Yesterday. Ill have all the detaIls. Its saturday, 7 september. Our maIn story the PrIme MInIster, SIr KeIr Starmer, Is makIng hIs fIrst offIcIal vIsIt to Ireland today. Hell be In dublIn for talks wIth hIs opposIte number, SImon HarrIs. Theyll dIscuss topIcs IncludIng commerce across the IrIsh Sea And Theyll attend a NatIons League Football match between Ireland and england. Our Ireland Correspondent ChrIs Page reports. At the fIrst meetIng, SIr KeIr Starmer and SImon HarrIs were pIctured havIng a plate. The photo symbolIsed a better relatIonshIp between the two countrIes after some years of straIn. Today, Balgo To watch england take on Ireland In the uefa NatIons League, but beyond Impact on whIch wIll dIsrupt the dIplomacy. In recent weeks he has had trIps to germany and france. BrItIsh PrIme MInIster To MInIster to go to dublIn was borIsjohnson, fIve years ago. RelatIons had cooled sIgnIfIcantly. BrexIt was the major factor. The border wIth Northern Ireland was the uks only frontIe
Hello. Welcome to Bbc News. Sir Keir Starmer has become the first britIsh Prime MinIster to vIsit the Republic Of Ireland in five years. Downing street says saturdays vIsit marks a new era of co Operation And Friendship between britain and ireland, with london looking to continue a reset of damaged relations with European Union nations after brexit. The Prime MinIster met with simon harrIs, who was only elected taioseach in april just three months before hIs britIsh counterpart so both are relatviely new to their roles. Sir keir and Mr HarrIs swapped Football Shirts ahead of their talks, before going on to attend the Nations League Match between the Republic Of Ireland and england at the Aviva Stadium In Dublin. They did speak earlier and the Prime MinIster outlined hIs expectations from the vIsit. Prime minIster, here we are again following on from chequers, a lot of warm words about the reset in relationship and second meeting in four weeks, but what substantive action are you in the
Number simon harris. Our Ireland Correspondent Sara Girvin reports. After years of strained relations, this was the Moment Sir Keir starmer was given A Hundred Thousand welcomes to dublin. There were smiles and handshakes as he and his irish counterpart were presented with football jerseys. This will be proudly worn in North London before too long. Both leaders said this was an opportunity to renew and deepen the friendship between britain and ireland. I know as two new leaders of our respective countries, we both said we wish to really place British Irish Relations on a new path, and i really appreciate the time that youve given to that since taking office. Its really important to me and to my government, and i think it is the moment for reset, and its when we put meaning behind those words. International matters took Centre Stage following a roundtable business discussion. We have to be clear in the face of russian aggression, we have to stand together to coordinate, stand with our a
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