Cop26: Stakes high for climate action as world powers gatherFriction with France casts pall over supposed showcase for PM’s vision of ‘Global Britain’Sun Oct 31 2021 - 18:55
Cop26 will need more than Boris boosterism to seal a meaningful dealAnxiety and caution surround one of the most important political meetings to save the planetSat Oct 30 2021 - 06:00
Sturgeon says governments in Edinburgh and London have worked together on Cop26‘We would be much more powerful as an independent country. Not least, we’d be sitting around the negotiating table at Cop26’Fri Oct 29 2021 - 22:00
Britain and France in standoff over fishing boat checks and landingsLondon claims breach of trade accord looms while PM refers to ‘impression of disharmony’Fri Oct 29 2021 - 19:37
Embassy musical event will show Dublin and London still in tuneLondon Letter: Other Voices amplifies interwoven musical world of Britain and IrelandThu Oct 28 2021 - 20:00
Britain condemns France’s ‘unjustified’ threat to block fishing boatsRow over access to waters around the Channel Islands escalatesThu Oct 28 2021 - 06:24
Sunak’s budget signals clear break with previous austerity policiesAnalysis: Chancellor makes clear that moral thrust of budget aligns with spirit of ThatcherWed Oct 27 2021 - 21:37
Troubles amnesty could breach human rights convention, MPs argueNorthern secretary Brandon Lewis says onus is on government to guarantee complianceWed Oct 27 2021 - 21:01
UK budget: £150bn extra in public spending as economy to grow faster than predictedExtra £1.6bn for public services and 2.5% rise in spending on infrastructure annually in NIWed Oct 27 2021 - 13:51
Frost says Britain’s problem with governance of protocol goes beyond role of ECJCall for Northern Secretary Brandon Lewis to bring forward Irish language legislationTue Oct 26 2021 - 18:45
Brexit: Frost warns EU proposals insufficient to prevent article 16Brexit minister set for more talks over protocol disagreements during coming weekMon Oct 25 2021 - 20:23
‘Anger and hate easiest way to grow on Facebook,’ says whistleblowerFrances Haugen: Firm’s social media ensured bullying followed children from schoolMon Oct 25 2021 - 20:03
EU cannot compromise on role of ECJ under NI protocol, Coveney saysClimate change and renewable energy discussed at inaugural Ireland-Wales ForumFri Oct 22 2021 - 23:13
Welsh first minister to meet Coveney in bid to strengthen tiesMark Drakeford says event an important milestone to discuss challenges and opportunities on tradeFri Oct 22 2021 - 01:09
London gets to grips with the ghost of a dead futureLondon Letter: Return to normal life leaves many feeling unhappy and let downThu Oct 21 2021 - 21:06
Johnson rules out face masks as UK’s daily Covid cases rise above 50,000Medical association accuses government of ‘wilful negligence’ in not bringing back restrictionsThu Oct 21 2021 - 21:04
David Frost defends handling of Northern Ireland protocol negotiationsBrexit minister hopes European Commission will go further than last week’s proposalsThu Oct 21 2021 - 17:44
British government using the North to try to gain advantage over EU, MPs toldAlliance leader Naomi Long says strained Anglo-Irish relations have left North feeling like ‘the child of a divorce’Wed Oct 20 2021 - 19:49
UK government rejects mandatory mask-wearing despite soaring Covid casesHealth secretary warns if enough people do not take up booster vaccinations and modify their behaviour restrictions could returnWed Oct 20 2021 - 19:30
Johnson unveils UK climate change strategy ahead of Cop26 summitMultifaceted plans ‘torpedoed’ by treasury and inadequate for crisis, Labour saysTue Oct 19 2021 - 19:28
Stilt-walkers and triangle players among warm memories of David AmessTributes to slain MP’s passion and promotion of Southend enliven CommonsMon Oct 18 2021 - 20:00
British PM leads tributes to ‘dedicated, passionate’ David AmessPolice holding 25-year-old suspected of stabbing MP to death last weekMon Oct 18 2021 - 19:08
British MPs could get police protection with constituents after Amess murderFatal stabbing of Tory backbencher prompts security review as suspect (25) in custodySun Oct 17 2021 - 18:43
British MPs’ security to be reviewed following fatal stabbing of Conservative David AmessConservative Party MP for Southend West attacked by man while meeting constituentsFri Oct 15 2021 - 21:53
David Puttnam rues ‘pig-ignorance’ of Ireland in British politicsFilm director says he is ‘embarassed’ by tone of debate as he announces retirement from LordsFri Oct 15 2021 - 18:00
Frost hailed for grit over protocol amid doubt as to sincerity in signingLondon Letter: ECJ oversight issue remains but EU poised for Britain’s possible next stepThu Oct 14 2021 - 21:14
Further talks on protocol scheduled for Brussels on FridayUK government says more work needed ‘to see if the gaps can be bridged’ after EU moveThu Oct 14 2021 - 19:16
Survivors of mother and baby homes to benefit from support for Irish in UKExtension of Digital Covid Travel Certificate intended to help with Christmas travelThu Oct 14 2021 - 16:15
NI protocol: Call for ‘serious’ engagement on EU proposalsUK government should work with European Union in pursuit of joint solution, says TaiseachThu Oct 14 2021 - 01:00
British government to study detail of EU Commission’s NI protocol proposalsElements of Britain’s proposals would require changes to the text of the protocolWed Oct 13 2021 - 20:22
Britain ramps up pressure for replacement of NI protocolEU has behaved badly towards Britain since Brexit, claims chief negotiator David FrostTue Oct 12 2021 - 19:56
Frost hardens rhetoric as he demands new version of NI protocolLatest British demands on Brexit ‘very hard to accept’, says VaradkarTue Oct 12 2021 - 17:24
Covid response ‘one of UK’s worst ever public health failures’, inquiry findsBereaved families call for public inquiry to be brought forward after cross-party reportTue Oct 12 2021 - 16:59
London and Brussels at loggerheads over ECJ role in protocolCoveney frustrated as Downing Street insists court enforcement of rules ‘a central issue’Tue Oct 12 2021 - 02:40
Industry leaders urge Johnson to stop his ministers bickering over gas situationLabour’s shadow chancellor accuses chancellor Rishi Sunak of being missing in actionMon Oct 11 2021 - 19:36
UK’s protocol demands dismissed as ‘ground covered a million times before’London continues to insist governance of NI protocol must change despite EU rebuffsMon Oct 11 2021 - 18:29
Former Northern secretary James Brokenshire dies aged 53Laders pay tribute to ‘nicest, kindest and most unassuming’ of politiciansFri Oct 08 2021 - 15:40
Exhibition of Anglo-Irish Treaty portraits marks centenary of talksLavery portraits of both sides on view at Irish Embassy in London – ‘The Art of Negotiation’Thu Oct 07 2021 - 20:00
British PM demonstrates dominance over Tory partyPM doubles down on interpretation of supply shortages as a sign of recoveryWed Oct 06 2021 - 19:53
Johnson denounces ‘know-nothing cancel culture’ in speech that delights Tory activistsPM tells party conference his government is first to have the ‘guts’ to tackle Britain’s problemsWed Oct 06 2021 - 18:31
Boris Johnson denies Britain is facing an economic crisisFarmers begin culling hundreds of healthy pigs because of unavailability of driversTue Oct 05 2021 - 23:15
Inquiry to look at police failures that allowed Everard’s killer to workWayne Couzens used his police ID to falsely arrest woman, rape and murder herTue Oct 05 2021 - 21:25
David Frost warns EU his Article 16 trigger finger is getting itchyBrexit minister’s conference speech was a hymn to a bright future – without NI protocolTue Oct 05 2021 - 00:17
UK ‘will need to act’ if EU fails to address NI concerns, Frost warnsUnionist party leaders say triggering Article 16 of Northern Ireland protocol would not resolve issuesMon Oct 04 2021 - 17:46
Johnson tells business leaders they have to deal with labour shortagesConservatives begin their party conference amid warnings of a cost of living crisis and fuel shortages continuing for monthsSun Oct 03 2021 - 16:59
Michel Barnier: ‘I told the truth and didn’t change the facts’The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator describes Brexit as a ‘lose-lose’ with the suffering greatest on the British sideSat Oct 02 2021 - 06:00
Poorest families could be forced to choose between heating and eatingLondon Letter: A cost-of-living crisis is looming and Sunak is ignoring the warningsThu Sept 30 2021 - 20:00
Police officer who raped and murdered Sarah Everard will die in jailJudge describes crimes of Wayne Couzens as ‘devastating, tragic and wholly brutal’Thu Sept 30 2021 - 19:40
Starmer wins internal party battle but he must find his voice on botched BrexitLabour conference was dominated by disputes within the party about rule changesThu Sept 30 2021 - 08:14
Starmer’s conference speech marks break with Labour’s leftParty leader heckled repeatedly but Sir Keir also received 17 standing ovationsWed Sept 29 2021 - 18:59
