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
UK’s issues with Brexit deal do not appear difficult to resolveThere is ample time to work out differences before the EU summit on October 15thWed Sept 16 2020 - 20:03
Brexit: Johnson agrees deal with Tory rebels on law-breaking BillPM promises MPs a vote before he reneges on parts of Brexit withdrawal agreementWed Sept 16 2020 - 18:50
‘Trumpite’ Boris Johnson wants EU to fail, former British diplomat saysEx-UK ambassador to EU Ivan Rogers says British PM no longer wants Brexit dealWed Sept 16 2020 - 11:00
Downing Street warns House of Lords against blocking controversial BillWilliam Hague joins criticism of legislation that would break international lawTue Sept 15 2020 - 19:29
Boris Johnson moves to quell Tory rebellion over controversial BillSajid Javid and former attorney general Geoffrey Cox join senior Tories opposing BillTue Sept 15 2020 - 01:00
Johnson’s Bill to breach Brexit deal passes first Commons voteBritish prime minister accuses the EU of not negotiating in good faithMon Sept 14 2020 - 22:56
Boris Johnson eviscerated by a ghost of Labour’s pastAnalysis: Ed Miliband delivers parliamentary tour de force in opposing PM’s Internal Market BillMon Sept 14 2020 - 21:18
London believes trade talks can advance despite plan to break international lawConservative backbench rebellion in the Commons not expected to be big enough to defeat Internal Market BillMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Boris Johnson faces Conservative backbench rebellion over new lawThe Bill will break international law by overriding parts of Brexit withdrawal dealMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Brexit: Johnson says breaking law needed to stop ‘foreign power’ splitting UKThree former Tory leaders and several senior MPs have warned against the moveFri Sept 11 2020 - 20:04
EU threatens legal action if UK does not withdraw treaty ‘violation’ by end of monthBrussels wants London to reverse plan that would tear up Brexit guarantees on NorthFri Sept 11 2020 - 00:38
Britain refuses to retract controversial Brexit withdrawal agreement BillEU expects letter and spirit of agreement and Northern Ireland protocol to be respectedThu Sept 10 2020 - 21:46
Boris Johnson’s Bill just another phony bargaining chipLondon Letter: Prime minister may be redeploying tedious combative campaign trickeryThu Sept 10 2020 - 20:24
Brexit: EU and UK relations nosedive amid fallout from Bill that breaks lawEU leaders voice concerns over legislation that will violate withdrawal dealThu Sept 10 2020 - 00:59
Johnson’s law-breaking Bill could yet get mired in the LordsDowning Street’s spin on legislation that overturns part of Brexit deal continues to shiftWed Sept 09 2020 - 19:09
Boris Johnson defends contentious Bill as necessary to protect peace in the NorthJohn Major warns of fallout from Bill, which UK admits will break international lawWed Sept 09 2020 - 18:42
Brexit trade deal hopes fade as Britain plans to renege on agreement with EUNorth secretary Brandon Lewis admits new internal markets Bill breaks international lawWed Sept 09 2020 - 01:20
Westminster sketch: Commons bewildered as Brandon Lewis drops bombshellWidespread shock as rule of law ‘beacon’ poised to breach Northern Ireland protocolTue Sept 08 2020 - 20:57
UK admits it intends to break international lawBritish legislation will override parts of the Northern Ireland protocol in the Brexit withdrawal agreementTue Sept 08 2020 - 20:30
London seeks to allay fears of plan to erode Brexit withdrawal pactIrish Government downplays reports as ‘sabre rattling’ ahead of resumed Brexit talksTue Sept 08 2020 - 04:00
London plays down significance of legislation affecting the NorthNews of the planned legislation coincides with fresh display of sabre-rattling by JohnsonMon Sept 07 2020 - 19:46
UK plays down impact of new Brexit Bill on Northern Ireland protocolBill includes provisions to circumscribe protocol’s influence on UK’s state aid policyMon Sept 07 2020 - 13:40
Government’s Brexit plan to warn on imports and exportsFirms trading or moving goods via UK will be affected whatever the outcome of talksMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:19
How would a federal UK affect a shared island of Ireland?‘Up until now, the English have barely distinguished between England and Great Britain’Mon Sept 07 2020 - 01:00
Brexit: Johnson puts six-week deadline on EU talksBritish PM threatens to walk away if no agreement before European Council meetingSun Sept 06 2020 - 22:31
Julian Assange: Liberals feted him, then hated himWikileaks founder, whose extradition case is due in court on Monday, has alienated his early supportersSat Sept 05 2020 - 05:00
In Brexit talks impasse, both sides consider life without dealState aid a major stumbling block as London insists topic has no place in accord with EUFri Sept 04 2020 - 20:13
Britain to ‘prosper mightily’ with or without free trade dealBoris Johnson’s confidence clashes with road haulage group’s warning of border chaosFri Sept 04 2020 - 19:20
Donning a hat and dark glasses, my friend slips out for morning coffeeLondon Letter: UK's quarantine rules are stricter than lockdown, but few are compliantThu Sept 03 2020 - 20:15
Boris Johnson’s directionless bluster makes Keir Starmer’s job easierBritish PM’s latest Commons performance will not lessen anxiety of Tory MPsWed Sept 02 2020 - 20:06
Johnson warns Tory MPs to prepare for ‘choppier waters’Chancellor Sunak says British government must take action to deal with ballooning public debt due to coronavirusWed Sept 02 2020 - 19:06
Boris Johnson defends Covid record after summer of U-turnsFigures fail to back up prime minister’s claim that people are returning to work in offices ‘in huge numbers’Tue Sept 01 2020 - 20:03
‘Tough times ahead’ controlling coronavirus, Johnson saysBritish PM looks to winter and 2022, urging people to help NHS by getting flu vaccineFri Jul 24 2020 - 18:40
After months of isolation, everyone’s dance card is filling upLondon Letter: It can feel as if life has returned to normal until conversation turns to the lockdownThu Jul 23 2020 - 20:20
Barnier says trade agreement unlikely between EU and UKEU’s chief Brexit negotiator claims there has been no progress on key issuesThu Jul 23 2020 - 18:43
Boris Johnson to make the case for union in ScotlandBritish prime minister to argue coronavirus crisis has undermined case for independenceWed Jul 22 2020 - 22:30
UK welcome for oligarchs leaves it vulnerable to Russian influenceLondon became laundromat for looted wealth long before Putin’s policy of threatTue Jul 21 2020 - 18:56
UK ‘failed to assess’ if Russia interfered in Brexit referendumRussian influence in Britain is ‘new normal’, delayed parliamentary report findsTue Jul 21 2020 - 17:04
UK government hardens diplomatic stand-off with ChinaHong Kong extradition treaty suspended as Tory backbenchers urge further measuresMon Jul 20 2020 - 19:08
Johnson still plotting a cautious route despite the optimistic tonePrime minister stresses next steps in easing lockdown contingent on coronavirus remaining under controlFri Jul 17 2020 - 22:00
Johnson’s hopes of social distancing ending by Christmas shot downChief medical officer and chief scientific adviser contradict prime minister’s assertionsFri Jul 17 2020 - 18:32
Suspicious minds wonder about timing of UK's Russia spying claimsLondon Letter: Raab muddies waters ahead of release of delayed Russia reportFri Jul 17 2020 - 01:57
Russian spies ‘almost certainly’ behind attempt to steal Covid-19 vaccine research, UK claimsCoronavirus scientific work in Britain, US and Canada targeted by Russian-backed APT29Fri Jul 17 2020 - 01:47
Covid-19: Boris Johnson to aim for testing capacity of half a million a dayPM pledges extra £3bn to NHS as top medic admits UK’s coronavirus outcome is ‘not good’Thu Jul 16 2020 - 22:30
Stormont needs more British cash to sustain devolution, MPs argueUK government’s £2bn insufficient in light of coronavirus, cross-party group saysThu Jul 16 2020 - 00:01
Boris Johnson to limit UK nations’ power to deviate on trade policySNP leader at Westminster accuses prime minister of staging a power grabWed Jul 15 2020 - 22:30
North businesses left ill-prepared for post-Brexit trade, report warnsClarity lacking due to UK’s ‘political approach’ to implementing withdrawal agreementTue Jul 14 2020 - 00:01
Wearing face coverings in shops to be made mandatory in EnglandWearing masks ‘basic good manners’ says Gove as country battles local Covid-19 outbreaksMon Jul 13 2020 - 22:40
Johnson urges people to return to work if they can, contradicting government adviceUK will not take part in EU vaccine purchase plan aimed at combining buying power to get promising vaccines at cheaper pricesFri Jul 10 2020 - 19:32
