the uk prime minister rishi sunak and president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, held talks over brexit. they said there s been good progress in trying to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute over trade in northern ireland. but both agreed intensive work in the coming days is still needed at official and ministerial levels . arguments over the protocol, negotiated after the uk voted to leave the european union, have led to political deadlock in stormont. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright reports. after a dash to belfast on friday, today a meeting in munich. while this summit in germany is focused on ukraine, rishi sunak and the eu leaders seems to be edging close to a deal on an issue which has soured relations for ages the rules governing trade between great britain and northern ireland. we are working through them hard and we will work through them intensely with the eu but we are by no means done
"Buy American" has once again emerged as a major irritant in the economic relationship between the United States and its largest trading partners, including Canada.