hello and welcome. in just a few hours, the british prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast to hold talks with northern ireland s main parties. he says the uk will need to act and go it alone if the european union doesn t agree to change post brexit trade rules in northern ireland. britain has been drawing up legislation that would allow it to override parts of the brexit deal it agreed. but the eu has cautioned against a unilateral move. here s our political correspondent, nick eardley. borisjohnson will boris johnson will arrive borisjohnson will arrive in northern ireland later to find a political system which is stuck. despite elections earlier this month, there is no new government. sinn fein finish top for the first time ever but the dup will not agree to a power sharing until the brexit deal is change. they worried about it. although many parties accept the arrangement, if unionist politicians are not, it cannot get up and running. borisjohnson agrees running. b
hello and welcome. in just a few hours, the british prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast to hold talks with northern ireland s main parties. he says the uk will need to act and go it alone if the european union doesn t agree to change post brexit trade rules in northern ireland. britain has been drawing up legislation that would allow it to override parts of the brexit deal it agreed. but the eu has cautioned against a unilateral move. here s our political correspondent, nick eardley. borisjohnson will boris johnson will arrive borisjohnson will arrive in northern ireland later to find a political system which is stuck. despite elections earlier this month, there is no new government. sinn fein finish top for the first time
i was coming here with hope for a breakthrough. of course, now, we have to consider our future steps. it s not too late, let s correct the path, let s focus on what unites us. that tension is bound to be a topic of conversation here. this huge get together is the first since the uk left the eu and there s a heightened sense of hostility over how the brexit deal s affecting northern ireland, just at the moment when boris johnson wants to be showing why friendship matters. remember, under the deal, northern ireland has to follow some eu rules. so some goods are meant to be checked when they move from one coast to another. that created a trade border of sorts inside the united kingdom, but it avoided the need for a hard border between northern ireland and ireland. now time has passed, the uk is frustrated, it wants the eu to be flexible about the deal but the eu s perplexed, they think the uk is not willing to do what it agreed.
this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines: us presidentjoe biden has arrived in the uk, on his first trip abroad since taking office. he s due to attend the g7 summit of world leaders in cornwall, where the agenda will include covid recovery, climate change and trade. the eu has said its relationship with the uk is at a crossroads after talks aimed at resolving the row about post brexit trade rules in northern ireland ended without agreement. a buckingham palace source has told the bbc that the queen was never asked for permission by prince harry and meghan to name their daughter lilibet, which was the queen s childhood nickname. earlier, the law firm schillings, which acts for the couple, wrote to some news organisations saying that claim is false and defamatory. those of the headlines on bbc
this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm the us presidentjoe biden has just [ended in the uk, making just [ended in the uk, his making just landed in the uk, his first overseas trip since his making his first overseas trip since his inauguration injanuary. i am paul adams live at raf mildenhall. the president arrived just half an hour ago at the start of a busy week of global diplomacy. the european union warns its relationship with the uk is at a crossroads over the implementation of post brexit trade rules in northern ireland. the cornish village that s used to welcoming tourists now it s host to the world s top leaders, and thousands of police officers. the high court rules the government acted unlawfully, when michael gove awarded a covid contract, worth half a million pounds, to a firm run by friends