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
are confident will work for all people and businesses in northern ireland. of course the key measure of this, one key measure is reaction from the dup and we have some initial statements from them. let s go to stormont and speak to our ireland correspondent. let s get the view from stormont now and speak to our ireland correspondent, chris page. what do we have a mess of our? have on that so far? the what do we have a mess of our? have on that so far? have on that so far? the dup initial reaction, have on that so far? the dup initial reaction. as have on that so far? the dup initial reaction, as expected have on that so far? the dup initial reaction, as expected is have on that so far? the dup initial reaction, as expected is something | reaction, as expected is something of a holding statement, the tone of it from the dup leader, donaldson, not certainly negative it is thinking the prime ministerfor the efforts he has made to resolve the
stormont break, we heard reaction fromjim stormont break, we heard reaction from jim alister stormont break, we heard reaction fromjim alister a stormont break, we heard reaction from jim alister a traditional unit is voiced, questioned whether that break was crossed community saying in that way it would be a nationalist veto and talking about his foreign loss still being in place laws. and foreign government still holding sway in northern ireland. and that is what the dup is aware of. we have also heard from sinn fein basically calling for the resumption of talks in the political process there. so give us a flavour of the y direction around the dup and what your take is on how the deal has gone down? wider reaction. jim on how the deal has gone down? wider reaction. wider reaction. jim alister has been the dup arch wider reaction. jim alister has been the dup arch nemesis. wider reaction. jim alister has been the dup arch nemesis. he - wider reaction. jim alister has been
absolutely no reason for delay now and the devault government should be restored as soon as possible. devolved. restored as soon as possible. devolved- restored as soon as possible. devolved. ., ~ , ., , . , devolved. thank you very much, chris nae. just devolved. thank you very much, chris page- just losing devolved. thank you very much, chris page- just losing a devolved. thank you very much, chris page. just losing a bit devolved. thank you very much, chris page. just losing a bit of devolved. thank you very much, chris page. just losing a bit of sound - page. just losing a bit of sound there. what does your take, neck friendly body language between the two leaders but we are getting reaction out. a hard sell both of them presented this as a hard sell both of them presented this as a a hard sell both of them presented this as a big tramp. you have rishi sunak this as a big tramp. you have rishi sunak saying this was the turning point for sunak saying this was th
that there should be some test of materiality. steve baker there. let s get the view of labour now. he s in westminster. jonathan reynolds is the shadow secretary of state for business and industrial strategy. what do you make what is labour s reaction? taste what do you make what is labour s reaction? ~ . ., reaction? we are all here in westminster reaction? we are all here in westminster awaiting - reaction? we are all here in westminster awaiting a - reaction? we are all here in - westminster awaiting a statement from the prime minister and around an hour s time but it does appear to be the case that what this deal is bent around on the kind of things that we have been calling for in the labour party for some time. specifically an agreement on food and animal loss between the uk and the eu along side than a differential for goods just between northern ireland and uk and some form of consent mechanism for communities within northern ireland to approve of these arrangements. the ody