with permission, mr speaker, i would like to make a seven on the northern ireland protocol. after weeks of negotiations, today we have made a decisive breakthrough. the windsor framework delivers free floating trade within the whole night kingdom. it protects northern ireland s place in our union and it safeguards sovereignty for the people of northern ireland. by achieving all this, it preserves the delicate balance inherent in the belfast good friday agreement. mr speaker, does what many said could not be done. removing thousands of pages of eu laws and making permanent weekly binding changes to the protocol treaty itself. that is the protocol treaty itself. that is the breakthrough we have made, those are the changes we will deliver, now is the time to move forward as one united kingdom. mr speaker, before i turn to the details, let us remind ourselves why this matters. it matters because at the heart of the belfast good friday agreement and the reason it has endured for a
prime minister rishi sunak is aiming to finalise a deal with brussels on post brexit northern ireland trade rules early this week some speculate as soon as tomorrow. government officials held talks with their counterparts in brussels on sunday in a bid to overcome some of the detail that is currrently unpallatable to some politicians in northern ireland. the so called northern ireland protocol has split political opinion since its inception in 2021. it is the trade deal that was agreed to ensure the free movement of goods across the irish land border after brexit. what do business leaders based in northern ireland think about these latest developments? joining me now is roger poland, head of the federation of small businesses northern ireland good to talk to you again. are you hopeful, are you with those who are domestic and think a deal could done this week? we are deal could done this week? - are hopeful of a deal being done this week and the last miles of the race are
this is the business stories from around the world, and i will try and pronounce that correctly in a let s start with a stark warning from the governor of the bank of england. andrew bailey has warned the uk and many other countries are facing apocalyptic food prices, due to supply problems caused by the war in ukraine. bailey warned inflation could hit 10% by the autumn, well above the central bank s 2% target. uk inflation is currently at 7%, which is its highest level in 30 years. another sign of the rising cost of living was shown at petrol pumps yesterday, with one litre of diesel costing £1.80, which is a record high. joining me now is swetha ramachandran, an investment manager at gam investments. thank you for being with us, we know that rising prices are a huge problem, but it really did underlinejust how bad huge problem, but it really did underline just how bad this could get without warning from the bank of england just yesterday. yes, indeed, and there are lots o
To Act On Migration now the issue is so divisive that some leaders such as hungarys Prime Minister are not going italys new Prime Minister decepticon threaten to cancel and only after a phone call and assurances from Uncle Americal did he change his mind delicate diplomacy. And not only here in europe the chancellor is currently visiting jordan and lebanon countries which are home to the worlds highest number of refugees per capita medical is expected to offer aid the hope is that stable and peaceful countries will be able to deal with refugees and theyll remain part of the solution and become part of the problem. Search for solutions to managing migration of course as letters of The Middle East she is in beirut tonight chief political editor. Is traveling with her good evening to you nic hello what is Uncle Americal offering on this trip and what is she expecting to get in return. The core really of what became known as the migration crisis. And also gives a bit of distance but we do