resigning as conservative leader but hanging on as prime minister until then because, he says, it is all about the functioning of government, continuity. what is the snp s approach? the premise has been dragged kicking and screaming towards acknowledging at least some of the political reality of the situation he faces, he not only lost the back benches but the confidence of the ministers. i don t think this is tenable. there are major issues facing the uk as a whole, and the constituent parts of it. the idea the prime minister is able to provide stability and continuity that might be needed now is utterly laughable. he is not in any position and no longer has any mandate to take the big policy changes that are needed to get through the cost of
reality of the coming months compels them to act much sooner. one thing we have been reporting on a lot is northern ireland and its trading arrangement, i am not sure i saw anything about this in the speech. saw anything about this in the seech. . , saw anything about this in the seech. ., , ., , speech. there was the most deft reference to speech. there was the most deft reference to it, speech. there was the most deft reference to it, george, - speech. there was the most deft reference to it, george, there i speech. there was the most deft l reference to it, george, there was talk about preserving the economic bonds between the constituent parts of the uk, a nod gently towards the so called protocol, the brexit teal that means northern ireland is closer economically to the european union than the rest of the uk, we know that he the foreign secretary liz truss is pretty keen that the process of trying to find a solution to that problem of the protocol is resolved soon. there are o
but as for the ceremony, it sjob done and the bus home. live to chris at westminster. there was a brief reference to one of the most serious challenge ahead and that is to find a way forward in northern ireland, what did you think of that? it northern ireland, what did you think of that? , .,, ., of that? it is the most deft of aulancin of that? it is the most deft of glancing references of that? it is the most deft of glancing references to - of that? it is the most deft of glancing references to what l of that? it is the most deft of - glancing references to what is known as the northern ireland protocol. some language in the speech about the economic bonds that tie together the economic bonds that tie together the constituent parts of the uk. a reference glancing lead to the protocol, that deal that was done to secure a brexit arrangement means that northern ireland stays in a close economic relationship with the eu than the rest of the uk. it means checks on some good passing fro
besides the united states breathed its last breath as a nation. 30 years ago, this week, the leaders of what was then russia not an independent country but russia part of the ussr, the leaders ofr, the leaders of russia part of ussr, the leaders of russia and ukraine and belarus met in belarus and signed a document acknowledging that the ussr, the union of soevt social republics was coming to an end. the baltic states had been first to bale out of the soviet union but by the end of 1991, 30 years ago, all the constituent parts of the ussr had been fighting for or declaring their status as independent nations, and it was a landmark moment 30 years ago this week when russia, itself,
signed a document acknowledging that the ussr, the union of soviet socialist republics was coming to an end. the baltic states had been first to bale out of the soviet union but by the end of 1991, 30 years ago, all the constituent parts of the ussr had been fighting for or declaring their status as independent nations and it was a landmark moment 30 years ago this week when russia, itself, acknowledged the game was up. the leader of the ussr mikhail gorbachev realized basically he would have to agree. and before the end of that month, on christmas night, december 25th, 1991, mikhail gorbachev stepped down as head of the soviet union. the hammer and sickle flag of the ussr was brought down at the kremlin. the three color flag of the russian federation was raised in its place.