if it doesn't work, which i think it will, we know that we have done everything that we can for him. but doctors, including inde

would be surprised if they have, because it put the government in the position, as sirjohn major, thep for extracting a lot of money for northern ireland. —— radical of that pact. they have done well for northern ireland. but for the government for depending on its very life, and theresa may for her very premiership, on one particular northern ireland party. it's difficult for anyone to say you're evenhanded after that. if the dup can prove, can say, look, this money will be used for the benefit of eve ryo ne will be used for the benefit of everyone in northern ireland, isn't it beholden on northern ireland politicians to hammer out those remaining issues for the benefit of the people who have voted for them to represent them? yes, it is, although i may say i was surprised that theresa may didn't make the new money, which is a massive amount for northern ireland, contingent upon self—government having been established. i was rather surprised, as are other politicians in northern ireland, that that wasn't the case. if it had been, maybe we would have made more progress. but the issues