but the prime minister now has to sell his deal and persuade the sceptics. will the so called windsor framework get the approval of unionists in northern ireland and what will it mean for future relations with the eu? also on the programme. why your energy bills are likely to go up from april despite the amount companies can charge households going down. i think it is time that members of this house grew up. tributes are paid to betty boothroyd who s died she broke 700 years of tradition to become the first female speaker of the house of commons. and what does this bout between two more famous on social media than in the ring mean for the future of boxing? and coming up on sport on the bbc news channel, all set for a grandstand finish in new zealand as jack leach gives england the chance of a historic win in wellington. but will it be the last cheap upgrade for some time? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. historic, a breakthrough, a landmark the words of the pr
that has been helpful. i think the political instability, the lack of understanding about where is all this taking us is not good for business. for some businesses in northern ireland the protocol has meant mountains of new red tape, but others have benefited from a dual market advantage. the northern ireland protocol has really allowed us to continue to operate as we were pre brexit. when the rest of the uk exited and indeed northern ireland did, the protocol provided a mechanism that allowed us to continue to trade freely with the rest of the european union and also with the uk, where many of our competitors who are based on the uk mainland don t have. but one of the big problems negotiators have tried to solve were would suppliers in britain be put off from sending goods over the irish sea as companies are hit by the extra time and costs involved to comply with the paperwork and checks?
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. historic, a breakthrough, a landmark the words of the prime minister and the head of the eu commission to describe a new agreement for trade between northern ireland and the eu. what has been known as the northern ireland protocol has proved bitterly contentious ever since it was introduced as part of borisjohnson s oven ready brexit deal would be no more. it would be replaced by the windsor framework, a new deal aiming to solve the current onerous trade barriers. untiltoday, under the northern ireland protocol, certain goods have to be checked when they enter northern ireland from great britain to ensure they conform. and goods can then travel freely onto the republic, which is in the eu, without extra checks. but critics say these rules mean northern ireland is treated differently from the rest of the uk.
this haulage firm is one of many now waiting to see the detail in the new deal, and how far it will go in reducing those barriers. if there is enough friction removed by the new green lane, we should see some bounce back. if this removes enough friction we will bounce back almost within days and weeks. would that be the real test? that will be the real test. but there is cautiousness while businesses wait to see how cumbersome the requirements might be to send goods through the new streamlined green lane. from the announcement what we really need to see now is the detail around the deal. we need to understand how green the green lane actually is. do you think suppliers in gb will be reassured by this? remember, we will be asking gb traders to do things that they don t do for the rest of the uk. they don t have to be part of a trusted trader scheme for england, scotland or wales, so for a small amount of the market we will be asking them to join schemes, provide data, potentially be aud
the other hand, the continuing role of the european court ofjustice will not go down so well, but the dup is not making any quick decision, they are going through the detail. they will have to weigh up whether their demands are met sufficiently to decide whether they can support this. others appreciate that being in the single market for goods has made trade easierfor single market for goods has made trade easier for ireland. trade easier for ireland. the row surrounding trade easier for ireland. the row surrounding trade trade easier for ireland. the row surrounding trade on trade easier for ireland. the row surrounding trade on the - trade easier for ireland. the row surrounding trade on the island l trade easier for ireland. the row. surrounding trade on the island of ireland may not feel relevant to everyone in the uk, but this new deal may shape our future relationship with europe and all of our futures. fundamentally relationship with europe and all of ourfutures. fundamen