[inaudible] it was thought a deal had been done at the start of december but democratic unisys partyed by [inaudible] made it clear that teresa may at the last minute that she would not accept a deal which appears to align northern island training with the irish republic instead of the uk. so after some frantic telephone calls a compromise was reached early in the hours and resume appeared announced that a deal had been struck aligning progressions to phase two. returning home teresa may made a long-awaited statement to the mps telling them britain's negotiation had argued mostly for the outcomes achieved which were -- >> a fair and reciprocal deal that will guarantee the rights for more than 3 million eu citizens living in the uk and a million uk national sitting in the eu. they can carry on living their lives as a fair settlement of the account. we meet our obligations and in the spirit of our future partnership and a commitment to maintain the common [inaudible] with ireland and to uphold the belfast agreement and fall and to avoid a hard border between ireland while upholding the