In this new Federal Trust video Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the speech of President Macron to the European Parliament and its possible implications for relations between the UK and the European Union. They also discuss the likely outcome of the current negotiations on the Northern Ireland protocol and ask why the British government finds these negotiations so politically painful.

SPEAKERS:

Brendan Donnelly is the director of the Federal Trust and former Conservative MEP.

John Stevens is Chairman of the Federal Trust and former Conservative MEP.