on the trade and cooperation agreement. so, does the secretary of state recognise that achieving that requires trust to be built and sustained, but all of the government's actions around the protocol this year have undermined that, including today the empty threats around article 16? article 16 of the protocol allows the suspension of the brexit deal. the government says it won't trigger that now, but all options are still on the table. brandon lewis laid the blame firmly at the door of brussels. it's the eu who have said they would at work at pace to resolve these issues seven months ago. it's the eu who sought to trigger article 16 that caused so many issues for the unionist community in northern ireland and who have not yet come to agreement on a range of issues that we need to resolve for the people of northern ireland. i think it is right therefore that we take this opportunity to outline a way we think to move forward in a positive