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
Boris Johnson vows to defeat coronavirus and build ‘New Jerusalem’PM denies illness left him weak and unfocused in speech to Conservative party conferenceTue Oct 06 2020 - 17:05
Coronavirus: UK investigates data error that left 16,000 cases unreportedError means contacts went untraced for days and case trajectory is far higher than thoughtMon Oct 05 2020 - 20:05
Scottish National Party MP’s actions subject of police inquiryMargaret Ferrier resists call to resign after travel with Covid-19 symptoms and diagnosisFri Oct 02 2020 - 19:38
Brexit: Von der Leyen meeting will be no walk in the park for JohnsonFisheries and level playing field two sticking points on Britain’s path to negotiating ‘tunnel’Fri Oct 02 2020 - 19:31
Covid-19: Mounting criticism in England of 10pm curfew for bars and restaurantsPandemic growth rate slowing since new measures introduced, says health secretaryThu Oct 01 2020 - 20:52
Pondering the end of everything as Covid curbs bite in LondonItalian restaurant and its regulars on edge of despair in shadow of WestminsterThu Oct 01 2020 - 20:00
Coronavirus out of control in Britain, chief scientific adviser admits‘Things are heading in the wrong direction,’ says Vallance as 71 further deaths announcedWed Sept 30 2020 - 18:41
Brexit: UK to pilot second Bill overriding withdrawal agreementChanges flagged by Brandon Lewis for goods movements into North from Great BritainWed Sept 30 2020 - 17:24
UK’s Internal Market Bill passes all stages as backbench rebellion collapsesEU has warned it will not agree a free-trade deal unless Bill’s treaty-breaking clauses removedTue Sept 29 2020 - 21:50
Boris Johnson under pressure to give MPs a vote on Covid-19 restraintsDoubts emerge over Tory plan after prime minister delivers confused response on virus measuresTue Sept 29 2020 - 19:59
Northeast of England faces tighter restrictions as Covid cases riseStrong group of critics ahead of MP vote on renewal of powers vested in UK governmentMon Sept 28 2020 - 20:03
State aid looms as key sticking point in week crucial to Brexit outcomeRisk for Ireland trade deal could be given priority over NI protocol implementationSun Sept 27 2020 - 18:00
Sunak unveils new wage subsidy scheme aimed at ‘viable’ jobsLondon signals tax hike for Covid-19 measure with future return to ‘nimble and agile’ stateThu Sept 24 2020 - 19:04
London Letter: Sunak basks in gratitude as he shows his command of detailIt may be a time of uncertainty but Jono Edwards at the Junction Bar is very happyThu Sept 24 2020 - 12:39
Irish hauliers say they will be ‘between a rock and a hard place’ post-BrexitUK government warns of possible queues of 7,000 lorries in the port of Dover, and two-day delays to cross to continental EuropeThu Sept 24 2020 - 00:51
Gove says ‘Kent access permit’ will be needed to avoid lorry congestionHaulage representatives criticise government’s lack of preparation for looming changesWed Sept 23 2020 - 18:31
Johnson promises ‘massive package’ of support for struggling economyPrime minister defends his assertion that testing and tracing did not affect spread of coronavirusWed Sept 23 2020 - 17:45
Brexit: Law-breaking UK legislation moves one step closer to enactmentChange introduced to give MPs a vote before any treaty-breaking clauses are triggeredTue Sept 22 2020 - 21:18
Britain at ‘perilous turning point’ as new restrictions rolled outPub hours, fines and home working among strategies to fight Covid-19 resurgenceTue Sept 22 2020 - 20:49
Coronavirus: Support but little enthusiasm for Johnson’s six-month clampdownMPs fear prime minister could make same mistakes as he did early in the pandemicTue Sept 22 2020 - 20:26
Bars and restaurants in England to close at 10pm under new restrictionsExperts warn Covid cases are doubling every seven days in England, and could reach 50,000 a day by the middle of OctoberMon Sept 21 2020 - 22:36
May to vote against Bill permitting Britain to break international lawBill would weaken trust in London and cut NI willingness to stay in UK, says former PMMon Sept 21 2020 - 21:40
Doubling of UK Covid-19 cases sparks scientific experts’ warning‘Seasons against us’ as revolt brews among Tory MPs over Johnson’s six months of curbsMon Sept 21 2020 - 20:36
Coronavirus: Second wave in the UK ‘inevitable’, warns JohnsonBritish government considering two-week lockdown after 4,322 new cases confirmedFri Sept 18 2020 - 20:32
Ex-Tory leader Michael Howard not voting for contentious BillLeading Brexiteer and peer shuns proposed compromise, saying changes not enoughThu Sept 17 2020 - 21:28
English ‘chumocracy’: Boozy weekends and class disdain with the CameronsLondon Letter: David Cameron has been embarrassed by a book about his inner circleThu Sept 17 2020 - 21:25
