Johnson can do what he pleases at home but hard Brexit choices awaitScale and nature of prime minister’s victory set to reshape British political landscapeSat Dec 14 2019 - 01:00
Johnson tells SNP leader he will not agree to independence referendumSturgeon is told PM has an ‘unwavering commitment’ to strengthening the unionFri Dec 13 2019 - 20:49
Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson pledge to work together to restore powersharingConservatives secure 80-seat majority in UK election following Labour collapseFri Dec 13 2019 - 19:55
Johnson’s triumph will allow him to leave European Union on his termsAnalysis: Labour ‘Red Wall’ bulldozed as party strongholds across England fall to ConservativesFri Dec 13 2019 - 05:33
UK election 2019 exit poll: Decisive Conservative Party win predictedOutcome of British general election will dictate future direction of BrexitThu Dec 12 2019 - 23:50
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary: Britain’s future could look very different tomorrowIt’s Election Day: If Johnson cannot win a majority, the future of Brexit could changeThu Dec 12 2019 - 09:12
UK election night: What to watch for and whenBy 7am the official result should be clear and an official declaration imminentThu Dec 12 2019 - 01:00
Johnson calls election a ‘stark choice’ as UK goes to pollsTelegraph poll says the Conservative lead is down to five pointsWed Dec 11 2019 - 22:25
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary – Johnson can no longer feel confident of victoryWith one day until election, YouGov poll shows Conservative lead over Labour shrinkingWed Dec 11 2019 - 08:25
Britain’s party leaders in final push to drive home their core messagesJohnson to warn that tactical voting could put Corbyn into Downing Street, while Labour leader will focus on undecided votersTue Dec 10 2019 - 22:45
Labour MP’s leaked conversation gives Johnson a lucky breakAnalysis: Final days of election campaign have not gone to plan for UK prime ministerTue Dec 10 2019 - 19:40
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary – Disastrous day for JohnsonTories try to distract with false claims about Matt Hancock being punchedTue Dec 10 2019 - 07:59
Brexit deal requires checks between Britain and North, Coveney saysTánaiste rejects Johnson’s claim that checks will not be needed on goodsTue Dec 10 2019 - 06:00
Boris Johnson’s phone stunt endorses dishonest, cold-hearted reputationPM’s decision to pocket a reporter’s phone rather than look at a sick child a terrible misstepMon Dec 09 2019 - 20:53
Johnson pockets reporter’s phone to avoid seeing photo of sick childPrime minister shown picture of boy (4) asleep on floor of overcrowded hospitalMon Dec 09 2019 - 20:17
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary: Polls indicate Tory majorityBoris Johnson to accuse Jeremy Corbyn of executing a Great Betrayal of 2016 Brexit referendum voteMon Dec 09 2019 - 07:45
Johnson to target Brexit-backing Labour votersPolls continue to flag Tory majority but show contest tightening in final days of campaignMon Dec 09 2019 - 02:25
UK election: A campaign driven by fear, not hopeIn the final days, Labour is rising in the polls but the Conservatives enjoy a 10-point leadSat Dec 07 2019 - 06:00
Johnson and Corbyn clash on Brexit and public services in final debateLabour leader accuses prime minister of deceiving public over Brexit dealFri Dec 06 2019 - 22:03
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary - Neil challenges JohnsonBBC interviewer’s three-minute speech to camera calls on prime minister to face grilling on trust issueFri Dec 06 2019 - 08:29
Corbyn undermining democracy with plan to extend vote, PM claimsLabour vow to let EU citizens in UK vote on Brexit comes as anti-Semitism row deepensThu Dec 05 2019 - 22:30
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary: Boris Johnson and austerity miseryParty leaders back on the campaign trailThu Dec 05 2019 - 07:52
Johnson promises sweeping changes in first 100 days of governmentPrime minister promises review of Britain’s defence, security and foreign policyWed Dec 04 2019 - 22:30
Fraught Nato summit ends with Trump-Trudeau rancourUS president calls Canadian PM ‘two-faced’ after overheard conversationWed Dec 04 2019 - 21:03
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary: game of hide and seek in Buckingham PalaceConservatives hold their breath waiting for Trump to leave after Nato summit without causing any troubleWed Dec 04 2019 - 10:40
Trump dismisses rumours of US interest in British health service‘We want nothing to do with it’ says president after PM requested he avoid UK election talkTue Dec 03 2019 - 20:07
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary: Tories anxious about TrumpStrategists hoping US president stays out of election ahead of Nato summitTue Dec 03 2019 - 07:58
Father of terrorist attack victim criticises political use of killingPM rejects London Bridge attack exploitation claims as Corbyn writes to Trump about NHSMon Dec 02 2019 - 22:00
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary: Fallout from terror attackPM’s attempt to seize advantage from killings could backfire as Trump comes to LondonMon Dec 02 2019 - 08:07
Johnson blames Labour for early release of London Bridge attackerPM failed to explain why Conservatives had not changed system during time in powerSun Dec 01 2019 - 20:07
Boris Johnson could end up creating the worst of both worlds on BrexitBritish PM’s electoral strategy may place limits on his room to manoeuvre in trade talksSat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00
London Bridge attack: Election events cancelled after fatal assaultBoris Johnson vows those involved in suspected terror incident will be ‘hunted down’Sat Nov 30 2019 - 01:30
Boris Johnson promises new state aid rules after BrexitPM also pledges to give British firms preferential treatment in public procurementFri Nov 29 2019 - 20:49
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary – Johnson dodges debatesChannel 4 replaces absent PM with melting ice sculpture for TV debateFri Nov 29 2019 - 08:06
Johnson says he would end talks on US trade deal if NHS was put on the tableTory leader plays down poll pointing to Conservative majority of almost 70 seats, insisting the election remains closeThu Nov 28 2019 - 22:30
UK general election could lead to existential angst over unionLondon Letter: Vote may have serious consequences for two constitutional questionsThu Nov 28 2019 - 21:00
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary: Poll predicts sweeping Tory winCorbyn could yet deprive Johnson of majority as Labour changes strategyThu Nov 28 2019 - 09:35
UK election: Leaked documents shed light on US’s post-Brexit prioritiesPapers do not prove Corbyn’s NHS claims, but they raise questions about UK’s future choicesWed Nov 27 2019 - 19:00
Corbyn and Johnson clash over claim leaked documents show NHS for saleDocuments show US wants starting point for post-Brexit trade talks to be full market accessWed Nov 27 2019 - 18:49
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary: Corbyn’s disastrous interviewLabour leader to attempt to shift focus to NHS and away from anti-Semitism claimsWed Nov 27 2019 - 08:15
Corbyn says ‘vile’ anti-Semitism has no place in his partyLabour leader declines to apologise to Britain’s Jews for his handling of the issueTue Nov 26 2019 - 21:24
Jeremy Corbyn throws away opportunities to address Jewish concernsLabour leader’s approach to anti-Semitism remains a failure of leadershipTue Nov 26 2019 - 21:19
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary: ‘Soul of nation’ at stakeCorbyn’s record on racism under spotlight as chief rabbi makes unprecedented interventionTue Nov 26 2019 - 07:06
Boris Johnson under fire over Tory manifesto promiseBritish prime minister rejects accusations a pledge for more nurses is misleadingTue Nov 26 2019 - 00:00
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary - Can Johnson be stopped?Tories have been buoyed by a better-than-expected reception in ScotlandMon Nov 25 2019 - 08:41
Voters must choose between Tory and hung parliament, PM saysJohnson condemns ‘retrograde and destructive socialism’ at manifesto launchSun Nov 24 2019 - 19:10
No new ideas as Conservatives try to avoid the mistakes of the pastHaunted by Theresa May’s catastrophic 2017 manifesto, Tories decide to play it safeSun Nov 24 2019 - 19:00
How Scotland will vote: ‘It’s a question of the lesser of two evils’In Scotland, the thorny question of Brexit is complicated by the independence issueSat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00
Jeremy Corbyn says he would stay neutral in a second Brexit referendumBoris Johnson faced hostile questioning over the Conservative record on public servicesFri Nov 22 2019 - 22:06
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary – party leaders face the publicJohnson, Corbyn, Sturgeon and Swinson will each have 30 minutes of questions from a Question Time studio audienceFri Nov 22 2019 - 09:03
