It s really fascinating. suzanne? the brexit negotiations are still happening and it s all about the northern ireland protocol and they still have not been resolved and we have got elections coming up in northern ireland in early may and there s a lot of tension at the moment in the republic of ireland and they are celebrating 100 years since the signing of the treaty between the uk and ireland which set up irish independence and also effectively lead to it and cemented the declaration of northern ireland carving out so a lot of these big political issues that have been there between ireland and britain are really coalescing around this northern ireland brexit discussions about something to watch over the next few weeks and both sides are hoping for a breakthrough but the people of northern ireland do need to get that. a quick thought on that. there are northern ireland assembly elections coming up in the spring, is there a sentence that they really want to get this so i said before th
In northern ireland in early may. there s a lot of tensions there at the moment. in the republic of ireland, they are celebrating at the moment 100 years since the signing of the treaty between the uk and ireland which set up irish independence and also effectively led to, or cemented, the creation of northern ireland, carving that out from the island of ireland, so a lot of these big political issues that have been there between ireland and britain are really coalescing around this northern ireland brexit discussion, so i think that s something to watch over the next few weeks. both sides are hoping for a breakthrough but i think the people of northern ireland really do need to get that settled. just a quick thought on that, suzanne. there are northern ireland assembly elections coming up in the spring. is there a sense in both brussels as well as in london and in dublin as well that they really want to get this sorted before that campaign starts? absolutely. i think that s the ne
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And britain are really coalescing around this northern ireland brexit discussion so i think that s something to watch over the next few weeks. both sides are hoping for a breakthrough but i think the people of northern ireland really do need to get that settled. a quick thought on that, suzanne. there are northern ireland assembly elections coming up in the spring is there a sense in brussels as well as in london, and in dublin as well, they really want to get this sorted before that campaign starts? absolutely. i think that s the new deadline for this. the dup, the main unionist party, has threatened to pull out of government if its needs are not met in the northern ireland protocol so there s a sense that it s pretty politically fragile in northern ireland at the moment so i think there is an incentive now for both sides to get this over the line by the end of february is one of the new dates we re looking at here. thank you. hugh, 30 seconds or so for you to end the programme on
Just a quick thought on that. there are northern ireland assembly elections coming up in the spring, is there a sense in brussels as well as in london, and dublin as well, that they really want to get this sorted before that campaign starts? absolutely. i think that s the new deadline for this. the dup, the main unionist party, has threatened to pull out of government if its needs are not met on the northern ireland protocol. so there s a sense that it s pretty politically fragile in northern ireland at the moment. so i think there is an incentive now for both sides to get this over the line by the end of february is one of the the new dates we re looking at here. brilliant. thanks for marking our card on this, suzanne. 30 seconds or so for you to end the programme on a high. one to watch, or more than one. the six nations rugby next month, because scotland and wales have indicated restrictions being eased with a few caveats that means one of the great sporting tournaments will hav