Johnson calculating Biden will put ‘special relationship’ before Belfast AgreementUnderestimating US president may prove costlyWed Jun 09 2021 - 19:47
Patience with UK wearing ‘very thin’, says Sefcovic after Brexit talks end with no resultMichelle O’Neill calls on UK government to honour commitments on protocolWed Jun 09 2021 - 18:09
Frost and Sevcovic to meet amid mounting NI protocol crisisLondon wants more flexibility from EU on goods checks as Biden expected to interveneTue Jun 08 2021 - 22:30
EU warns patience is wearing thin on UK’s approach to NI protocol‘The EU has no intention of letting the UK wriggle out of what it signed up to, so we should expect UK/EU relations to get worse before they get better’Mon Jun 07 2021 - 22:12
Global tax rate: Ireland could lose €2bn a year under proposed reforms, says DonohoeG7 backs 15% corporate tax rate in move which threatens Ireland’s 12.5% rateSun Jun 06 2021 - 12:37
HIV/Aids 40 years on: ‘Almost everyone I knew who died was in their 20s or early 30s’Often parents discovered their son was gay the same day they learned he was dyingSat Jun 05 2021 - 06:00
EU could retaliate against Britain over protocol, Coveney warnsMinister says status quo not sustainable as some states advocate possibility of tariffsThu Jun 03 2021 - 21:31
Education recovery commissioner’s exit latest sign Johnson deaf to public moodLondon Letter: Rejection of Collins’s funds plea over lost learning sparked resignationThu Jun 03 2021 - 20:23
Spread of Delta variant casts doubt on UK plan to remove restrictions on June 21stGovernment’s former chief scientific adviser says Britain is in ‘a perilous moment’Tue Jun 01 2021 - 20:43
Cummings’s revenge plot on Johnson could hatch into terminal mistrustLondon Letter: Even if voters don’t care, the explosive allegations could damage the PMThu May 27 2021 - 20:30
Hancock rejects Cummings’s ‘unsubstantiated’ attacks on his honestyUK health secretary avoids answering question on testing of patients before their dischargeThu May 27 2021 - 19:24
Boris Johnson’s Covid response led to thousands of unnecessary deaths, Cummings saysEx-chief adviser condemns British PM in blistering appearance before committeeThu May 27 2021 - 01:00
Damning words: what Dominic Cummings told Covid inquiryBoris Johnson was ‘like a shopping trolley, just smashing around from one side to the other’Wed May 26 2021 - 18:17
Cummings says tens of thousands died from UK Covid failuresFormer adviser to Boris Johnson tells inquiry that prime minister is unfit for officeWed May 26 2021 - 18:02
Merciless Cummings leaves stage littered with bodiesAnalysis: MPs hear story of government dysfunction that caused tens of thousands of unnecessary deathsWed May 26 2021 - 17:52
Calling a Border poll without clear plan would be unwise, experts warnYears of acrimony over Brexit highlight the dangers of referendums, say expertsWed May 26 2021 - 00:01
Cummings expected to blame Johnson for Britain’s high pandemic death tollDowning Street braced for prime minister’s former chief adviser’s evidence before parliamentary select committeeTue May 25 2021 - 20:29
Bashir interview scandal sparks BBC review of editorial practicesBroadcaster’s whistleblowing processes and rehiring of journalist to be scutinisedMon May 24 2021 - 19:13
Australian trade deal may be template for other post-Brexit agreementsLondon Letter: Farmers in the UK have warned about the impact of granting tariff-free access to the country’s meat exportersThu May 20 2021 - 21:00
Gove calls on MPs to consider the benefits of the Northern Ireland protocolCabinet office minister stresses European Union’s responsibility to help deal with “significant challenges” the measure posesThu May 20 2021 - 20:15
Johnson apologises to Ballymurphy families in House of CommonsRelatives again critical of British prime minister for shortcomings in statementWed May 19 2021 - 20:33
‘Increasing confidence’ vaccines work against Indian variantVigilance and responsibilty key as curbs replaced with protection, Hancock saysWed May 19 2021 - 19:45
Loyalists tell Westminster committee of community anger over protocol‘I am not sure if and when violence will be the answer. I am just saying that I wouldn’t rule it off the table’Wed May 19 2021 - 16:01
NI protocol to keep UK-EU relationship ‘a bit bumpy’, says FrostBritish minister insists London seeking ‘calm and stability in Northern Ireland’Tue May 18 2021 - 20:06
NI protocol: EU talks have not dealt with key issue, says FrostBritish minister blames bloc’s member states for lack of progress on the issueMon May 17 2021 - 21:19
England’s indoor bars and restaurants reopen despite Indian variant concernsHealth secretary blames vaccine hesitancy for rise in coronavirus cases in LancashireMon May 17 2021 - 20:25
Dublin alarm at Britain’s Brexit chief’s NI protocol manoeuvringDavid Frost’s sabre rattling comes as DUP signal a more realistic approach to protocolMon May 17 2021 - 19:02
Taoiseach and British PM remain divided on major issues after summitLeaders agree to meet again ‘before summer recess’ following Chequers summitSat May 15 2021 - 01:00
Johnson warns Indian variant could derail plans to fully lift Covid restrictionsLabour’s Jonathan Ashworth blames government delay for surge in casesFri May 14 2021 - 19:43
Martin warns Johnson: No unilateral move offering amnesty to British soldiersLeaders ‘reflected’ on coroner’s report into the Ballymurphy massacre published this weekFri May 14 2021 - 18:26
A decade after queen’s visit, where are Anglo-Irish relations heading?Brexit drove wedge between Dublin and London and left both sides feeling betrayedFri May 14 2021 - 16:04
Johnson will hope Martin can help persuade EU on protocol changesMeeting takes place amid tensions over amnesty proposal, clumsy Ballymurphy apologyFri May 14 2021 - 05:03
NI protocol and Troubles issues to dominate summit talks between Taoiseach and JohnsonHopes that face-to-face meeting could rebuild trust between two governmentsThu May 13 2021 - 22:49
David Cameron defends lobbying ministers on behalf of finance companyFormer British leader declines to say under questioning by MPs how much he was paidThu May 13 2021 - 21:18
Keir Starmer has lessons to learn from Biden’s bold coalitionLondon Letter: Leader’s handling of Rayner, cabinet reshuffle raise questions on political judgmentThu May 13 2021 - 20:07
Public inquiry into British government’s handling of pandemic to be next spring‘State has an obligation to examine its actions as rigorously and candidly as possible’ – JohnsonWed May 12 2021 - 20:48
British government backtracks on amnesty for Troubles crimesQueen’s speech outlining legislative programme signals change of approachTue May 11 2021 - 20:47
NI protocol ‘not sustainable for long’, says UK cabinet ministerDavid Frost, who negotiated the protocol, says UK will ‘consider all options’Tue May 11 2021 - 20:19
Johnson capturing the most fertile political terrain so he can limit Labour’s optionsGovernment programme full of popular proposals to ‘build back better’, with more money for adult education and transportTue May 11 2021 - 19:30
Boris Johnson promises inquiry into UK response to pandemicBritain has suffered worst death toll in Europe but enjoyed fastest vaccine rolloutTue May 11 2021 - 17:28
Boris Johnson confirms major easing of England’s restrictionsPrime minister urges caution as theatres, cinemas and indoor hospitality reopensMon May 10 2021 - 20:51
Starmer seeks to build bridges with Rayner and calm Labour nervesParty leader says blame for poor election rests with him after rancorous weekendMon May 10 2021 - 20:12
UK Elections: Starmer faces furious backlash following Labour lossesParty leadership in chaos as chief whip sacked in shadow cabinet reshuffleMon May 10 2021 - 01:00
Labour’s setback becomes a crisis as Starmer’s leadership in questionTreatment of Angela Rayner after poor election performance puts judgment in spotlightSun May 09 2021 - 22:38
Scotland to legislate for independence referendum, Sturgeon tells JohnsonSNP wins 64 seats in parliament, which with Greens has its biggest ever independence majoritySun May 09 2021 - 20:02
Britain’s elections: The key details from voting in England, Scotland and WalesConservatives make gains in local elections and Edinburgh gets big independence boostSun May 09 2021 - 19:43
Conservatives make big gains in English local elections as Labour suffersStarmer criticised as Tories win Hartlepool byelection while SNP doing well in ScotlandFri May 07 2021 - 20:10
Boris Johnson should enjoy byelection win – there may be less good news aheadKeir Starmers’s tactical mistakes contribute to Labour’s crushing defeat in HartlepoolFri May 07 2021 - 11:05
Government anger over UK plans to grant amnesty for crimes committed during the TroublesSimon Coveney warns Britain against ‘unilateral’ action on North legacy issuesFri May 07 2021 - 01:00
Ruff play off Jersey as property developer sets sail to confront the FrenchLondon Letter: Britain often embarks on reckless assaults against the EU, only to complain about unfairness when Europe strikes backThu May 06 2021 - 21:30
