sticking points can be resolved through negotiation. the willingness ofthe through negotiation. the willingness of the eumpean through negotiation. the willingness of the european commission - through negotiation. the willingness of the european commission and - through negotiation. the willingness of the european commission and ofl of the european commission and of ireland to try to accommodate those concerns is very much there. what we cannot do is accept that the british government would act unilaterally, they would pass legislation to effectively breach international law to set aside elements of a treaty. of course, this prime minister was central to designing and putting in place. because that would cause more problems than it would solve. relations between london and brussels are, again, having huge implications for northern ireland and vice versa. the democratic unionist party believes the protocol amounts to an economic barrier with england, scotland and wales which damages n
to belfast to urge the main parties there to resume power sharing. the unionist dup is currently refusing to share power with sinn fein because of the post brexit trading deal known as the northern ireland protocol. it s expected government will introduce legislation to allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. the trade border between great britain and northern ireland lies in the irish sea. some goods, such as food products, are inspected when they arrive from great britain. the protocol agreement is part of the brexit deal signed by borisjohnson s government and the eu. it was designed to keep open the land border with the republic of ireland, which is in the european union. the eu wants to stop any goods, which aren t in line with its standards, from reaching the european single market. our ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast. it has been 11 days since the
work on educational underachievement, on the recovery of our economy post pandemic, our priority as well would be to right the wrong that has been done by the imposition of this protocol and to restore northern ireland s place fully within the uk internal market. i will continue to engage with the governments, much work has been done but more needs to be done, to find the solutions to these issues that will help put northern ireland back on track, to help put our economy back on track and to ensure that we have political stability, the stability that i know the vast majority of people in northern ireland want to see, northern ireland want to see, northern ireland at peace with itself, and northern ireland that is stable and prosperous, delivering for everyone. the headlines on bbc news: