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
Uk everything we needed to solve this problem. the approach was, i believe that we will not drop, the northern ireland protocol bell that we threatened to break international law to be a country that did not respect the agreements. that has caused a real damage to the uk s image and authority abroad. so they have caused these problems but the kind of the solutions available to us, the building blocks that we are talking about when the permit gets to his feet in the house of commons in an ourtime, to his feet in the house of commons in an our time, i think this is the way forward and i hope it is one that will command the support of people across northern ireland but i do think, it could have done sooner and the barrier has been internal politics of the conservative party which is why we may be offering that we did. if it is in the national interest in meets what lieber has called for that to resolve the problems it will have our support. do you think it was appropriate for ursula vo
Rishi sunak and the european commission president ursula von der leyen at windsor. the dup of course, who have been refusing to be part of power sharing at stormont because of their unhappiness with the northern ireland protocol, and geoffrey donaldsonjust ireland protocol, and geoffrey donaldson just saying there, we will not be rushed in ourjudgment of this new deal, we want to take our time to give a considered view, and looked through the legal text. so just saying they want to take their time, would not say whether that might be weeks or months, so we will have to wait for that verdict. very important indeed. the first female speaker of the house of commons, betty boothroyd, has died aged 93. before becoming speaker, she served as labour mp from 1973. the current speaker sir lindsay hoyle has described her as an inspirational woman who was known for her no nonsense style . here s a selection of clips
Couple of days to go through it and understand exactly how this will work in practice. understand exactly how this will work in practice. thank you very much indeed. work in practice. thank you very much indeed. just work in practice. thank you very much indeed. just showing - work in practice. thank you very much indeed. just showing you | much indeed. just showing you pictures released of king charles with ursula von der leyen, that meeting has taken place here in windsor. of course concerned about whether the royal family are windsor. of course concerned about whether the royalfamily are being tracked into brexit politics, the most contentious political area this country has seen for a long time. but all sites and saying, no, that was not the intention. buckingham palace making it clear that the king was meeting ursula von der leyen at the request of the government. and the request of the government. and the eu and number 10 downing street saying, the king meets world leaders