Senior Conservatives denounce NI protocol Bill as illegal under international lawEU representatives may no longer be interested in negotiating with UK government figures they believe may be about to be ousted, Theresa May warnsMon Jun 27 2022 - 20:19
Denis Staunton: This is a moment of real peril for Boris JohnsonResignation of Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden in wake of byelection defeats revives threat to PM’s leadershipFri Jun 24 2022 - 19:41
Johnson dismisses calls for resignation after double byelection defeat Liberal Democrats overturn a 24,000-plus majority to secure Tiverton and Honiton, while Labour takes WakefieldFri Jun 24 2022 - 19:28
Union leader Mick Lynch wins the admiration of millions by channelling James ConnollyLondon Letter: Son of Irish immigrant Mick Lynch repulses media assault with determined defence of train strikesThu Jun 23 2022 - 20:00
BA staff at Heathrow back summer strikes over payJohnson calls on 40,000 striking rail workers to end their strikesThu Jun 23 2022 - 19:22
Boris Johnson’s Bills designed to catch the eyes of right-wing MPs who control his fateAll but a handful of Conservative MPs will vote for laws to tear up NI protocol and ignore European Court of Human Rights rulingsWed Jun 22 2022 - 22:01
Bill to allow British ministers to ignore European Court of Human Rights rulings New legislation called Bill of Rights changes Human Rights Act making right claims harderWed Jun 22 2022 - 21:07
Wages for top judges and doctors will rise by more than €20,000 annually next monthRecession-era public pay cuts to be reversed after Government advised it is not legally possible to stall increasesWed Jun 22 2022 - 20:21
Downing Street does not rule out possibility Johnson considered wife for government jobsBritish government considering how to ensure oversight and scrutiny of ministerial interests following resignation of ethics adviserTue Jun 21 2022 - 19:44
Checks on goods from Britain to NI may be shelved before Protocol Bill becomes law, says DUP leader Inspections present problems for companies in Northern Ireland and consumers — Jeffrey DonaldsonTue Jun 21 2022 - 19:24
Rail union claims UK government blocking deal on strike actionBritain faces biggest rail strikes in 30 years after last-minute talks failMon Jun 20 2022 - 20:12
Johnson put ethics adviser in ‘impossible position’, letter statesChristopher Geidt steps down over British government’s plan to breach obligations under WTO rulesThu Jun 16 2022 - 19:32
‘I loved England. I still do. There is no other country that’s so tolerant and kind’London Letter: The sentiment was poignant given a Strasbourg court had just grounded a flight meant to transport asylum seekers to RwandaThu Jun 16 2022 - 19:00
Rwanda magic lantern show fails to hide problem at heart of UK governmentAnalysis: the Rwanda refugee scheme and the phoney war against the European Court of Human Rights are designed to shore up support for Johnson among his MPsWed Jun 15 2022 - 20:53
UK not ruling out quitting European rights convention after Rwanda flight groundedAttorney general says people in Britain would be ‘rightly frustrated’ that a Strasbourg court had intervened after British courts gave the go-ahead to the flights to RwandaWed Jun 15 2022 - 19:49
Britain accuses EU of undermining Belfast AgreementEuropean Commission launches two new infringement procedures against UKWed Jun 15 2022 - 19:02
European Commission to take legal action against UK over protocol BillJeffrey Donaldson shrugs off pressure from British government to restore StormontTue Jun 14 2022 - 20:02
Sturgeon cites Irish experience in fresh call for Scottish independenceFirst minister insists Holyrood parliament has indisputable mandate for second referendumTue Jun 14 2022 - 17:51
EU warns London protocol Bill could endanger wider trade dealBarely concealed anger in Dublin, as Coveney challenges Johnson’s claim that legislation is ‘no big deal’Mon Jun 13 2022 - 22:28
Protocol bill is more extreme and far-reaching than anticipatedThe legislation is so reckless in its scope that it should win the support of Conservative Eurosceptics in the European Research GroupMon Jun 13 2022 - 18:59
UK invokes doctrine of ‘necessity’ to renege on treatyLondon claims protocol puts strain on Northern Ireland institutions and ‘socio-political’ conditionsMon Jun 13 2022 - 18:40
UK publishes bill to override much of Northern Ireland protocolEuropean Commission said it is likely to recommence legal action against the UKMon Jun 13 2022 - 18:21
Boris Johnson to introduce protocol overrideUK government to risk a trade war with the European UnionMon Jun 13 2022 - 02:00
British government confirms move to introduce legislation to override NI protocolTory MPs who voted no confidence in Boris Johnson threaten to join Labour in voting against BillFri Jun 10 2022 - 19:00
Johnson facing battle with DUP and hardline Brexiteers over protocol Bill PM has rejected Conservative Eurosceptics’ calls for tougher legislation which would effectively scrap protocol’s measuresThu Jun 09 2022 - 21:00
Johnson’s plan to unilaterally override the protocol unlikely to achieve any of its aimsThe precise final form of next week’s bill is still anyone’s guessThu Jun 09 2022 - 20:19
Britain’s economic troubles force its politicians to think the previously unthinkable London Letter: Despite ebbing confidence in his leadership, the PM is not for turningThu Jun 09 2022 - 20:00
UK delays Bill to unilaterally scrap parts of NI protocolDisagreement emerges over form of legislation and concerns about DUP positionThu Jun 09 2022 - 01:00
Peaceful Commons belies turmoil over Northern Ireland protocolBill to replace the core of the protocol now delayed until next week as Johnson's government finalises its strategyWed Jun 08 2022 - 20:47
Donaldson accuses Dublin of being ‘tone deaf’ to unionists’ protocol concernsUK Bill to unilaterally set aside parts of agreement delayed by debate over its legality in internatonal lawWed Jun 08 2022 - 19:42
Johnson brushes off assertion he is ‘loathed’ by his own MPsUK prime minister defends record on NHS and economy following confidence voteWed Jun 08 2022 - 18:58
Johnson wants to ‘draw a line’ under confidence voteFormer Brexit minister David Frost says Johnson needs to change course to put his premiership back on trackTue Jun 07 2022 - 20:34
Johnson survives vote, but his authority suffers serious blowLabour leader says vote shows Conservative MPs are out of touch with public angerTue Jun 07 2022 - 06:00
Johnson left too little time to engage with wavering MPsGasps as no-confidence vote revealed PM won less backing than Theresa May in 2018Mon Jun 06 2022 - 22:47
Johnson badly wounded politically as he wins stay of execution Vote of confidence allows Johnson to continue in office but as head of increasingly ungovernable Conservative parliamentary partyMon Jun 06 2022 - 21:47
Johnson could face vote of no confidence as MPs return to WestminsterIf threshold has been reached, the secret ballot could come as early as WednesdaySun Jun 05 2022 - 21:00
Trust issues: Britain’s neighbours should get ready for troubleDenis Staunton: Give them an inch and they'll take a mile...Sat Jun 04 2022 - 06:00
Perception vs reality: How Ireland is marketed to tourists abroadWe focus on 'rip off' culture and queues at Dublin Airport, but foreign visitors are focused on other things, for now...Sat Jun 04 2022 - 06:00
Dublin Inquirer among winners at European Press Prize awardsLois Kapila and Laoise Neylon examined the financialisation of the housing market across EuropeThu Jun 02 2022 - 20:01
London Letter: Newspapers aren’t the only ghosts haunting an increasingly vacant Fleet StreetPress hub has fallen from being a hive of hack eccentricity and journalistic maxims into a bland urban zoneThu Jun 02 2022 - 20:00
Johnson says ‘responsible’ action is to stay in officeBritish PM could face vote of no confidence next week, but says it would be wrong to resignWed Jun 01 2022 - 18:58
Tony Blair Institute urges flexibility from EU and UK sides in NI protocol stand-offFormer British PM says ‘state of distrust’ is such that leaders rather than bureaucratic systems will need to settle disputeWed Jun 01 2022 - 00:01
More Tory MPs call for Johnson’s resignationBritish PM tells independent ethics adviser he does not believe he broke ministerial codeTue May 31 2022 - 20:01
Former UK attorney general joins calls for Boris Johnson to resignPotential for no-confidence vote grows over ‘lasting damage’ done by Downing Street partiesMon May 30 2022 - 20:07
Queen Elizabeth should use platinum jubilee as opportunity to announce retirementLifetime of service prompts celebrations of 70 years on the throne, but chance to make change should be grabbedSat May 28 2022 - 06:00
British ministers no longer to resign for ‘minor’ breaches of codeBoris Johnson ‘debasing principles of public life’ by rewriting rules, says Labour deputy leaderFri May 27 2022 - 19:29
Reimagined Agamemnon brings best of Irish talent to LondonLondon Letter: Girl on an Altar is an important new play by one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights Marina CarrThu May 26 2022 - 20:00
UK announces £5bn windfall tax on oil and gas firms in bid to tackle rising billsEvery household will receive £400 off their energy bill and households receiving social welfare benefits will qualify for a one-off £650 cost-of-living paymentThu May 26 2022 - 19:58
What’s in the Sue Gray report?Senior officials knew they were breaking the rules and boasted about getting away with it, report findsWed May 25 2022 - 18:43
Gray report teaches Boris Johnson a familiar lesson British PM learns again that the rules set for others do not apply to himWed May 25 2022 - 15:43
