good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is in northern ireland, trying to win support for his new deal on post brexit trading arrangements. rishi sunak says he s confident that the windsor framework, as the new agreement is called, addresses the concerns of the democratic unionist party. and that it removes any sense of a border down the irish sea, which the dup objects to. he said his deal was not about one political party but about what s best for people and communities. the leader of the dup, sirjeffrey donaldson, said the deal represented progress, but he thought there were still issues with it. the brexitjourney has lasted for seven years. borders have moved to the centre, dominating politics here. does everyone hear that? it s about people. but the prime minister thinks he s finally found a solution. at a factory in county antrim, he told people the devolved governments would have a unique economic advantage, with local businesses having full access t
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
from our colleagues in brussels, at westminster and in belfast. we ll also be asking if this will be enough to satisfy the democratic unionists and to break the political deadlock in northern ireland. also tonight. the cap on household energy charges is being reduced, but bills are still going to rise in april. we ll be asking why that is. i think it is time that members of this house grew up. and, the woman who made history as the first female speaker of the commons, betty boothroyd, has died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel. lionesses is boss sarina wiegmann is amongst the winners at the star studded fifa best awards in paris. good evening. three years after the united kingdom left the european union, rishi sunak says he s now resolved the major dispute over trading arrangements between great britain and northern ireland. the prime minister and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, met at windsor today, where they declared a
systematically being replaced by other races. he s not alone. why are these demographic fears going mainstream in countries around the globe? i ll talk to two experts. but, first, here s my take. president biden says that combating inflation is his top domestic priority. but he certainly isn t acting that way. he has in plain sight several members that would reduce inflation significantly, and yet appears hesitant to do them. as many distinguished economists have noted, the repeal of most or all of donald trump s tariffs would be the single most effective way of reducing inflation 2349 near future. as a reminder, a tariff is a tax on goods paid by the american consumer who buys those goods. it is by definition inflationary. it raises the price of the good like an imported car. but it causes even more inflation than that because it raises the price of the domestically made equivalent good as well. if a mazda sells for more, ford and general motors also raise prices on thei
going mainstream in countries around the globe? i ll talk to two experts. but, first, here s my take. president biden says that combating inflation is his top domestic priority. but he certainly isn t acting that way. he has in plain sight several members that would reduce inflation significantly, and yet appears hesitant to do them. as many distinguished economists have noted, the repeal of most or all of donald trump s tariffs would be the single most effective way of reducing inflation 2349 near future. as a reminder, a tariff is a tax on goods paid by the american consumer who buys those goods. it is by definition inflationary. it raises the price of the good like an imported car. but it causes even more inflation than that because it raises the price of the domestically made equivalent good as well. if a mazda sells for more, ford and general motors also raise prices on their cars. the reverse logic applies as well. if you cut tariffs, that also has a broader effect.