Grace period needed to implement NI protocol, say business leaders‘Northern Ireland’s business community will not be ready for January 1st, quite simply’Wed Nov 18 2020 - 20:25
Leftwingers angry at Starmer’s decision not to restore Labour whip to CorbynStarmer claims Corbyn’s actions undermine Labour’s ‘ability to tackle anti-Semitism’Wed Nov 18 2020 - 20:17
PM’s ‘green industrial revolution’ to support great many jobsJohnson seeks to calm Downing Street chaos and make investment in midlands and northTue Nov 17 2020 - 22:30
Johnson’s idle musing on devolution may come back to haunt himScottish independence likely to replace Brexit as Britain’s major constitutional issueTue Nov 17 2020 - 21:34
Brexit talks creating ‘tremendous uncertainty’ in NI, says Bill ClintonPSNI warns gangs could exploit the Border for human trafficking after transition periodTue Nov 17 2020 - 20:39
Boris Johnson and 11 other Conservative MPs self-isolatingMove comes after infected MP attended meeting with PM in Downing StreetMon Nov 16 2020 - 19:42
North’s ports will find it ‘very challenging’ to be ready for Brexit changesHouse of Lords committee told the UK government has not made some crucial decisions about new port infrastructureMon Nov 16 2020 - 16:28
Ireland to open new consular office in Manchester to help cope with BrexitCoveney announces plan ahead of virtual Dublin visit by Manchester and Liverpool mayorsSun Nov 15 2020 - 23:00
Downing Street drama shows ‘weakness’ of Boris Johnson, former FT editor saysPrime minister ‘not a natural leader’, says Lionel Barber, as Cummings and Cain exitSat Nov 14 2020 - 05:01
Swift departure of Cummings signals Johnson’s intentPrime minister bids to reset his government and mend fences with unhappy Tory backbenchersFri Nov 13 2020 - 21:10
Dominic Cummings: Johnson’s top adviser quits after losing power strugglePM reportedly tells Cummings and other ex-aide Lee Cain their presence is unwelcomeFri Nov 13 2020 - 20:06
Dominic Cummings’s grip weakens as war breaks out for Johnson’s earDrama surrounding PM’s advisers suggests a possible move away from national populismThu Nov 12 2020 - 21:32
Johnson aide’s resignation raises doubts about future of CummingsFormer senior figure in Vote Leave Lee Cain steps down after Johnson rescinds job offerThu Nov 12 2020 - 21:20
Tony Blair on Biden, post-Brexit and getting ‘back to the real world’London Letter: Ex-PM warns of US concern for Bill and Britain as former great powerThu Nov 12 2020 - 20:00
Johnson suffers heavy defeat in House of Lords over Internal Market BillPeers vote to remove clauses that would allow ministers to disapply parts of North protocolMon Nov 09 2020 - 23:35
Treaty-breaking clauses have become a trap that has left Johnson weakerAnalysis: as the cost to Britain of a no-deal rises, the EU can hold firm in coming days on the price of reaching oneMon Nov 09 2020 - 22:26
Brexit: Johnson rules out changing ‘law-breaking’ Bill after Biden victoryPM insists Bill will uphold Belfast Agreement and says trade deal within reachSun Nov 08 2020 - 16:52
‘The cleverest man in Britain’ on why England should resist lockdownEngland’s mostly popular lockdown has its critics, none more eloquent than Jonathan SumptionSun Nov 08 2020 - 06:00
Johnson faces a difficult challenge in establishing trust with BidenAnalysis: Democrat once described UK PM as ‘a physical and emotional clone’ of TrumpSat Nov 07 2020 - 05:01
Flawed worst-case Covid-19 graph defended by JohnsonUK statistics office says infections rising while rate of increase shows signs of slowingFri Nov 06 2020 - 19:54
Covid-19: Taoiseach calls for more co-ordinated British-Irish responseGovernments should agree on right level of restrictions to ‘protect lives and livelihoods’Fri Nov 06 2020 - 14:29
Johnson promises ‘as normal a Christmas as possible’ as England enters lockdown‘Serious’ second wave of Covid-19 has left more than 11,000 hospitalised across countryThu Nov 05 2020 - 21:46
The Ballad of Corona V: Covid-19 personified in a gripping stage playLondon Letter: Production staged by charity founded by the play’s director Maggie NorrisThu Nov 05 2020 - 21:10
Coronavirus: 50 Tory MPs rebel against Boris Johnson’s lockdownTheresa May among the Conservatives to vote against or abstain on Covid-19 measuresWed Nov 04 2020 - 19:49
English hospitals cancel non-urgent procedures due to Covid-19Soaring admissions challenge NHS as country poises for four-week lockdownTue Nov 03 2020 - 18:42
Liverpool mass-testing seen as pilot scheme in fight against Covid-19Boris Johnson moves to quell Tory revolt by pledging end to lockdown on December 2ndTue Nov 03 2020 - 00:00
Johnson’s lockdown U-turn further weakens his leadershipBritish MP scolded for Covid-19 failure by Labour leader as Farage reformulates partyMon Nov 02 2020 - 21:05
Boris Johnson admits UK’s test-and-trace system must improveOnly 15% of tests coming back within 24 hours and many close contacts not being reachedThu Oct 22 2020 - 20:06
Coronavirus exposes lack of power exerted by England’s regionsLondon Letter: Burnham stands up to capital and warns of north being pushed aroundThu Oct 22 2020 - 20:00
Johnson’s reputation in northern England further diminishedGovernment defeated Labour motion backing Rashford’s free meals call but the victory could prove pyrrhicWed Oct 21 2020 - 20:30
Manchester boroughs to receive £60m supports for local lockdownGovernment votes against Rashford's proposal for free meals during school holidaysWed Oct 21 2020 - 20:07
Coronavirus: Greater Manchester faces highest restrictions as talks failMayor Andy Burnham hits out at government after failure to agree financial supportTue Oct 20 2020 - 19:39
Brexit: UK government suffers heavy defeat over ‘law-breaking’ Bill in House of LordsPeers back by huge margin amendment saying Bill would ‘undermine the rule of law’Tue Oct 20 2020 - 19:08
Bill that overrides UK’s Brexit deal denounced in House of Lords‘The damage is to our standing in the world,’ says former chief justice Igor JudgeMon Oct 19 2020 - 20:47
Covid-19: Wales to begin two-week lockdown amid concern for over-60s in BritainTalks between British government and political leaders in Manchester fail to reach agreement about putting city into Tier 3Mon Oct 19 2020 - 20:18
EU agrees to intensify talks on post-Brexit dealUK says there has to be a ‘fundamental change of approach’Mon Oct 19 2020 - 18:52
Brexit negotiators to discuss structure of EU-UK trade negotiationsBarnier and Frost to speak by phone after claim by Downing Street that talks are overSun Oct 18 2020 - 22:30
Brussels confident post-Brexit trade deal is increasingly likelyTwo sides closer than ever on the substance despite London’s stance that ‘talks are over’Fri Oct 16 2020 - 21:00
Downing St accuses EU of ending trade talks by taking uncompromising positionDutch leader Rutte says negotiations should continue next week despite Johnson warning UK must prepare for no-deal outcomeFri Oct 16 2020 - 20:24
EU and British negotiators agree to continue trade talks next weekJohnson says there must be ‘fundamental change’ in EU’s approach to negotiations if no-deal is to be avoidedFri Oct 16 2020 - 19:56
Coronavirus: More than half of England under tighter restrictionsManchester mayor criticises ‘experimental’ lockdown strategy as city moved to Tier 3Thu Oct 15 2020 - 21:00
Boris Johnson caught between rock and hard place on lockdownLondon Letter: Polls show UK public eager to impose harsh restrictions to suppress virusThu Oct 15 2020 - 20:00
Boris Johnson repeats threat to walk away from EU talksUK PM expresses his disappointment more progress had not been madeWed Oct 14 2020 - 22:44
Wales to ban visitors from parts of England in new coronavirus rulesJohnson leaves door open to temporary lockdown as Starmer calls for ‘circuit breaker’Wed Oct 14 2020 - 18:29
Keir Starmer calls for ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown of two or three weeksLabour leader says the government has lost control of the virus, and is no longer following scientific adviceTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:38
Johnson adopts sombre tone to deliver gloomy prognosisPrime minister makes no bid to sweeten the pill as he announces new local lockdown measuresMon Oct 12 2020 - 21:15
Johnson outlines three-tier system of local lockdowns for EnglandLiverpool to be under the most severe Tier 3 Covid restrictions from WednesdayMon Oct 12 2020 - 20:27
Boris Johnson looks set for compromise on Brexit dealEuropean Council president Charles Michel says EU wants a deal ‘but not at any cost’Wed Oct 07 2020 - 20:29
Covid-19: Scottish bars and restaurants hit with further closures, restrictionsMeasures ‘intended to be short, sharp action’ to curb ‘worrying increase in infection’ – SturgeonWed Oct 07 2020 - 20:19
Boris Johnson indulges in make-believe with misfiring conference speechPM’s jokes in an empty room fall flat as he tries to pretend recent months never happenedTue Oct 06 2020 - 17:30
