very complicated negotiation. but there is a danger in seeing this too much in personal terms. this is about the position the government including the prime minister adopts including the prime minister adopts in the negotiations with the european union. are they willing to make compromises that allow both sides to come away claiming they have got what they wanted, not? i think ultimately, as always in the case of the bricks negotiations, the buck will stop at number ten and not with lord frost or indeed with the foreign office under liz truss. do ou foreign office under liz truss. do you think recent events over the last 2a, 48 hours you think recent events over the last 24, 48 hours gives the eu and upper hand oran last 24, 48 hours gives the eu and upper hand or an advantage in any way upper hand or an advantage in any waj ., , , ., upper hand or an advantage in any way absolutely not, i think they negotiating way absolutely not, i think they negotiating strengths way absolutely