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Natural gas supplies from russia, in particular, and in a sensejust the fact russia, in particular, and in a sense just the fact that having an election, i think, is not ideal at this moment. with a functioning government at this critical moment, as i said, the budget, for example, will probably be delayed until next year and there's about 1% of gdp worth of european funding thatis gdp worth of european funding that is due at the end of the year which is now coming under threat. all of this adds to the rest when italy will enter a recession in the coming months. it's worth saying that italy is...

Well, hang on, let me stop you there because you said some important things and, if i may say so, the most fundamental point of all is your contention that the northern ireland protocol does notjeopardise the good friday agreement. but the good friday agreement, fundamentally, is about cooperation between the two different views within northern ireland of its future — that is the unionist view and the nationalist, republican view. the good friday agreement only works if both sides are brought on board, and right now, your protocol is rejected by the unionists. it's not... there is no unionis...

On northern ireland and a number of other issues, and the trade and cooperation agreement, which looks at the future. let's implement that in a goodwill spirit. oh, my goodness, that does sound so nice and your tone is so emollient. but the truth is, this is not working out at all. i'm just describing our attitude. well. . .yes, but let's explore whether that really is your attitude or whether that's just the public face for diplomatic purposes. because in the end, it really, at the moment, comes down to northern ireland. now, the uk government is quite clear they signed an agreement which inc...

All is your contention that the northern ireland protocol does notjeopardise the good friday agreement. but the good friday agreement, fundamentally, is about cooperation between the two different views within northern ireland of its future — that is the unionist view and the nationalist, republican view. the good friday agreement only works if both sides are brought on board, and right now, your protocol is rejected by the unionists. it's not... there is no unionist politician in northern ireland who accepts the protocol. it's not our protocol. it's the protocol agreed between the uk and th...

Agreed in two major agreements, the withdrawal agreement, which contains the protocol on northern ireland and a number of other issues, and the trade and cooperation agreement, which looks at the future. let's implement that in a goodwill spirit. oh, my goodness, that does sound so nice and your tone is so emollient. but the truth is, this is not working out at all. i'm just describing our attitude. well. . .yes, but let's explore whether that really is your attitude or whether that's just the public face for diplomatic purposes. because in the end, it really, at the moment, comes down to nort...