power sharing government is also a question because during the brexit negotiations, during the negotiations, during the negotiations on the windsor framework, there is not a functioning executive and there are still lots of loose ends. i sit on the house of lords protocol committee on this whole question, on the plane out of the irish political sign in the exit dealer by boris johnson and then disowned and the windsor framework which has updated it. there are lots of issues where the detail is still causing unease. for example, we interviewed this afternoon someone who said he can still have his lorry stopped even though the bulk of it is so because going through the green channel without any checks from great britain to northern ireland because it might contain in his luggage, and his cargo, a few read channel items that would need to be checked in.
for europeans to visit. this brighter reality is only possible because on good friday 25 years ago, the leaders and people of northern ireland decided to plant a seed in soil previously stained with blood and tears. former us president bill clinton touched on multiple key issues but stressed he believed they can only be resolved with a functioning executive. we need more economic growth, we need less inequality. - you need. you have some health issues you need to resolve and you have to have a functioning government to do all of that. and there are these other things out there but, - i think that s what the britishl government wants, i think it s what the irish government wants and i know it s - what the people outside want.
consultations, won t be able to do those, which is where you see this big gap in operations that might be delayed or cancelled this week. elsewhere in the uk, so we have been talking a lot about england today. this strike is england s only bet other parts of the uk are affected. in scotland, junior doctors there are being asked for their opinion on whether to take industrial action. that ballot will close on the 5th of may. in wales, the welsh government has made a commitment to pay restoration, to restore paid to that 2008 level. doctors in wales would like to see a further commitment and have not ruled out strike action. in northern ireland, doctors there say they are also watching the situation closely, complicated in northern ireland by at the moment there is no functioning executive. so today, this week, this strike is very much england only but other parts of the uk could very well be affected in the future. back to you. as far as negotiations are concerned, they don t appear to
that there are very real problems. health problems, cost of living problems, real poverty problems, and disillusionment with the problems. in comparison to what i remember of the violence, of the fullness of waking up to yet another terrible killing, terrible bombing, terrible, savage, awfulness. going to belfast now, going to derry as i have done over the years and quite recently, you don t even know you re crossing the border, and there is a sense of real possibilities. it should be better, it would be better if there was a functioning executive, we all know that, we want that functioning executive back. i hope it will be able now. i think the windsor framework has helped with the
difficult to give a general synopsis of what is out there regarding it but when you look at the bigger political picture, the cost of living crisis, health care issue, there is a whole backlog of issues now that need to be dealt with by a functioning executive and there are certainly a lot of public frustration at the executive that they have been collapsed for as long as they have so there is a building momentum there to see those institutions restored and of course the key to that is finding a resolution to the protocol issues so there is a very complex picture going on the but i think certainly it depends who you speak to as to where it is on the bigger spectrum. arlene foster won a financial deal for her support, what would you be expecting in terms of any financial deal that the dup might want to extract for their support here? again, i wouldn t be sure and i would be reluctant to comment on it