results that his predecessors could not. not everyone in his own party is convinced, there are a lot of brexit supporting mps i have been chatting to over the weekend who are waiting to really scrutinise whatever is published today to see if it meets the criteria that they were demanding. then there is the dup, the unionist party in northern ireland. so far they are not signed up, don t think you will see them signing up today, they will want to have a proper look at it today. if they don t come on board, it means they don t come on board, it means the power sharing arrangements in northern ireland are unlikely to get up northern ireland are unlikely to get up and going again. a lot of tests involved in this, a big day for the prime minister and the country. absolutely and lots to be unveiled in the hours ahead. for now, thank you very much indeed. for more insights and analysis on the latest news the northern ireland protocol listen to tonight s newscast podcast, with political editor
it s three years since the uk left the european union. rishi sunak has hailed what he called the huge strides the country had taken with the opportunites opened up by brexit. however, the latest data suggest a hit to the economy and there are still a number of major questions to resolve, particularly around the northern ireland protocol. our correspondent adam fleming, presenter of the bbc s newscast podcast, told us more about how things have changed coming to brussels from the uk for the first time in ages, having done thatjourney a million times, is there are actually some physical changes. so you get your passport stamped by the french border guards because there is no longer free movement of people. you are an immigrant, a temporary immigrant, from outside the eu, coming into the eu. then you arrive at brussels train station and there is now a customs checkpoint at the end of the platform, with a green lane if you ve got nothing to declare, and a red lane if you ve got stuff
a hit to the economy and there are still a number of major questions to resolve, particularly around the northern ireland protocol. 0ur correspondent adam fleming, presenter of the bbc s newscast podcast, told us more about how things have changed coming to brussels from the uk for the first time in ages, having done thatjourneyi million times, is there are actually some physical changes. so you get your passport stamped by the french border guards because there is no longer free movement of people. you are an immigrant, a temporary immigrant, from outside the eu, coming into the eu. then you arrive at brussels train station and there is now a customs checkpoint at the end of the platform, with a green lane if you ve got nothing to declare, and a red lane if you ve got stuff to declare and some very kind of serious looking customs officers at the end of the platform. now no one cares about my slight little extra bit of friction in myjourney on the train but you imagine that replicat
issues. again, it does not feel like a breakthrough is imminent, it does not feel like today is really about putting all of the issues on the table and seeing if they can be worked out, it is more of an introductory chat between the two of them. my hunch is this will go on for a while. we might be talking about strikes for weeks, potentially months. the issues at the heart of this are pretty hard to resolve. thank you very much. in the latest episode of the newscast podcast, adam fleming and bbc political editor chris mason, address the christmas rail strikes with trade unionist mick lynch. to listen just search for newscast on bbc sounds. senior civil servants from multiple government departments are preparing to submit formal bullying complaints against the deputy prime minister, dominic raab. they want their claims to be looked at as part of an existing investigation into his conduct, which will also determine whether he used his private email address for government business. mr raa
now, finlay. they have such a nice relationship, lovely hearing them both talk together there. i think i am off to find a bit of breakfast, settle in the some of the moroccan fans, and perhaps in this market may be i can pick myself up an inflatable welsh dragon as well! good luck, i am very envious of your breakfast, that is one of my very favourite ever, check it is tomato and egg, basically, enjoy! it tomato and egg, basically, enjoy! if you are looking at the insights into the big issues. notjust the footballs and the results. for insights on the big issues at the world cup you can listen to the newscast podcast with adam fleming and bbc political editor, chris mason. we have some breaking news now. we have reports from the united states. a gunman has killed up to ten people in a walmart supermarket in the us state of virginia.