with the northern ireland protocol and post brexit trading arrangements are dealt with, so it s highly unlikely that scenario that process is going to happen here. of course thatis is going to happen here. of course that is very much the focus for brandon lewis as he begins these talks tomorrow with the parties. here is what he had to say a little earlier. it s notjust aboutjeffrey donaldson and the dup, if the eu do not show flexibility, we have always said we will take the action as the uk government to ensure that northern ireland s place in part of the internal market and protecting the good friday agreement is absolutely there. if the eu do not show flexibility, we have always said we will take the action as the uk government to ensure that northern ireland s place in part of the internal market and protecting the good friday agreement is absolutely there. dominic raab has also been asked about the election result and the possibility of ironing out the issues with the northern ire
as he begins these talks tomorrow with the parties. here is what he had to say a little earlier. it s notjust aboutjeffrey donaldson and the dup, resolving the protocol is about everybody in northern ireland, but i can be very clear. if the eu don t show flexibility, we ve always said, we will take the action we need to take as the uk government to ensure northern ireland s place in the uk internal market and protecting the good friday agreement is absolutely there. dominic raab has also been asked about the election result and the possibility of ironing out the issues with the northern ireland protocol, something the government in westminster will be focusing on no doubt in the days ahead. we ve had some constructive engagement from the eu, but not enough to solve the problem, and we have been very clear that we can t let matters lie there, we can t let matters rest there, so we will be taking further forward action. ultimately, nothing is off the table, but we need to fix the norther