northern ireland office of been talking for some time about the prospect talking for some time about the prospect of an election but evidently, no decision has yet been taken evidently, no decision has yet been taken and evidently, no decision has yet been taken. and we are ready to fight an election taken. and we are ready to fight an election and i m here this afternoon meeting election and i m here this afternoon meeting with our members of parliament talking about our plans for the parliament talking about our plans for the election in this area and i ll for the election in this area and i ll be for the election in this area and i ll be travelling around all the constituencies as we prepare to fight constituencies as we prepare to fight the constituencies as we prepare to fight the campaign to ensure that we renew fight the campaign to ensure that we renew the fight the campaign to ensure that we renew the mandate we have been given which is renew the mandate w
requirements. is there anything that can happen before then? requirements. is there anything that can happen before then? whether. requirements. is there anything that l can happen before then? whether it s throu~h can happen before then? whether it s through legislation can happen before then? whether it s through legislation or can happen before then? whether it s through legislation or negotiation, - through legislation or negotiation, but we through legislation or negotiation, but we need is a solution and i think but we need is a solution and i think we but we need is a solution and i think we could usefully use the next six or think we could usefully use the next six or eight think we could usefully use the next six or eight weeks finding that solution, six or eight weeks finding that solution, working towards that solution solution, working towards that solution. let me see on behalf of the dup solution. let me see on behalf of the dup that we are ready. we are
the way in which we solve our problems- the way in which we solve our aroblems. ~ ., , problems. we will leave the member ofthe unionist party. we want to focus on a solution to restoring northern ireland s place in the uk. removing the northern ireland protocol so we can trade freely within our own country. it s good reaction to that and go back to ben, the editor of northern ireland s newsletter deleting paper there. thank you very much for staying with us and it was pretty clear, just listening to jeffrey donaldson there that what they want and we know this anyway, a solution to the question of the northern ireland protocol. the question of trade post brexit trade arrangements in northern ireland between great britain and northern ireland. just explain to us what it is about that protocol of the
road, would you think prompted that from the secretary of state? - road, would you think prompted that from the secretary of state? the - from the secretary of state? the secretary of from the secretary of state? secretary of state is from the secretary of state? tip; secretary of state is looked from the secretary of state? secretary of state is looked at the situation secretary of state is looked at the situation and i think he recognises that if situation and i think he recognises that if we are going to get stormont back up that if we are going to get stormont back up and running, then it won t be an back up and running, then it won t be an election that would do that, it is a be an election that would do that, it is a solution. that is what we need it is a solution. that is what we need in it is a solution. that is what we need in my it is a solution. that is what we need in my message is very clear, we are ready need in my message is very clear, we are ready to ne