the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, will arrive in the uk tomorrow for face to face talks with prime minister rishi sunak to discuss an imminent deal for trade in northern ireland. it all revolves around the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the irish taoisoech, leo varadkar, said. earlier the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, began to outline what might be in the deal including the right for politicians in northern ireland to have a say over any new eu rules that affect them. with more here s our political correspondent, iain watson. what better way to flag that an agreement with the eu is coming closer? the eu commission president, ursula von der leyen, will meet the prime minister tomorrow in london for the talks that could seal a deal. there is no deal done until the whole deal s done. but i think we ve made progress. and what s emerging is exactly what the deal could involve. post brexit, to keep an open border on the i
between great britain and northern ireland and whether this green lane arrangement they seem to have come to will implicate opponents and ease trade for traders. but to will implicate opponents and ease trade for traders. trade for traders. but then there are other matters trade for traders. but then there are other matters of trade for traders. but then there are other matters of principle. . trade for traders. but then there l are other matters of principle. the role of the european court of justice, whether northern ireland will have a say of drew over eu rules that govern it and finally the asset test is the politics. whether they dup and northern ireland and a sufficient number of tory mps here will say that s fine, that meets our objections, we are happy to go with it. ob ections, we are happy to go with it. ~ ., ob ections, we are happy to go with it. . ., , ob ections, we are happy to go with it. ~ ., , , ., ob ections, we are happy to go with it. ~ . , , ., ., ob ections,
that ends the scots grand slam hopes. both sides had men sent off early in the first half and though scotland trailed by 19 points at one stage, they closed the gap to four points going into the final few minutes. but france scored a late try for a bonus point win. ireland the only side left on for the grand slam. that s all the sport for now. more now on our top story. rishi sunak is to hold face to face talks with the european commision president in a bid to finalise a brexit dealfor northern ireland. joining me in the studio is anand menon, the director of the thinktank uk in a changing europe. it s an independent research organisation linking up academic work in the uk and the european union. he is also professor of european politics and foreign affairs at king s college london. politics and foreign affairs this politics and foreign affairs is like old times talking brexit this is like old times talking about brexit details, very exciting for some of us, but the devil is going to
but that s not necessarily going to be enough to win them over. because of this scepticism, they will go through any deal with a fine toothed comb and will not give the thumbs up to this deal in advance and stop it s a high wire act for rishi sunak because even if he reaches an agreement with ursula von der leyen and the eu commission, that might help training arrangements with northern ireland. doesn t solve the political problem because that s a lack of power sharing in northern ireland. the institute that goes back to the good friday agreement 25 years ago. having both communities, unionists and nationalists parties, sharing power. the unionists will not do so until they re satisfied with the detail of the new deal coming tomorrow. i think they may make rishi sunak sweat for a period of time while they get lawyers involved and see that, if the big things which he is promising to keep a trade flowing, to give them a greater say over