of this week gets under way. and what is his _ of this week gets under way. and what is his schedule looking like over the coming days, because presumably before the formalities of the g7 opening, there will be lots of behind—the—scenes contacts, behind—the—scenes meetings, one issue of which could of course be northern ireland?— issue of which could of course be northern ireland? yes, that is going to come up — northern ireland? yes, that is going to come up tomorrow, _ northern ireland? yes, that is going to come up tomorrow, because - northern ireland? yes, that is going to come up tomorrow, because i - northern ireland? yes, that is going i to come up tomorrow, because i think the first bilateral meetings between joe biden and borisjohnson, and it comes in the middle of this unresolved row about the northern ireland protocol. us officials, including jake sullivan, the national security adviser, saying to the bbc thatjoe biden is absolutely determined that nothing should be done to disturb the peace in northern ireland, a piece which the united states and joe biden feels personally invested in. so oversea thatis personally invested in. so oversea that is a bit of a wrinkle, but downing street would have preferred not to have had it on the agenda this week, but it is there, and will be part of the discussion, when the two men get together tomorrow.