i m ben brown in the studio our other top stories this hour... as the regulator ofgem lowers the price cap for gas and electricity, there are fresh calls for the government to stop a rise in energy bills in april. a new panorama investigation uncovers evidence that women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres,in the uk. the first female speaker of the house of commons, betty boothroyd, dies at the age of 93. good afternoon from windsor, where rishi sunak and the eu have struck a new agreement to amend post brexit trading rules with the eu. the prime minister said the deal marked a decisive breakthrough after years of wrangling, allowing smooth, free flowing trade while preserving the belfast agreement, the setttlement which underpins devolved government in northern ireland. mr sunak said the agreement would remove any sense of a border in the irish sea, the chief complaint of unionists who have boycotted stormont in prote
that there should be some test of materiality. steve baker there. let s get the view of labour now. he s in westminster. jonathan reynolds is the shadow secretary of state for business and industrial strategy. what do you make what is labour s reaction? taste what do you make what is labour s reaction? ~ . ., reaction? we are all here in westminster reaction? we are all here in westminster awaiting - reaction? we are all here in westminster awaiting a - reaction? we are all here in - westminster awaiting a statement from the prime minister and around an hour s time but it does appear to be the case that what this deal is bent around on the kind of things that we have been calling for in the labour party for some time. specifically an agreement on food and animal loss between the uk and the eu along side than a differential for goods just between northern ireland and uk and some form of consent mechanism for communities within northern ireland to approve of these arrangements. the ody