the protocol was agreed by the uk and the european union during brexit negotiations but has since faced criticism. let s get more on this from our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. good morning. so tell us a little more about what lord frost may be proposing to change? goad more about what lord frost may be proposing to change? good morning. it is worth having proposing to change? good morning. it is worth having a proposing to change? good morning. it is worth having a recap proposing to change? good morning. it is worth having a recap about - it is worth having a recap about what it is worth having a recap about what this it is worth having a recap about what this is about. we haven t talked what this is about. we haven t talked about it for a while, having talked talked about it for a while, having talked about it for a while, having talked about it for a while, having talked about it constantly for about two years talked about it constantly for about two y
the republic of ireland and northern ireland, so you have checks on the irish sea border of goods going from great britain into northern ireland. we expect the eu to offer some concessions on that issue, looking at things like allowing the continued import of chilled meat from great britain to northern ireland, but they are not really expected to shift on the issue of oversight of the treaty. the uk s brexit minister lord frost will push that today, suggesting this issue of how the treaty is policed is not a side issue for him but a very fundamental one. what about the ecj? that gets to the heart of it, the european coated justice s wrote in oversight of this treaty. in the uk perspective they are arguing that for a european to have oversight of an agreement affecting northern ireland is an issue in terms of sovereignty, but from an eu perspective they are saying that you signed up to this agreement not so
trying to make significant changes to what was agreed under the brexit deal. the eu is also due to put its own proposals forward. let“s speak tojess sargent, senior researcher on brexit, devolution and the ni protocol at the institute for government. a very busy time for you. what has changed about what britain once compared with what they were saying earlier in the year? in compared with what they were saying earlier in the year? earlier in the year? in july, the uk government earlier in the year? in july, the uk government published earlier in the year? in july, the uk government published its - earlier in the year? in july, the uk. government published its combined paper, which propose some quite major changes to how the protocol operates. at them moment, any goods can between great britain and northern ireland are subject to checks, paperwork and models those aren“t checks, paperwork and models those aren t being fully implemented at the moment because of the grace period.
covid 19 this winter. four people have been killed after a car crash in kent. those who died were aged 18, 19, 25 and 44 years old. a 15 year old boy, who was also a passenger, was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries. the crash happened in the villlage of headcorn shortly before 1am this morning. divisions between the eu and the uk over the northern ireland protocol look set to come to a head again this week, with the government trying to make significant changes to what was agreed under the brexit deal. the eu is also due to put its own proposals forward. jess sargent is senior researcher on brexit, devolution and the ni protocol at the institute for government. at the moment any goods going between britain and northern ireland is subject to certain checks and paperwork although those are not been fully implemented at the moment, because of the grace period. what the uk wants in future is to ensure that only goods that are going from great britain into northern ireland
made at the last moment. they are and that is frustrating - are and that is frustrating because to a certain extent northern ireland is a porn court in a different game between the eu in the uk and thatis between the eu in the uk and that is not acceptable and we need to get beyond that. the irony of this is that this is very much a game of two halves for businesses in northern ireland sold to the rest of the world there is no better place to be based on the western hemisphere than northern ireland because you can access all of the eu market and all of the uk market unfettered. a fantastic advantage. the problem is. coming in from great britain into northern ireland and that is where the challenge has been postponed again. so industry itself has stepped forward with solutions to this. there are ways now of bringing product in from great britain into northern ireland where it is tracked and traced all the way through from factory to plate and so we need to see those ideas being explored