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
Johnson urges caution as he confirms nearly all restrictions in England to easePM says government ‘expected and recommended’ face masks be worn in crowded indoor settingsMon Jul 12 2021 - 20:30
All in it Together: Excesses and venality of pre-Brexit BritainAlwyn Turner maps 21st century erosion of trust in elites of British politics and societyMon Jul 12 2021 - 06:00
What lay behind Frost and Lewis’s inflammatory article on the protocol?London is operating on the basis that there is no stomach in Europe for a fightSat Jul 10 2021 - 00:16
Coward and Mac Liammóir shared a secret, seldom-spoken languageLondon Letter: A new Noël Coward exhibition reminds us of carefully constructed, parallel livesThu Jul 08 2021 - 21:46
Britain to set out proposals to resolve NI protocol impasse, David Frost saysBrexit minister adopts more conciliatory tone than in Irish Times opinion articleThu Jul 08 2021 - 19:20
Irish nationals should have simpler path to British citizenship, MPs sayCommittee argues Irish-born people should have cheaper, easier naturalisation processWed Jul 07 2021 - 00:01
UK government announces end of classroom bubbles in EnglandEducation secretary says system is causing disruption to children; teachers’ unions criticise moveTue Jul 06 2021 - 19:02
Delta variant: Fears grow of 1,000 Covid-19 cases a day by July 19thFully vaccinated people ‘can have confidence in their vaccine’, Holohan saysTue Jul 06 2021 - 01:06
Boris Johnson again makes England a Covid outlier in EuropeAnalysis: Tory MPs are cheering now but will need strong nerves as infections and deaths riseMon Jul 05 2021 - 19:10
Covid 19: Johnson announces plan for full reopening in England from July 19thFace mask and social distancing rules to be abolished under plan to be confirmed next weekMon Jul 05 2021 - 18:31
Starmer’s surprise victory is one of ‘hope over hatred’George Galloway’s supporters face allegations of bringing toxic element to campaignFri Jul 02 2021 - 20:44
Labour’s byelection win could be turning point for StarmerKim Leadbeater’s win in Batley and Spen points towards path out of malaiseFri Jul 02 2021 - 20:40
Johnson and Merkel ‘optimistic’ progress can be made on protocolBritish threat of unilateral action hovers as UK and German leaders meet at ChequersFri Jul 02 2021 - 20:14
Johnson's attempt to woo Germany will fail if he doesn't show good faithLondon Letter: Britain and Germany seek to take giant leap from old enmityThu Jul 01 2021 - 22:30
EU agrees deal with Britain to extend grace period in ‘sausage war’European Commission announces easing of several aspects of NI protocolWed Jun 30 2021 - 18:37
Highest daily Covid-19 case number recorded in ScotlandSturgeon says rate of infections may be slowing and does not plan change to reopening timetableWed Jun 30 2021 - 15:14
England on course for full reopening on July 19th, says JohnsonThere were 22,868 new cases across the UK, the highest daily figure since JanuaryMon Jun 28 2021 - 18:47
Johnson has strengthened his cabinet by choosing Javid to replace HancockJohnson was reluctant to sack a minister over a personal indiscretion, but it became clear Conservative MPs were unwilling to back HancockSun Jun 27 2021 - 20:07
British government investigating Hancock CCTV footage leakUK health secretary resigned in wake of video showing him kissing aide in his officeSun Jun 27 2021 - 18:44
Matt Hancock to keep job despite ‘social distancing breach’Boris Johnson refuses to sack health secretary after picture emerges of him kissing an aideFri Jun 25 2021 - 18:41
London cuts its cloth to suit its measure as priorities rearrangedLondon Letter: Stripped-down city feels empty as tourists and office toilers stay awayThu Jun 24 2021 - 21:03
UK expands travel green list as citizens face fresh hurdles to travel in EUMacron joins Merkel in calling for an EU-wide quarantine requirement for visitors from BritainThu Jun 24 2021 - 20:54
More than a third of coronavirus patients in England experienced long Covid, study showsFindings come as government decides to allow officials to enter country for Euro 2020 gamesThu Jun 24 2021 - 00:01
EU expected to extend NI Protocol grace period on chilled meats, with caveatsNI Secretary says British have yet to agree EU terms for additional timeWed Jun 23 2021 - 17:48
