and customs union, particularly the single market, which ensures you have the same regulations as everywhere across the eu. that creates this problem, 0k, we re going to have a border but we don t want to border on the island of ireland, it could be a target for paramilitaries so the uk government essentially agreed to a seaboard up in the irish sea between northern ireland and the rest of uk. to a border in the irish sea. what that has meant is there has been new trade frictions which previously didn t exist, including with things potentially like sausages! so these talks are aimed at trying to sort of simplify the procedures because it is now more complicated because effectively, northern ireland remains inside the eu s single market. 50 remains inside the eu s single market. , ., ., market. so in terms of the talks toda , market. so in terms of the talks today. what market. so in terms of the talks today, what are market. so in terms of the talks today, what are they market