well, ideally businesses, we don t want any checks on goods coming from great britain into northern ireland, and we really want minimal administration as well. what we are calling for is both the eu and the ukjust to come to a negotiated outcome. we just hope that basically there s no rash reactions to this from either side. this kind of political crisis is not new in northern ireland. when something similar happened in 2017, there was no government for three years. this time, different departments will continue to function, but what they can do will be limited. for example, northern ireland s budget now can t be approved, meaning planning ahead for many public services will be on hold. what will happen with the remaining covid restrictions is unclear, and a planned apology to victims of historical abuse is also now likely to be postponed. it s very clear that there - are catastrophic impacts in terms of the dup s action today, | and there are many, many casualties as a result -
there have to be checked somewhere, once the uk is outside the single market, and what the protocol does is set up a system, which means there are some checks between great britain and northern ireland within the uk. the government signed up to two years ago, no it doesn t like it. two years ago, no it doesn t like it. , . ., two years ago, no it doesn t like it. , .., , two years ago, no it doesn t like it. , , , ., ., it. the second big question, what are the sausage it. the second big question, what are the sausage wards? - it. the second big question, what are the sausage wards? well, i are the sausage wards? well, number when they are are the sausage wards? well, number when they are manner are the sausage wards? well, number when they are manner from are the sausage wards? well, number when they are manner from heaven i are the sausage wards? well, number| when they are manner from heaven for a good tabloid headline but basically again this is about the rules of the europe
ireland protocol was introduced to help prevent checks along the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. 0ur reality check correspondent chris morris is here to help explain what this is all about. i feel like i ifeel like i am interviewing i feel like i am interviewing you for a job! what is the northern ireland protocol? ireland protocol? good to see ca tain ireland protocol? good to see captain kirk ireland protocol? good to see captain kirk taking ireland protocol? good to see captain kirk taking drastic i ireland protocol? good to see i captain kirk taking drastic measures to avoid discussing the northern ireland protocol! it is basically what took it out of the eu, what it does is mean that goods moving from great britain into northern ireland have to be checked in certain ways, and the reason for that is there was and the reason for that is there was an agreement for both sides, between the uk and eu that they shouldn t be any checks on the land border
it is highly anomalous that a treaty between two effectively parties is being adjudicated by the courts of one party. we can talk to our political correspondentjonathan blake. if correspondent jonathan blake. if these correspondentjonathan blake. if these proposals turn out to be accurate, will the uk accept them? not as a final solution. they might welcome some of the ground the eu has given, some of the things they are suggesting which you outlined, changes to the proposal around fewer customs checks, the continuation of allowing chilled meats from great britain into northern ireland and beyond, and also some changes to regulation around medicines, to address potential difficulties there. but the red line that the uk has which the brexit minister, david frost, set out earlier this week, was that the adjudication of the
0ur political correspondentjonathan blake has more on this. we have heard about an entirely new protocol enough for the eu plan. what are we expecting? brute protocol enough for the eu plan. what are we expecting?- what are we expecting? we are ex-iectin what are we expecting? we are expecting not what are we expecting? we are expecting not what what are we expecting? we are expecting not what the - what are we expecting? we are expecting not what the uk - what are we expecting? we are i expecting not what the uk wants. what are we expecting? we are - expecting not what the uk wants. the eu is going to put forward a series of proposals which within the existing framework of the northern ireland protocol would address some of the issues that have arisen. there will be fewer customs checks on goods coming from great britain into northern ireland. there will be changes to allow medicines to be imported more easily and i would also be a continuation of chilled mates and other products