i m ben brown in the studio our other top stories this hour... as the regulator ofgem lowers the price cap for gas and electricity, there are fresh calls for the government to stop a rise in energy bills in april. a new panorama investigation uncovers evidence that women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres,in the uk. the first female speaker of the house of commons, betty boothroyd, dies at the age of 93. good afternoon from windsor, where rishi sunak and the eu have struck a new agreement to amend post brexit trading rules with the eu. the prime minister said the deal marked a decisive breakthrough after years of wrangling, allowing smooth, free flowing trade while preserving the belfast agreement, the setttlement which underpins devolved government in northern ireland. mr sunak said the agreement would remove any sense of a border in the irish sea, the chief complaint of unionists who have boycotted stormont in prote
businesses who have, perhaps smaller businesses who have, perhaps smaller businesses with small numbers of staff? . ., , staff? again we will need to see, aet staff? again we will need to see, get through staff? again we will need to see, get through the staff? again we will need to see, get through the text staff? again we will need to see, get through the text properly - staff? again we will need to see, get through the text properly to l get through the text properly to understand exactly what is required. this is obsolete a concern and i think that is why obviously, the revision is important because there is this potential to the friction and in ministration but for small businesses the question of cost and margins whereby any potential friction or border or requirements or checks can have a larger impact on smaller businesses from that perspective versus a larger businesses that can get perhaps external help. but again i think it is still early in terms of, we need to s
be reined in. he will tweet and say what he wants and people like john kelly who have taken criticism for continuing to work for this president, they often frame this as service to the country and they talk more behind closed doors about what they prevented the president from doing and seeing that as their real commitment on a date to day basis and so i think the comments are reflective of the ongoing friction behind closed doors. we do no, rebecca, some of his authority kelly s authority have been undermined. larry kudlow reports directly to the president. not to the white house chief of staff. john bolton, the new national security adviser reports directly to the president. not to the white house chief of staff. that is a sign of potential friction. absolutely. and the question is for how long is that sustainable or how long does john kelly put up with being a chief of staff without any real power, how long does the president decide he wants to keep john kelly around when he s
down any potential friction. you will have differences. it s not that i don t have differences with the assembly and the senate from time to time. we do. it s how you deal with them. guess what, guys? once in a while we may have different perspectives but we re going to work it through in a lot of different ways because we have a lot of fundamentally shared goals. reporter: one friend to both men has been quoted as saying their relationship is like a move, a lot of love and a lot of battles. the future of new york city itself could depend on whose vision wins out. i m eric shawn, fox news. how to really impress that special someone on valentine s day and not break the budget and an ex-girlfriend comes out swinging against liberal billionaire george soros. we ll get personal with the grapevine next. honestly? my kids re always on my laptop.