the european union won't be very happy with the brits but they've got no intention of putting a border between the north of ireland and the south of arlen given the history of trouble there and they won't really be interested in a trade war. at this point, if you ask, what is good happen, will they resolve these issues? i think we just don't know. but there is one point like some help clearing up. let's imagine that this protocol is not enforced that the uk and the eu cannot find a way to agree, does that impact the trade deal that was done alongside it or do those two things sick quite separately? cuts the northern ireland issuejust separately? cuts the northern ireland issue just not function and feature a political follow—up while the rest of all of those arrangements redo the uk and the eu continue to function? is a arrangements redo the uk and the eu continue to function?— continue to function? is a crack in question- — continue to function? is a crack in question- i _ continue to function? is a crack in question. i guess _ continue to function? is a crack in question. i guess the _ continue to function? is a crack in question. i guess the answer i continue to function? is a crack in question. i guess the answer is i continue to function? is a crack in l question. i guess the answer is it's hard to imagine and functioning completely separately.- hard to imagine and functioning completely separately. plenty more on the northern _ completely separately. plenty more on the northern island _ completely separately. plenty more on the northern island protocol- completely separately. plenty more on the northern island protocol on l on the northern island protocol on the bbc news website. i will see you