UK seeks to row back minister’s comments on Northern Ireland protocolAgriculture secretary says Biden is ‘wrong’ about protocol and is just listening to Ireland, EUWed Sept 22 2021 - 19:28
Starmer moves to change Labour system for selecting leaderProposal to abolish one-member, one-vote arrangement draws angry response from leftTue Sept 21 2021 - 18:23
UK gas supply issues will not see ‘lights going out’, business secretary Kwarteng saysBritish government accepts small suppliers could go bust due to high wholesale pricesMon Sept 20 2021 - 11:04
Political reshuffle reveals the truth about Johnson’s place on ideological spectrumLondon Letter: Possible return to imperial and Crown Stamp for beer pave the way forwardFri Sept 17 2021 - 01:00
Johnson appoints Belfast-born Conor Burns as Northern Ireland ministerPrime minister’s spokesman plays down Raab’s demotion by insisting new role is ‘crucial’Thu Sept 16 2021 - 20:25
No meaningful negotiating process to resolve NI protocol issues, says FrostBrexit minister outlines government plans to replace retained EU law such as GDPRThu Sept 16 2021 - 16:58
Reshuffle exposes emptiness of Johnson’s vision for BritainRaab the biggest loser while Gove remains the most indispensable figure in governmentWed Sept 15 2021 - 20:30
Johnson demotes Raab and sacks three cabinet ministers in reshuffleLiz Truss takes over at foreign office while Buckland, Jenrick and former education secretary Williamson are oustedWed Sept 15 2021 - 19:30
Johnson relying on booster vaccines for over-50s to avoid further lockdownsGovernment has abandoned many of the levers used in other European countries to control the spread of the virusTue Sept 14 2021 - 21:05
Britain to roll out booster vaccines to over-50s as part of winter Covid planProgramme is the centrepiece of a plan to limit the spread of the virusTue Sept 14 2021 - 19:47
Britain delays implementation of post-Brexit trade controlsMove gives Irish exporters to Britain more time to prepare to comply with new regulationsTue Sept 14 2021 - 11:49
Johnson to outline UK’s Covid winter plan as younger teens to be offered vaccineLabour says jabs must be rolled out quickly to avoid further disruption in schoolsMon Sept 13 2021 - 19:09
Ireland shows independence can work, Sturgeon tells SNP conferenceScotland’s first minister warns that Johnson’s government will use Brexit to weaken case for independenceMon Sept 13 2021 - 17:20
Tory revolt curbed as Johnson’s £12bn tax deal passedUK prime minister claims increase will tackle NHS waiting lists and fund social careWed Sept 08 2021 - 21:22
Johnson breaks tax pledge with £12bn hike for healthcareBritain’s workers to pay 1.25% more national insurance to fund NHS and social careTue Sept 07 2021 - 21:02
Boris Johnson pulls off difficult manoeuvre with plan to raise taxesDark threats from Tory MPs fade away amid rumours of cabinet reshuffleTue Sept 07 2021 - 20:40
Brussels and London determined to avoid drama as grace period extendedCalm response to Britain’s unilateral Northern Ireland protocol deadline extensionMon Sept 06 2021 - 20:48
British government rolls over Brexit protocol grace periodMove comes as Brexit minister David Frost looks to secure concessions from BrusselsMon Sept 06 2021 - 20:14
Call for solution to protocol tensions in open letter to UK and EUBritain’s Brexit minister says proposals to EU aim to find ‘new balance’ in agreementMon Sept 06 2021 - 01:16
Northern Ireland protocol: Frost’s tough talk can’t conceal Britain’s weak positionAnalysis: Stage is set for a fresh instalment of the Brexit drama as Britain stands firm. Or perhaps notSun Sept 05 2021 - 19:03
Amnesty proposal and NI protocol ‘troubling’ to Anglo-Irish relations, Martin saysTaoiseach says EU and UK must work to ensure post-Brexit friction does not derail StormontFri Sept 03 2021 - 21:46
Dreary steeples of North protocol set to emerge again after summer news stories subsideLondon Letter: Frost avoids using the word renegotiation and stresses desire for agreed solutionFri Sept 03 2021 - 01:00
Britain still committed to Afghanistan, says Dominic RaabBritain prepared to engage with Taliban to ensure safe passage for people out of restive stateThu Sept 02 2021 - 19:54
Afghanistan chaos upends UK’s post-Brexit foreign policyBritain’s dismissal by US and EU allies may be more harmful than Dominic Raab’s woesWed Sept 01 2021 - 20:50
Raab blames British intelligence services for Afghanistan evacuation failingsForeign minister says shared belief was that Kabul would not fall to the Taliban until next yearWed Sept 01 2021 - 19:50
Raab defends Afghanistan evacuation ahead of Westminster grillingUK foreign secretary blames home office and ministry of defence for operational shortcomingsTue Aug 31 2021 - 17:55
First night of Proms sees London get into its post-pandemic grooveLondon Letter: Two weeks after ‘Freedom Day’ and there’s optimism in the airFri Jul 30 2021 - 02:00
Top medical officer says vaccines have prevented 60,000 deaths in EnglandJohnson’s government steps up effort to encourage more young people to get vaccinatedThu Jul 29 2021 - 20:59
Lords committee urges Britain and EU to resolve differences over NI protocolNew cross-party group calls for negotiation and accuses both sides of lack of flexibilityThu Jul 29 2021 - 01:01
UK hopes to reset relationship with Germany after forever misjudging MerkelJohnson will hope to reopen the Northern Ireland protocol with her successorWed Jul 28 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus: UK records sixth consecutive fall in daily case numbersDowning Street warns decrease in figures could be reversed as impact of reopening feltMon Jul 26 2021 - 19:10
The world looks on as England rolls the dice with its reopening gambleHigh number of close contacts still having to self-isolate after nearly all restrictions liftedSat Jul 24 2021 - 06:00
Blame-gaming and rubbishing still the order of the day for UK establishmentLondon Letter: Cummings and Frost refuse to take responsibility in dramatic fashionFri Jul 23 2021 - 01:00
Brexit: EU ‘will not renegotiate’ Northern Ireland protocol as UK demands changesBritish government seeks ‘standstill’ period and significant amendments to protocolWed Jul 21 2021 - 20:40
Britain’s demand on NI protocol is audacious and certain to be rejectedAnalysis: Johnson hopes taking Article 16 threat away will create space for negotiationWed Jul 21 2021 - 19:29
UK seeks renegotiation to eliminate most NI protocol checksProposals aim to alleviate ongoing disruption to lives in North, says Brexit ministerWed Jul 21 2021 - 17:29
British government to seek several changes to operation of Northern Ireland protocolMinisters to outline new proposals on trade between Britain and the North at WestminsterWed Jul 21 2021 - 04:24
Johnson tells Martin EU must show ‘pragmatism’ on protocolUS urges Britain, EU to negotiate within ‘existing mechanisms’ of Brexit agreementTue Jul 20 2021 - 20:46
Over a million pupils in England out of school because of coronavirusMixed messages from government over need to self-isolate if ‘pinged’ by Covid tracker appTue Jul 20 2021 - 18:27
Dominic Cummings says he’s not certain Brexit was a good ideaArchitect of Vote Leave campaign says anyone sure on issues like Brexit has ‘a screw loose’Tue Jul 20 2021 - 18:11
Freedom Day rings false with surging illness and million-plus self-isolatingJohnson and Sunak just two more cases as app ‘pingdemic’ alerts potentially infectedMon Jul 19 2021 - 21:18
Workers in key sectors to be exempted from UK self-isolation rulesStaff shortages a growing problem as case numbers soar and legal restrictions are relaxedMon Jul 19 2021 - 19:58
Johnson struggles to add substance to his ‘levelling up’ rhetoricLondon Letter: ‘Big speech’ in Coventry proves a damp squib as PM offers mere ‘skeleton of a plan’Fri Jul 16 2021 - 01:00
DUP will not support NI protocol overhaul unless checks on goods crossing Irish Sea removedBritain’s proposals for changing way protocol is implemented to be outlined next weekThu Jul 15 2021 - 23:07
Johnson calls for towns/counties to gain more powers to spread wealth from LondonPrime minister says the worst of the pandemic is probably overThu Jul 15 2021 - 20:05
PSNI to be barred from investigating Troubles killings under UK government planVictims groups and Irish Government criticise proposed amnesty announced by Brandon LewisWed Jul 14 2021 - 21:49
Johnson says those who racially abuse England players online face stadium banStarmer says PM has refused ‘time and time again’ to condemn those who boo anti-racism gesturesWed Jul 14 2021 - 19:50
Tory backbench revolt against cuts to international aid failsTheresa May and Jeremy Hunt among veteran Tories to vote against governmentTue Jul 13 2021 - 21:49
Colum Eastwood uses parliamentary privilege to name Soldier FThe soldier has been accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972Tue Jul 13 2021 - 20:05
Boris Johnson seeks moral high ground despite pivotal role in divisive culture warPrime minister’s refusal to condemn those who booed players taking knee helped facilitate ugly racismTue Jul 13 2021 - 06:00
