and a big win for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, after a succesful night at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister and the european commission are due to hold final talks on a new post brexit trade deal for northern ireland today. rishi sunak and ursula von der leyen will meet in windsor to discuss complex challenges around the exisiting deal what s called the northern ireland protocol. there will be a cabinet meeting in the afternoon, where an update on those talks will be given. if a final deal is agreed, the prime minister and ms von der leyen will hold a short joint press conference. rishi sunak would then make a statement in the house of commons. so, what is the protocol and why is it important? it was created after brexit to avoid border controls between northern ireland and the republic of ireland which is an eu member. effectively, it leaves northern ireland within th
bit, the main impact of leaving the eu has been leaving the single market eu has been leaving the single market and there is no way the prime minister market and there is no way the prime minister is market and there is no way the prime minister is going to countenance something like that but it provides certainty something like that but it provides certainty for those businesses in northern certainty for those businesses in northern ireland and trading with northern northern ireland and trading with northern ireland. it also provides a broader northern ireland. it also provides a broader certainty because as long as the stand off over the protocol was going the stand off over the protocol was going on. the stand off over the protocol was going on, companies were not certain if we would going on, companies were not certain if we would end up with a trade war with the if we would end up with a trade war with the eu if we would end up with a trade war with the eu if the
although having said that, of course, although having said that, of course, russia invaded ukraine back in february course, russia invaded ukraine back in february last year, and there was a sense in february last year, and there was a sense at in february last year, and there was a sense at the time that it put perspective on the relationship between perspective on the relationship between the eu and uk, that they needed between the eu and uk, that they needed to try to put these difficulties behind them, and find some difficulties behind them, and find some kind of common solution but then not some kind of common solution but then not that long later, you actually then not that long later, you actually saw the uk launching the northern actually saw the uk launching the northern ireland protocol bill which could northern ireland protocol bill which could have misapplied parts of the treaty. could have misapplied parts of the treaty, the eu hated that and they relau