Almost entire population of England to be under most severe Covid restrictionsNew restrictions announced as Britain approves cheaper and easier to distribute AstraZeneca vaccineWed Dec 30 2020 - 21:09
Brexit deal set to be backed by MPs and peers at WestminsterDeal set to be passed with large majority as Conservative hardliners indicate supportTue Dec 29 2020 - 22:30
EU ambassadors give green light to Brexit trade deal with UKMPs and peers at Westminster to debate and vote on the agreement on WednesdayMon Dec 28 2020 - 17:47
Cabinet to discuss Brexit deal as sectors of economy face disruptionFisheries will ‘no doubt’ be negatively affected, while hauliers worry about delaysMon Dec 28 2020 - 01:00
Brexit: British government warns of bureaucratic hurdles despite trade dealBoris Johnson says he is confident hardline Brexiteers will vote for deal on WednesdayMon Dec 28 2020 - 00:01
Brexit deal marks only the start of complex talksRange of new bodies to oversee implementation of the agreementSun Dec 27 2020 - 21:07
Brexit agreement explainer: Who got whatAmong areas covered by deal are trade, services, fisheries, level playing field and securitySat Dec 26 2020 - 10:54
The year Boris Johnson became the sick man of Britain2020 in review: Dominic Cummings died politically, Johnson almost did in actualitySat Dec 26 2020 - 06:00
Brexit deal: Boris Johnson set to win Commons backingLabour leader Keir Starmer indicates party support for vote on pact in parliamentFri Dec 25 2020 - 22:38
Tory press and Conservative Brexiteers placated by dealNo chance of rejection in parliament as Labour pledge support for long-awaited pactFri Dec 25 2020 - 16:46
Deal hailed by Johnson contains opportunities for future disagreementsAnalysis: There is no chance that the deal will be rejected in next week’s Commons voteThu Dec 24 2020 - 18:43
Brexit deal ready to be launched as UK and EU agree final detailsSides agree on fisheries, level-playing-field guarantees and fulfilment of obligationsThu Dec 24 2020 - 06:00
UK and EU poised to seal Brexit trade dealJohnson and Von der Leyen are expected to announce agreementWed Dec 23 2020 - 22:35
Tougher restrictions to be extended in England as coronavirus cases soarBritain reports 40,000 new cases and 744 deaths – the highest daily figures since AprilWed Dec 23 2020 - 20:15
France to reopen border with UK but lorry drivers face Covid testsDrivers warned against entering Kent until queue of thousands of vehicles begins to clearTue Dec 22 2020 - 20:59
Brexit: Hopes fade for deal before Christmas but delay fraught with risk for JohnsonBritish PM might secure more fish by waiting but EU resolve could harden insteadTue Dec 22 2020 - 20:21
Brexit deal hangs in balance as EU rejects UK’s latest fish offerMichel Barnier says talks ‘really in crucial moment’ as January 1st deadline loomsTue Dec 22 2020 - 19:20
Prolonged French travel ban could disrupt Irish meat productionCommission to assess what categories of people can travel from Britain into the EUTue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
UK ports chaos concentrates minds on abyss of no-deal BrexitGood fisheries deal would allow Johnson to show flexibility on other outstanding issuesMon Dec 21 2020 - 20:40
Johnson hopeful freight movements will return to normal after talking to MacronLorries stuck at Dover, and supermarket chain warns there could be a shortage of fruit and vegetables if travel ban continuesMon Dec 21 2020 - 20:11
Starmer paints Labour devolution project as bid to prevent UK break-upLabour leader says party would oppose a second Scottish independence referendumMon Dec 21 2020 - 18:35
Covid-19: Little goodwill towards Boris Johnson after he cancels ChristmasPM comes under fire for switching from Santa to Scrooge with new restrictionsSun Dec 20 2020 - 20:26
London faces months of tough restrictions as new coronavirus strain spreadsJohnson under pressure to furnish clear exit strategy from cycle of Covid-19 lockdownsSun Dec 20 2020 - 20:15
Johnson unlikely to opt for no-deal Brexit because of fisheriesIssue important enough politically for PM to delay in hope of extracting more concessionsFri Dec 18 2020 - 20:00
Fisheries seen as remaining stumbling block to Brexit trade dealEuropean Parliament says it will not ratify a deal by the end of the year if it is reached any later than SundayThu Dec 17 2020 - 21:09
Business dinners off the table as Covid rules bite hardLondon Letter: Tory MP Tobias Ellwood is the latest public figure called to accountThu Dec 17 2020 - 20:14
Majority of people in England to live under strictest Covid-19 curbs from SaturdayMP says move will be ‘greeted with dismay’ in Greater Manchester as most areas are below average rateThu Dec 17 2020 - 16:23
Johnson draws back from cancelling easing of UK restrictions for ChristmasPM urges people to keep meetings shorter and smaller after warnings from expertsWed Dec 16 2020 - 19:10
Brexit: Downing Street dials down rhetoric about no-deal outcomeDecision to continue trade talks without new deadline seen as positive signal on dealMon Dec 14 2020 - 20:19
Brexit deal prospects improve as EU and UK agree to continue talksJohnson’s hard line on talks seen by some as a sign that he is preparing to do a dealMon Dec 14 2020 - 06:26
Boris Johnson has set his course for a Brexit trade dealNo amount of sham gunboat diplomacy can obscure where British PM’s interests lieMon Dec 14 2020 - 05:01
Dramatic shift in tone will persuade most that a Brexit trade deal is now on the cardsGunboat threat will adorn a likely post-deal narrative of Johnson’s toughnessSun Dec 13 2020 - 13:46
Final effort on Brexit deal amid growing pessimism over prospectsGovernment preparing special measures to support Irish food exportersSat Dec 12 2020 - 04:28
Downing Street says nothing new in EU’s reassurance on ‘ratchet clause’Brexit talks to continue until Sunday but Johnson calls a no-deal outcome ‘very, very likely’Fri Dec 11 2020 - 18:59
Brexit: Taoiseach appeals for compromise to secure trade dealDespite pessimism, Irish Government sources believe agreement is still possibleFri Dec 11 2020 - 01:02
Britain set to reject EU proposal to keep status quo on fisheries for 12 monthsKeir Starmer indicates if a deal comes before House of Commons, Labour will back itThu Dec 10 2020 - 21:20
Britain’s salvation fantasy shifts as it turns against BarnierLondon Letter: EU’s Brexit negotiator accused of inflexibility but London’s strategy is unwiseThu Dec 10 2020 - 18:26
Brexit: EU prepares for no-deal as sides remain 'far apart' and Sunday talks deadline setNo-deal Brexit contingency papers may be ‘on table in next 24 hours’ to avoid January chaosThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:15
Brexit: Gove tells MPs there will be no ‘EU mini-embassy’ in BelfastNorthern Ireland Affairs Committee hears there are likely to be delays at ports while new checking facilities are being builtWed Dec 09 2020 - 20:09
Taoiseach ‘on pessimistic side’ regarding Brexit trade dealEuropean Commission chief and British PM to meet as both sides struggle to avert failureWed Dec 09 2020 - 01:24
Gove to present details of deal with EU on Northern Ireland protocolMinister to tell MPs why government withdrew treaty-breaking clauses from BillTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:44
Brexit talks on a sticky wicket but no one is pulling up stumps yetRay of hope as key obstacle falls away ahead of Johnson’s meeting with von der LeyenTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:06
Britain becomes first country to administer coronavirus vaccineThose over 80 years are prioritised as doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine are administered at hospital hubsTue Dec 08 2020 - 19:24
Brexit: Johnson and von der Leyen to meet in bid to save talksCoveney warns mood is shifting from compromise to preparing for no-deal outcomeTue Dec 08 2020 - 06:34
Johnson and Von der Leyen can give Brexit talks fresh impetusAnalysis: Cutting out middlemen might help as Johnson faces momentous decisionMon Dec 07 2020 - 22:00
London to drop treaty-breaking clauses if NI protocol accord struckPotential move on Internal Market and tax Bills ‘the grinding wheels of the climbdown’Mon Dec 07 2020 - 21:34
Brexit: Last push for trade deal as talks remain ‘very difficult’Fate of Irish economy in the balance as Taoiseach puts chances of success at ‘50-50’Mon Dec 07 2020 - 01:01
EU and UK will find it hardest to compromise on issue of level playing fieldCoveney indicates the EU is confident that treaty-breaking clauses will be removed before any deal is agreedSun Dec 06 2020 - 18:42
Johnson to seek MP vote that allows ministers renege on Brexit dealEnvironment secretary wants clauses restored ‘as an insurance policy for Britain’Sun Dec 06 2020 - 18:00
Analysis: After yet another talks impasse, what now for Brexit?Gaps on fisheries, level playing field and governance require high-level political interventionFri Dec 04 2020 - 21:47
