scotland and northern ireland chilly with sunshine from the word go. all the details later on in the programme. it s tuesday, 30th of january. our main story. the democratic unionist party says it s agreed a deal to restore the devolved government in northern ireland. the dup leader, sir jeffrey donaldson, said the proposals are subject to the westminster government passing laws to address concerns about post brexit trading arrangements. a warning this report from our ireland correspondent chris page includes some flashing images. as the democratic unionist party reached a pivot point, protesters tried to increase the pressure. more hard line unionists have been urging the dup not to agree a new deal to restore the devolved government. 130 party members took part in a meeting, which lasted more than five hours. but, early this morning, the leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, announced he had won support for a plan to bring back power sharing. i believe that with the faithful delive
west consul to bring ministers together and identify opportunities across all parts of the united kingdom and establish a new public body into trade uk to promote and facilitate trade within united kingdom, recognising that while international trade is important so too is the vital trade that occurs within our internal market. the financial package offered to the parties in september will be available to the incoming executive, already raised over £3 billion in funding to support northern ireland public services and provide a solid foundation for the executive to live a better outcome in the day to day lives of people in northern ireland. much of what i am announcing today is a result of a significant period of negotiations between the government and democratic union and his party led by sirjeffrey donaldson. i would also like to thank the political parties in northern ireland for the patients that have shown during this is the right deal for northern ireland and the right d
won t reverse the basic settlement between the uk and the eu. injust a moment we ll be talking live on the programme to the minister for trade and employment and the irish government but first let s get this report. after the protest came a political pivot and after that, a breakthrough in the early hours of this morning, nearly two years in the making. i believe that with the faithful delivery of this package of measures, hard work and dedication, we will be able to look back on this moment as the defining time when northern ireland s place within the union was safeguarded and our place within the united kingdom internal market was restored. over the coming period, we will work alongside others to build a thriving northern ireland, firmly within the union, for this and succeeding generations. unionists have been strongly opposed to trading arrangements which were brought in after brexit. northern ireland follows different rules to great britain, meaning there are checks on g
sirjeffrey donaldson, announced he had won support for a plan to bring back power sharing. i believe that with the faithful delivery of this package of measures, hard work and dedication, we will be able to look back on this moment as the defining time when northern ireland s place within the union was safeguarded and our place within the united kingdom internal market was restored. unionists have been strongly opposed to trading arrangements, which were brought in after brexit. northern ireland follows different rules to great britain, meaning there are checks on goods arriving here from england, scotland and wales. the dup has said that separates this part of the uk from the rest. it s been negotiating with westminster for measures to remove what it sees as economic barriers. the dup says the question of how quickly the devolved government will be restored will depend on when the uk government fulfils its commitments, particularly passing legislation. the northern ireland s
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