ireland, _ ireland, prounion people in northern ireland, feel— ireland, prounion people in northern ireland, feel very, _ ireland, prounion people in northern ireland, feel very, very— ireland, prounion people in northern ireland, feelvery, very angry- ireland, prounion people in northern ireland, feel very, very angry at - ireland, feel very, very angry at what _ ireland, feel very, very angry at what has — ireland, feel very, very angry at what has happened _ ireland, feel very, very angry at what has happened and - ireland, feel very, very angry at what has happened and the - what has happened and the dopliciious _ what has happened and the duplicitous nature, - what has happened and the duplicitous nature, really, i what has happened and the. duplicitous nature, really, of what has happened and the - duplicitous nature, really, of the government, _ duplicitous nature, really, of the government, having _ duplicitous nature, really, of the government, having pushed - duplicitous nature, really, of the government, having pushed thisj government, having pushed this through— go

between britain and northern ireland. brandon lewis has reportedly told the outgoing leader of the dup, edwin poots, that there'd be "very significant" changes to the northern ireland protocol in earlyjuly. secretary of state, i'm going to ask you, i think, the question which is on everybody�*s mind — to which we do not know the answer. we had a taster, a tantalising taster yesterday in an interview, but between you and me, as friends, what did you tell edwin poots about the protocol the other day? laughter. i'm just laughing, at "between you and me". i suspect, chairman, we have a few more people than just yourself and myself. well, possibly, who knows? as i have said yesterday on the floor of the house, what i've outlined pretty consistently, actually, over the last period is that we are very clear with the minister at the dispatch box. as i've said myself, the current position of the protocol is not sustainable. he himself has also said this. it is causing issues for businesses and consumers, citizens in northern i

arrangements for northern ireland known as the northern ireland protocol. edwin poots had said the government had "promised that there will be a significant win" on the protocol and he'd "received assurances" from brandon lewis and that it could emerge in earlyjuly. this is what the northern ireland secretary told the commons. as i said at this despatch box last wednesday we will do what we need to do to make sure we deliver for the people of northern ireland and we take nothing of the table in that regard. but obviously we wait to hear from the eu and want to work this through with the eu. labour said northern ireland had been overlooked too often and laid the blame firmly at the feet of the prime minister. he was repeatedly warned of the consequences for the fragile peace process of his brexit deal. and he chose to ignore these warnings. there is a direct line from his dishonesty over that deal to the instability we see in the institutions today. and it was those institutions which were under discussion, as mps debated a new bill to make changes to how th

and northern ireland. sorry, it's a long explanation, but it has what it is. this is the first time these leaders have met since the pandemic began. what can be achieved with these face—to—face interactions, if anything, on this matter? fin face-to-face interactions, if anything, on this matter? on the nothern irish _ anything, on this matter? on the nothern irish matter, _ anything, on this matter? on the nothern irish matter, i'm - anything, on this matter? on the nothern irish matter, i'm not - anything, on this matter? on the | nothern irish matter, i'm not sure very much. downing street has told us they weren't expecting progress here, they are not expecting progress in the hours afterwards and there is a suspicion on the eu side that once the summit is out of the way, the uk may welljust walk away from the northern ireland protocol. we don't know that, the uk government is still saying that it's happy to stick to these agreements that it made with the eu but they need to be reworked. as i said a

the row concerns the northern ireland protocol which allows for border checks on goods going into northern ireland from great britain. the british prime minister borisjohnson said a resolution to the row was "easily doable" 0ur political editor laura kuennsberg reports from cornwall. so, is this just the beginning? the beginning of what? the start of what could be a momentous week for this prime minister — to crank out deals with other democracies on climate, on covid and cooperation. i got it. as world leaders make their way to cornwall, he wants to be the host with the most. it's a big moment. don't forget, this is the first time in six months in office, almost, thatjoe biden, the us president, has been able to come overseas for a major trip. it's his first time on the european continent, it's the first time any of us, really, have been able to see each other face—to—face since the pandemic began. and you know, the pandemic, let's face it, was a pretty scratchy period. so a tiny cornish bay is being transformed into a stage for the world. yet some of the nuts and bolts of the uk's

ireland.— northern ireland. talks have been on . oina northern ireland. talks have been ongoing and _ northern ireland. talks have been ongoing and no — northern ireland. talks have been ongoing and no solution _ northern ireland. talks have been ongoing and no solution was i northern ireland. talks have been i ongoing and no solution was reached. the agreement, the six month agreement, comes to an end by definition in a couple of weeks. what we need is some pragmatism from the european union. international trade rules require border —related checks on food to be proportionate and based on evidence. now, if they took that approach, they would recognise that the united kingdom has some of the highest food standards in the world and the heavy—handed approach that they would like is to introduce in relation to food transfer from great britain to northern ireland just would not be necessary. that britain to northern ireland 'ust would not be necessary. that the eu has been saying _ would not be necessary. that

there was no northern ireland and wales assembly. now we have this very diverse and fractured picture. which adds to the uncertainty the other guests have been exploring at the moment. you have this bizarre situation. where the tories are triumphing in seats that were solidly labour once and labour actually in those local elections last month were on the whole doing badly, making substantial gains in areas that were solidly conservative in england and meanwhile as you suggest, you have these other developments and one reason why wee dram over brexit developments and one reason why the drama over brexit and the northern ireland protocol which we won't have time to go into. the traditional parties don't really contest those seats so there isn't as much highly charged fervour around it. you accurately convey a picture without precedent, we are not used to this. the outcome is very uncertain in terms of the next election. i'm glad you mentioned the northern ireland protocol. it's such a complicated subject. we did have a meeting of the b

ireland. you mis'udge the mood and northern ireland. , ., ~ you mis'udge the mood and northern ireland. , . ,, ,, ., , ireland. yes, and i think he knows exactly what _ ireland. yes, and i think he knows exactly what the _ ireland. yes, and i think he knows exactly what the problems - ireland. yes, and i think he knows exactly what the problems is - ireland. yes, and i think he knows exactly what the problems is and l exactly what the problems is and northern ireland, and i think the waiving of their parts to make themselves feel big is done in order to stoke things up to the right level. this is the fundamental problem with brexit. it was very little discussed on the mainland which voted for it. you have a land border between two entities and you're not allowed to cross the border. if you don't control it, they're not separate entities. they have to have the same rules. that means you either control the border or you control the border within the uk, so between northern ireland and the mainland, which would affect our structural integrity. or you control a border around the republican

ireland. . ,, trade war over checks and northern ireland. ., i. ., trade war over checks and northern ireland. . ,, ., , , trade war over checks and northern ireland. ., ., , , ., ireland. that you will not shy away from acting _ ireland. that you will not shy away from acting swiftly _ ireland. that you will not shy away from acting swiftly and _ ireland. that you will not shy away from acting swiftly and resolutelyl from acting swiftly and resolutely to ensure — from acting swiftly and resolutely to ensure that the uk abides by international law obligations —— the eu. international law obligations —— the eu el_ international law obligations -- the eu. ., ., international law obligations -- the eu. el salvador becomes the first count to eu. el salvador becomes the first country to make _ eu. el salvador becomes the first country to make bitcoin - eu. el salvador becomes the first country to make bitcoin legal- country to make bitcoin legal tender. hello. the leaders of the wealthiest seven nations are meeting today in cornwall. it is two years since the last summit, you can

remember, under the deal, northern ireland has to follow some eu rules. so some goods are meant to be checked when they move from one coast to another. that created a trade border of sorts inside the united kingdom, but it avoided the need for a hard border between northern ireland and ireland. now time has passed, the uk is frustrated, it wants the eu to be flexible about the deal but the eu's perplexed, they think the uk is not willing to do what it agreed. and the time allocated to business to get used to some of the change is about to run out and there is a stand—off, because neither side appears willing to budge. so the problem we've got is that the protocol is being implemented in a way which is causing disruption in northern ireland. and we had some pretty frank and honest discussions about that situation today. there weren't any breakthroughs, there aren't any breakdowns either and we are going to carry on talking. what we really now need to do is very urgently find some solutions which support the belfast good friday agreement, support that the

northern ireland that is stable, and northern ireland that is stable, and northern ireland were our political institutions deliver for everyone that lives and works in calls this place home. of course, there are issues and challenges that we face, not least of those is the protocol. we are concerned about the harm that the protocol continues to cause to our economy, to our way of life and all that we ask is unionists is what the belfast agreement says, what the st andrews agreement says, that the people of northern ireland have decided to remain part of the united kingdom, that the principle of consent underpins all that we do, and yet the protocol has undermined the principle of consent, it is undermined northern ireland has not placed within the union. northern ireland was given the right under the act of union to trade freely with the rest of our own country and all that we ask is for that right to be restored, that we can create —— trade freely with the rest of the united kingdom and continue to trade with our neighbours and there must be a solution to that. we need to find

northern ireland minister for the uk there — northern ireland minister for the uk. there was the expressed desire to have _ uk. there was the expressed desire to have more of these meetings and they are _ to have more of these meetings and they are necessary to keep good hilateral— they are necessary to keep good bilateral relations. but with regards _ bilateral relations. but with regards to the northern ireland protocol. — regards to the northern ireland protocol, i think the eu and president macron expressed it very eloquently at the last g7 summit, there _ eloquently at the last g7 summit, there is— eloquently at the last g7 summit, there is a — eloquently at the last g7 summit, there is a very great fatigue with brexit _ there is a very great fatigue with brexit. the eu has spent four years painstakingly negotiating first at withdrawal agreement, then a new cooperation agreement between the uk and european union. forthe uk within— and european union. forthe uk within months or days of signing that agreement or weeks, two starting — that agreement or

on goods going into northern ireland from great britain. but as he arrived in cornwall ahead of the g7 conference, prime minister borisjohnson said a resolution to the row was "easily doable". 0ur political editor laura kuennsberg reports from cornwall. so, is this just the beginning? the beginning of what? the start of what could be a momentous week for this prime minister — to crank out deals with other democracies on climate, on covid and cooperation. i got it. as world leaders make their way to cornwall, he wants to be the host with the most. it's a big moment. don't forget, this is the first time in six months in office, almost, thatjoe biden, the us president, has been able to come overseas for a major trip. it's his first time on the european continent, it's the first time any of us, really, have been able to see each other face—to—face since the pandemic began. and you know, the pandemic, let's face it, was a pretty scratchy period. so a tiny cornish bay is being transformed into a stage for the world. yet some of the nuts and

in northern ireland, no border between gb and ni, no border between n! and the republic and divergence from the uk and the eu. how do you solve that problem? so some of the trade—offs that necessarily have to be addressed when you try to implement brexit made things terribly difficult. and with northern ireland, it has made things difficult and it has meant that we have got, despite what the prime minister repeatedly said, we signed up to checks on trade. going from great britain to northern ireland. katya, i was at the g7 summit in cornwall. well, kind of next to the g7 summit if i'm honest. laura was actually at it! but ursula von der leyen was there, charles michel was there, borisjohnson had bilats, to use that terrible dramatic phrase... and trilats, which is even worse! it's like something you do in a gym! sounds exhausting! i certainly don't do that! he had bilats with macron, merkel and the prime minister of italy and guess what? all the reporting we did about those bilats wasn't about climate change or china, it was about northern ireland and

on goods going into northern ireland from great britain. but as he arrived in cornwall ahead of the g7 conference, prime minister borisjohnson said a resolution to the row was "easily doable". our political editor laura kuennsberg reports from cornwall. so, is this just the beginning? the beginning of what? the start of what could be a momentous week for this prime minister — to crank out deals with other democracies on climate, on covid and cooperation. i got it. as world leaders make their way to cornwall, he wants to be the host with the most. it's a big moment. don't forget, this is the first time in six months in office, almost, thatjoe biden, the us president, has been able to come overseas for a major trip. it's his first time on the european continent, it's the first time any of us, really, have been able to see each other face—to—face since the pandemic began. and you know, the pandemic, let's face it, was a pretty scratchy period. so a tiny cornish bay is being transformed into a stage for the world. yet some of the nuts and

just remind us of the northern ireland protocol? he remind us of the northern ireland rotocol? . . , remind us of the northern ireland rotocol? . ., , ., ,�* ., protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into — protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into a _ protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into a trade _ protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into a trade war, _ protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into a trade war, he - protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into a trade war, he wants l to turn into a trade war, he wants to turn into a trade war, he wants to focus on the g7, and you can understand that. but the problem is theissues understand that. but the problem is the issues surrounding northern ireland have been with us five years now, and we've been talking about northern ireland an awful lot. why? because we know that when the uk decided to leave the eu, it meant the land border in ireland between northern ireland and the republic of ireland was about to become the only land border between the uk and the eu. there it is, they

now, we're going to talk about northern ireland. and, chris, did you get that press release from the northern ireland office in your e—mail this morning, very pleased that brandon lewis, the northern ireland secretary, had stayed up very late the night before to broker a deal between the dup and sinn fein to get paul givan in as the new first minister of the northern ireland executive, and michelle 0'neill from sinn fein back in as the deputy first minister? this is after arlene foster got... but then it's all sort of gone a bit wrong since then, since that triumphant e—mail. yes, so, said e—mail was in my inbox, and as you say, it is that word, "triumphant", isn't it? because when you look at these e—mails that governments or parties churn out, there is all the verbiage, but then there is the tone. and the clear tone of that was triumphant. we've done it, it might as well have said, in as many words. and yet, here we are at the end of the day, and it looks a bit shaky. yeah. and there is a catch to this, because we're recor

on goods going into northern ireland from great britain. but as he arrived in cornwall ahead of the g7 conference, prime minister borisjohnson said a resolution to the row was "easily doable" our political editor laura kuennsberg reports from cornwall. is this just the beginning? the beginning of what? the start of what could be a momentous week for this prime minister. to crank out deals with other democracies on climate, on covid and cooperation. as world leaders make their way to cornwall, he wants to be the host with the most. it�*s a big moment. don�*t forget, this is the first time in six months in office almost thatjoe biden, the us president, has been able to come overseas for a major trip. it�*s his first time on the european continent, it�*s the first time any of us really have been able to see each other face—to—face since the pandemic began. you know, the pandemic, let�*s face it, was a pretty scratchy period. so a tiny cornish bay is being transformed into a stage for the world. yet some of the nuts and bolts of t

there was no northern ireland and wales assembly. now we have this very diverse and fractured picture. which adds to the uncertainty the other guests have been exploring at the moment. you have this bizarre situation. where the tories are triumphing in seats that were solidly labour once and labour actually in those local elections last month were on the whole doing badly, making substantial gains in areas that were solidly conservative in england and meanwhile as you suggest, you have these other developments and one reason why the drama over brexit and the northern ireland protocol which we won't have time to go into is less ressonant is as you suggest. the traditional parties don't really contest those seats so there isn't as much highly charged fervour around it. you accurately convey a picture without precedent, we are not used to this. the outcome is very uncertain in terms of the next election. i'm glad you mentioned the northern ireland protocol. it's such a complicated subject. we did have a meeting of the british irish coun

ireland heading into northern england and wales. plenty of sunshine ahead of that, but cooler air still coming back into scotland and northern ireland. quite a contrast in temperatures here because for many parts of england and wales it will be getting quite hot and humid and with that humidity we could well trigger some thunderstorms later on wednesday, all the way into friday, the potential particularly across more central and eastern parts of england folsom torrential rain as well. that could start as early as wednesday night. thursday continues to see this risk of some fun downpours moving all the way up from france, cooler air pots many parts of the country, temperatures lower across the south—east and scotland and northern ireland drier, but much cooler. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. israel's parliament has voted to approve a new coalition government that ends benjamin netanyahu's twelve—year run as prime minister. members of the knesset confirmed the new government that will be headed for the first two years by t

northern ireland. we get some reaction from a leading trade body. the sky thinking. united airlines beds big on a swift return for international travel by spending $30 billion on 270 new planes. and a glass half full for the wine industry as the pandemic leaves a sour taste in the mouth. we will tell you how some vineyards are trying to lift spirits by teaming up with celebrities. let's get down to business. in the last minute deal the eu looks set to postpone a ban on some british meat products being sold in northern ireland. the proposed man on items like fresh sausages was due to come into effect onjuly one and was a consequence of the northern ireland protocol, a deal between the uk and eu reached in 2019. the protocol is the part of the brexit deal that creates a trade border in the irish sea in order to prevent a hardening of the irish land border. it keeps northern ireland in the eu single market for goods and it means eu customs rules are enforced at sports. so will businesses be relieved about

ireland, heading into northern england and into wales. plenty of sunshine ahead of that, but cooler air still coming back into scotland and northern ireland — quite a contrast in temperatures here because, for many parts of england and wales, it'll be getting quite hot and humid. and with that humidity, we could well trigger some thunderstorms later on wednesday all the way into friday, and potential particularly across more central and eastern parts of england for some torrential rain, as well. that could start as early as wednesday night. thursday continues to see this risk of thundery downpours, moving all the way up from france. cooler air, though, across many parts of the country, temperatures will be lower across the southeast, and across scotland and northern ireland, it's drier, but it's much cooler.

, then these rows over trade between northern ireland are going to keep _ between northern ireland are going to keep occurring. of between northern ireland are going to keep occurring.— to keep occurring. of course, there will be several _ to keep occurring. of course, there will be several eu _ to keep occurring. of course, there will be several eu leaders - to keep occurring. of course, there will be several eu leaders at - to keep occurring. of course, there will be several eu leaders at the i to keep occurring. of course, therei will be several eu leaders at the g7 meeting in cornwall. angola merkel, emmanuel macron, ursula von der leyen. i wonder if sausages will be on the menu. leyen. i wonder if sausages will be on the mew-— leyen. i wonder if sausages will be on the menu. yes. just a random thou~ht on the menu. yes. just a random thought that _ on the menu. yes. just a random thought that occurs _ on the menu. yes. just a random thought that occurs to me! let's talk about jeff let's talk aboutjeff bezos, who wants to go into space. according to the ft, boarding the first ci

the vexatious issue of northern ireland is one i issue of northern ireland is one domestic policy area where joe issue of northern ireland is one domestic policy area wherejoe biden could be expected to weigh in. the us has been watching with some unease british attempts to amend or renegotiate the northern ireland protocol. ~ ., , ., protocol. whatever way they fight to roceed protocol. whatever way they fight to proceed must. _ protocol. whatever way they fight to proceed must, at— protocol. whatever way they fight to proceed must, at its— protocol. whatever way they fight to proceed must, at its core, _ proceed must, at its core, fundamentally protect the gains of the good friday agreement and not imperil that and that is the message president biden will send in cornwall. ii president biden will send in cornwall-— president biden will send in cornwall. ., ., , ., cornwall. if he had any indication it would imperil _ cornwall. if he had any indication it would imperil the _ cornwall. if he had any indication it would imperil the good - cornwall. if he had any indication it woul

ireland, clouds thickening up northern ireland, clouds thickening up and raining turning heavier tomorrow morning, but the temperatures for towns and cities all in double figures because the air is coming from the mid—atlantic. there will be weather fronts close to the north and west, a greater chance of rain across parts of scotland, northern ireland and even the western fringes of england and wales. the cloud could produce rain or drizzle at times. the highest temperatures will be in eastern england yet again, a bit cooler. made scotland and northern ireland but still warm for the time of year. the yellows stay in the charge overnight, indicating temperatures will not drop much, thursday starting with temperatures in the mid—teens for some. deep low pressure is pushing toward scotland which will strengthen winds in parts of scotland and northern ireland. while we could see some drizzle across western england and wales, even with more clouds uk wide on thursday, temperatures are still widely into the 20s. lachie whitfield continues into friday, it turns cooler through the day in nort

northern ireland and all of those promises _ northern ireland and all of those promises must - northern ireland and all of those promises must be . those promises must be honoured~ _ it is a day of indisputable victory for sinn fein. it is a day of shame and humiliation for the dup, added to by the fact that the nomination made today was in defiance of a vote of the dup assembly group. and that smelled a crisis for edwin poots, dup leaderfor less than three weeks, who were furious at his decision to nominate first minister. three days earlier, arlene foster had stepped down with an appeal to northern ireland's political parties to stick to the deal they had agreed to in january last year. let us realise in every corner of this— let us realise in every corner of this house that people live here — of this house that people live here who have an irish identity, a british identity, some _ identity, a british identity, some have a british and irish identitx _ some have a british and irish identity. somewhere british northern irish, and there are new— northern irish, and there are new e

remember, under the deal, northern ireland has to follow some eu rules. so some goods are meant to be checked when they move from one coast to another. that created a trade border of sorts inside the united kingdom, but it avoided the need for a hard border between northern ireland and ireland. now time has passed, the uk is frustrated, it wants the eu to be flexible about the deal but the eu's perplexed, they think the uk is not willing to do what it agreed. and the time allocated to business to get used to some of the change is about to run out and there is a stand—off, because neither side appears willing to budge. so the problem we've got is that the protocol is being implemented in a way which is causing disruption in northern ireland. and we had some pretty frank and honest discussions about that situation today. there weren't any breakthroughs, there aren't any breakdowns either and we are going to carry on talking. what we really now need to do is very urgently find some solutions which support the belfast good friday agreement, support that the

the implementation of the protocol on northern ireland and the protocol on northern ireland and theissue the protocol on northern ireland and the issue of citizens' rights. the deadline of the 30th ofjune for residence application by eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in the eu is fast approaching. our citizens must have legal certainty as to whether they are covered or not with this agreement. we agreed to work together to ensure that this is the case. i also raised the very sensitive issue of the detention of eu citizens that the uk border. i sought reassurances from lord frost that all outstanding issues will be solved. turning to the protocol on northern ireland, the eu repeated its unwavering commitment to the good friday belfast agreement. the uk agreed to the protocol as being the best solution. afterfour years of intensive negotiations to address the unique situation on the island of ireland and the challenges created by brexit and the uk's choice to leave the eu single market. the eu and the uk agreed the protocol was the only way to protect the good friday belfast agreement

but northern ireland has had special economic status in specs. it, it still belongs to the single market and that you have strict regulations to prevent the import of pests. there was a possibility that there might be a splash of so on the part. so that went against the regulations but it's very frustrating when you have been done companies from 2530 years. you know, you're getting excellent variety of plans that your customers will buy. and then you're just suddenly told at a stroke of the pan, sorry you can't have these, you can get them since breaks it. the customs border has been moved to the irish c despite northern ireland, remaining part of the united kingdom at the board of belfast, documents are checked and fresh produce inspected. mark brown runs the arcadia delicatessen in belfast. now in his 3rd generation, he can still get his olives from italy without any problems. but cheese and other fresh produce from britain are a pained to import. many suppliers have decided there's just too many checks and too much bureaucracy. they've simply

yes, that is going to come up — northern ireland? yes, that is going to come up tomorrow, _ northern ireland? yes, that is going to come up tomorrow, because - northern ireland? yes, that is going to come up tomorrow, because i - northern ireland? yes, that is going i to come up tomorrow, because i think the first bilateral meetings between joe biden and borisjohnson, and it comes in the middle of this unresolved row about the northern ireland protocol. us officials, including jake sullivan, the national security adviser, saying to the bbc thatjoe biden is absolutely determined that nothing should be done to disturb the peace in northern ireland, a piece which the united states and joe biden feels personally invested in. so oversea thatis personally invested in. so oversea that is a bit of a wrinkle, but downing street would have preferred not to have had it on the agenda this week, but it is there, and will be part of the discussion, when the two men get together tomorrow. beyond that of course, we go into the wider g7 business, and

it northern ireland as a distraction for this g7 summit?— for this g7 summit? it is, it doesn't _ for this g7 summit? it is, it doesn't mean _ for this g7 summit? it is, it doesn't mean you - for this g7 summit? it is, it doesn't mean you can - for this g7 summit? it is, it i doesn't mean you can discuss for this g7 summit? it is, it - doesn't mean you can discuss those other things, they will be having working sessions at the end of it tomorrow and hope to come up with plans about sharing covid vaccines around the world, plans about the economy, about the environment, so all of that will happen. it doesn't mean there aren't these tensions and i think that's the point here. of course, borisjohnson wants to talk about global britain and wants to talk about post—brexit life in the position of the uk, he is optimistic about trade deals with other countries. the australian trade minister is here to attend this summer and they will be meeting up later today —— attend this summit. the bottom line is the single market, the eu is on our doorstep and that is notju

ireland because northern_ wales into northern ireland because northern ireland still follows lots of eu _ northern ireland still follows lots of eu rules. the rest of the uk doesn't — of eu rules. the rest of the uk doesn't 50— of eu rules. the rest of the uk doesn't. so that contentious decision_ doesn't. so that contentious decision which the government made, which _ decision which the government made, which was _ decision which the government made, which was effectively to put a border— which was effectively to put a border down the irish sea, it is why the democratic unionist party wouldn't _ the democratic unionist party wouldn't support the brexit deal, that is_ wouldn't support the brexit deal, that is now we are seeing the practicalities of that, and it's proving — practicalities of that, and it's proving to be a huge problem. the eu would _ proving to be a huge problem. the eu would say, _ proving to be a huge problem. the eu would say, "you've signed up to it, you have _ would say, "you've signed up to it, you have to— would say, "you've signed up to it, you have

it's here that we'll cross scotland and northern ireland. best of the brightness before some showers arrive from the northwest later on. a cloudy start for england and wales, outbreaks of rain and drizzle around. heaviest bursts down these eastern coastal counties to begin with — that will fade away. a few showers through the bristol channel later, we think, brightening up towards the south coast and the channel islands. still some sunny spells, southern scotland, northern ireland, and eventually developing into northern england. but if the cross northern england towards the east where we're seeing the winds coming in off the chilly sea — 13—14 degrees, the highs. certainly will feel chillier, maybe 20 degrees, in any sunnier spells. into sunday evening and overnight, showers in scotland and northern ireland will drift a little bit further south. lots of cloud still towards the south, but turning wetter through the english channel and the channel islands, and as we go into the summer solstice, a bit of a chilly note where skies are cle

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the and the eee you is affected northern ireland. , ., , and the eee you is affected northern ireland. , .,, ,., ., ireland. the single most important fact for the — ireland. the single most important fact for the world _ ireland. the single most important fact for the world security - fact for the world security prosperity has been that relationship between north america and europe and in particular, between the united states and the uk. it's in incredibly important strategic relationship. and the talks were very good and there is no question that under president biden there is a massive amount that the new us administration wants to do together with the uk on everything from security, working together on all issues of projecting our values around the world together. but also on climate change. it's a big breath of fresh air. it's a new, it's interesting and we are working very hard together. one thing we absolutely all want to do and that is to uphold the good friday agreement. and make sure we keep the balance of the peace process going. that is absolutely common ground. i'm opti

the g7 _ deep on the northern ireland issue. the g7 leaders will be relieved to see a more familiar style of american president, lest i more supportive of international bodies. but there is is also about how reliable a partner the us will be in the long term, how much longer the us can be seen as the pre—eminent superpower. joe biden has his work cut out. jon sopel, bbc news. the european commission has warned that the eu is ready to take resolute action if the uk fails to meet its obligations under the northern ireland protocol. but as he arrived in cornwall ahead of the g7 conference, borisjohnson said a resolution to the row was "easily doable" and it was important to protect trade flows between northern ireland and great britain as well as on the island of ireland. our political editor laura kuennsberg reports from cornwall. is this just the beginning? the beginning of what? the start of what could be a momentous week for this prime minister. to crank out deals with other democracies on climate, on covid and cooperation. a

on goods going into northern ireland from great britain. but as he arrived in cornwall ahead of the g7 conference, prime minister borisjohnson said a resolution to the row was "easily doable" 0ur political editor laura kuennsberg reports from cornwall. is this just the beginning? the beginning of what? the start of what could be a momentous week for this prime minister. to crank out deals with other democracies on climate, on covid and cooperation. as world leaders make their way to cornwall, he wants to be the host with the most. it's a big moment. don't forget, this is the first time in six months in office, almost, thatjoe biden, the us president, has been able to come overseas for a major trip. it's his first time on the european continent, it's the first time any of us really have been able to see each other face—to—face since the pandemic began. and you know, the pandemic, let's face it, was a pretty scratchy period. so a tiny cornish bay is being transformed into a stage for the world. yet some of the nuts and bolts of the uk's f

outbreaks of rain in and northern ireland. more in the way of humid airfrom the and northern ireland. more in the way of humid air from the south. temperatures potentially 29, 30 celsius in the south—east corner. there could be storms into wednesday night. this is bbc news. i'm ben mundy. the headlines at one... tensions between britain and france over brexit threaten to overshadow the g7 summit in cornwall after emmanuel macron is accused of suggesting that northern ireland is not part of the uk. it is extremely offensive. again, we wouldn't dream of talking about the northern region of italy, the german lander or other provinces. particularly ones where there are these nationalist pressures. we wouldn't dream of talking about those areas in those terms. today the leaders focus on climate change. sir david attenborough tells the g7, the choices they make will be some of the most important in human history. borisjohnson urges cautions ahead of a decision on whether lockdown restrictions will be lifted in england — with the

there was no northern ireland and wales assembly. now we have this very diverse and fractured picture which adds to the uncertainty the other guests have been exploring at the moment. you have this bizarre situation where the tories are triumphing in seats that were solidly labour once, and labour actually in those local elections last month were on the whole doing badly, making substantial gains in areas that were solidly conservative in england, and meanwhile, as you suggest, you have these other developments, and one reason why the drama over brexit and the northern ireland protocol which we won't have time to go into. it's as you suggest. the traditional parties don't really contest those seats so there isn't as much highly charged fervour around it. you accurately convey a picture without precedent, we are not used to this. the outcome is very uncertain in terms of the next election. i'm glad you mentioned the northern ireland protocol. it's such a complicated subject. we did have a meeting of the british irish council this week

yes. that row over post-brexit trade as it affects northern ireland?- it affects northern ireland? yes, i think it was, _ it affects northern ireland? yes, i think it was, but _ it affects northern ireland? yes, i think it was, but i _ it affects northern ireland? yes, i think it was, but i don't _ it affects northern ireland? yes, i think it was, but i don't think - it affects northern ireland? yes, i think it was, but i don't think we i think it was, but i don't think we should overdo it. i think it is not something you will want to do a borisjohnson and something an so many things have gone well in terms of the optics, the photo opportunities, the royals, the red arrows, the lovely weather and the beach, all of that went well and they felt the leaders actually enjoyed themselves, particularly meeting the queen. insiders who would dare say watching these world leaders a little bit starstruck themselves from meeting the queen was quite a moment, so all of that side of things they are very pleased with. their meeting withjoe biden they fought went very well and they believe that is

— made a suspicion that it would be northern ireland that would be able to move _ northern ireland that would be able to move bits around and there would be more _ to move bits around and there would be more customer checks. that is what _ be more customer checks. that is what we _ be more customer checks. that is what we agreed to, and i think what happened _ what we agreed to, and i think what happened at that time, there was i hope _ happened at that time, there was i hope we _ happened at that time, there was i hope we could budget or when we worked _ hope we could budget or when we worked out the details down the line, _ worked out the details down the line. that — worked out the details down the line, that we would be able to get away _ line, that we would be able to get away with — line, that we would be able to get away with more and have lower levels of text _ away with more and have lower levels of text but _ away with more and have lower levels of text. but there are rules around this, _ of text. but there are rules around this, and _ of text. but there are rules around t

around 19 or 2a scotland and northern ireland. moving through the week, in and eastern areas that see the best of the bright and dry weather, but further north and west, there are some weather systems, may be bringing some more cloud and spots of rain. the travel shows hitting across the uk again in a series of four special programmes. the travel show road to recovery, streaming now on bbc iplayer. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk's health secretary says thejune 21st decision on easing restrictions has become "more difficult" because the delta variant is 40% more transmissible. that does make life more challenging for everybody. and you have seen that the case rates have risen a little. but, the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people arriving at hospital is broadly flat. vaccinations are being opened up to the under—30s this week in the drive to offer covid jabs to all adults in england. borisjohnson will tell global leaders he wants the whole world to be vaccinated against coronavirus, by the e

ireland, the northern ireland protocol. i think the americans, for public consumption, wanting to focus on what unites britain in the us, rather than what divides them. our chief political correspondent adam fleming said that while brexit is not on the agenda, it will influence the talks. looming over the horizon there is one of the uk's new aircraft carriers, the prince of wales, which will provide a dramatic backdrop to that first face—to—face meeting between boris johnson that first face—to—face meeting between borisjohnson and that first face—to—face meeting between boris johnson and joe that first face—to—face meeting between borisjohnson and joe biden. i think number 10 will be hoping brexit doesn't in fact loom over that conversation as well. i think number 10 will be hoping they can impress upon the president that the unionist community in northern ireland is worried about the disruption to trade between great britain and northern ireland as a result of the protocol and they have gotjust result of th

in northern ireland. we'll bring you the live conference here on bbc news in the next hour good afternoon. everton have appointed rafa benitez as their new manager with the former liverpool boss signing a three—year deal. it'll be a controversial appointment with some, given benitez�*s association with everton's rivals and threatening messages were hung outside goodison park this week. the spaniard won the champions league with liverpool before going on to also manage chelsea and newcastle in the premier league. benitez succeeds carlo ancelotti with the club saying they've appointed a �*proven winner�* who'll �*bring success'. that is within the last few minutes. the football association are hoping ex—pat england fans based in italy will be able to support the team in their euro 2020 quarterfinal against ukraine on saturday night. supporters from the uk face travel restrictions that'll prevent them attending the game in rome. john watson is at wembley, the scene of the team's win over germany

that's the point — in northern ireland. that's the point that— in northern ireland. that's the point thatjoe biden is in northern ireland. that's the point that joe biden is trying in northern ireland. that's the point thatjoe biden is trying to drive _ point thatjoe biden is trying to drive home. whether it will still be an issue _ drive home. whether it will still be an issue by— drive home. whether it will still be an issue by the weekend, who knows? he's got— an issue by the weekend, who knows? he's got bigger fish to fry, he wants— he's got bigger fish to fry, he wants to _ he's got bigger fish to fry, he wants to talk about climate change, he wants _ wants to talk about climate change, he wants to talk about getting vaccines — he wants to talk about getting vaccines to developing world. boris johnson _ vaccines to developing world. boris johnson will be hoping that it slips down _ johnson will be hoping that it slips down the — johnson will be hoping that it slips down the agenda, but there were these _ down the agenda, but there were these talks toda

ireland and he doesn't think— northern ireland and he doesn't think the — northern ireland and he doesn't think the protocol is something that's— think the protocol is something that's negotiable. so, as much as on the face _ that's negotiable. so, as much as on the face of— that's negotiable. so, as much as on the face of it. — that's negotiable. so, as much as on the face of it, those talks between joe the face of it, those talks between joe biden— the face of it, those talks between joe biden borisjohnson have on quite _ joe biden borisjohnson have on quite well, there's been no blow up there _ quite well, there's been no blow up there it _ quite well, there's been no blow up there. it looks like there might be one with _ there. it looks like there might be one with the manual macron. -- immanuel- _ one with the manual macron. » immanuel. jail for slapping mr macron on immanuel. jailfor slapping mr macron on the face. i'm sure boris johnson is far too polite. i noticed that on the top of the independent, there was a call in on how to be a former prime minister. i wonder if one

northern ireland has a new first minister. the dup's paul givan was nominated after a stand—off over irish language laws, with the uk government saying it will legislate for language protections if the stormont executive does not. it follows a late—night deal brokered by the northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis, although there's still unhappiness within the dup and other unionist parties. in his acceptance speech at a special sitting of the stormont assembly, the new first minister appealed for unity. northern ireland is a special place. it's special because of its people. we have different identities. we need to respect those identities. that difference shouldn't be seen as a threat, it should be seen as a strength. we have a rich tapestry that makes up who we are, what we are, the society that we belong to. sinn fein nominated michelle 0'neill to continue as deputy first minister, joint head of the executive office. each of the five parties within the executive all have distinct identities and different outlooks and

it's here that we'll cross scotland and northern ireland. best of the brightness before some showers arrive from the northwest later on. a cloudy start for england and wales, outbreaks of rain and drizzle around. heaviest bursts down these eastern coastal counties to begin with — that will fade away. a few showers through the bristol channel later, we think, brightening up towards the south coast and the channel islands. still some sunny spells, southern scotland, northern ireland, and eventually developing into northern england. but if the cross northern england towards the east where we're seeing the winds coming in off the chilly sea — 13—14 degrees, the highs. certainly will feel chillier, maybe 20 degrees, in any sunnier spells. into sunday evening and overnight, showers in scotland and northern ireland will drift a little bit further south. lots of cloud still towards the south, but turning wetter through the english channel and the channel islands, and as we go into the summer solstice, a bit of a chilly note

parts of western scotland, northern ireland, a little bit grateful some of you today. if you glimmers of brightness. one or two isolated showers to orkney and the hebrides, and some low cloud towards the west of england and well. forthe towards the west of england and well. for the vast majority, sunny spells this afternoon, attempt is up to 20 degrees in the north—east of scotland, 25 in the south—east of england. freshertoday scotland, 25 in the south—east of england. fresher today than earlier in the week. the humidity returns tonight, and with it lots of cloud up tonight, and with it lots of cloud up in scotland and northern ireland. single figures temperatures to the countryside and the east, but the humidity is building on the west and all of us will see humidity rises through sunday. rain at times later in orkney and shetland in the north—west of scotland but most will have a dry day with sunny spells and it will feel hot for many. 26 in the east of scotland, up to 29 in southern england. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: leaders at the g7 summit a

free trade on the island of ireland between northern ireland, part of the u. k. and the republic of ireland, part of the e u. but that meant needed to be border checks between part of the u. k. england, scotland wales and another part of the u. k. northern ireland, and that is certainly controversial in the u. k. there are some saying that parts of the protocol should be scrapped. the latest row in the tabloid press is about sausages why sausages from england can't be imported into northern ireland. it may seem trivial, but he's going to be a problem potentially for northern ireland. and even for the security of northern ireland, and that means it's going to potentially be a problem at this bilateral summit between the u. s. and the u. k. but remember, you will be coming here during the g 7 meeting. so further attention here, when you arrive, a beast, meet miss premise to johnston, so potentially something that could sour the tone of this whole meeting. plenty of complications there for sure. thanks so much. james face and european union leaders have been spea