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
Corbyn hopes wealth redistribution policies outweigh Brexit concernsPromised 5% public sector worker pay rise could ensure key cohort turns out for LabourThu Nov 21 2019 - 21:00
Corbyn promises a UK ‘New Deal’ in radical Labour manifestoOpposition leader pledges wealth taxes to fund huge public spending programmeThu Nov 21 2019 - 20:33
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary – Corbyn’s radical planManifesto may be Labour’s last chance to change campaign’s course and prevent Johnson winning majorityThu Nov 21 2019 - 07:39
Council house construction plan corner stone of Labour manifestoLib Dems set out election stall with pledge to cancel Brexit while SNP warns of power grabWed Nov 20 2019 - 22:30
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary – Johnson v Corbyn debate ends in a drawPM came across as more likeable while Corbyn was seen as more trustworthyWed Nov 20 2019 - 07:40
UK election TV debate: Corbyn and Johnson clash on NHS and BrexitLabour leader claims Tories are poised to sell NHS to US as part of new trade dealTue Nov 19 2019 - 23:42
Johnson avoids stumbling as Corbyn proves evasive on referendumAnalysis: Television debate fails to yield game-changing moment for Labour leaderTue Nov 19 2019 - 22:00
Denis Staunton’s UK election diary – Johnson, Corbyn face off in first debateUK PM’s bumbling, meandering style is less effective on screen than at live ralliesTue Nov 19 2019 - 09:26
Labour to accuse Boris Johnson of siding with billionairesUK prime minister claims NHS is top priority and says he will postpone corporate tax cutsMon Nov 18 2019 - 22:30
This week’s flooding has shown Johnson is vulnerable to ambush by eventsAs the Conservatives carry their poll lead like a Ming vase towards election day, they know the smallest misstep could spell disasterSat Nov 16 2019 - 01:00
Labour’s free broadband plan a ‘crazed communist scheme’ – JohnsonPM condemns ‘crackpot’ idea to nationalise BT, at estimated cost of £100bn to taxpayerFri Nov 15 2019 - 20:47
Disillusioned former Labour MPs train their fire on Jeremy CorbynLondon Letter: Liberal Democrats aim to channel Brexit opposition into support for themFri Nov 15 2019 - 01:00
Conservatives criticised by Labour over poor NHS performanceFarage claims Downing Street offered jobs and peerages to Brexit Party candidatesThu Nov 14 2019 - 20:21
Johnson afraid of Labour-SNP ‘nightmare on Downing Street’Former Tory David Gauke says returning Conservative majority would lead to no-dealWed Nov 13 2019 - 21:45
Johnson hailed at taxi factory following Yorkshire reversalPM finds visit to electric car plant more to liking than distress of a flooded voterWed Nov 13 2019 - 21:39
Boris Johnson to pressure Farage on Labour-held marginal seatsBritish PM warns Leave voters about ‘horror show’ led by Corbyn and SturgeonWed Nov 13 2019 - 10:25
Economic and social changes have frayed tribal loyalty to Labour in the northeastA rift is opening up between a London-based Labour leadership which is mostly Remain and parts of the party’s traditional heartland that voted LeaveTue Nov 12 2019 - 18:00
Johnson welcomes Farage’s move to stand down in Tory seatsBrexit Party leader says decision aimed at avoiding second Brexit referendumMon Nov 11 2019 - 17:13
Nigel Farage’s capitulation will help Tories in UK electionAnalysis: Subdued Brexit Party leader tells supporters ‘it’s not easy’ as he stands down candidatesMon Nov 11 2019 - 16:30
SNP launches election campaign with eye on Scottish independenceParty would support Labour if second independence referendum is called, says SturgeonFri Nov 08 2019 - 20:03
Labour and Tories divert focus from mishaps with lavish spending plansLondon Letter: Former Labour whip urges ‘decent, patriotic Labour voters’ to back BorisThu Nov 07 2019 - 20:00
Brexit: Smaller parties forge election alliance to shore up Remain seatsLib Dems, Plaid Cymru and Greens agree deal, as Labour opts to go it aloneThu Nov 07 2019 - 17:25
Johnson goes on attack against Corbyn as Tory campaign beginsLabour deputy leader Tom Watson springs surprise by announcing he is stepping downWed Nov 06 2019 - 21:15
UK election: Where the battle to ‘get Brexit done’ will be won and lostBoris Johnson targeting Labour Leave constituencies but faces battles to defend Tory seats tooWed Nov 06 2019 - 16:13
Denis Staunton’s 10 seats to watch in the UK electionFormer Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith one of the most high-profile Conservatives at riskWed Nov 06 2019 - 12:45
Law to compensate survivors of residential child abuse in NI passed in WestminsterOver 5,000 people could be eligible for compensationTue Nov 05 2019 - 22:00
Tories hold seven-point lead over Labour as UK election beginsBoris Johnson to launch Conservative campaign with call on voters to get Britain out of its ‘rut’Tue Nov 05 2019 - 22:00
Corbyn to accuse Johnson of attempting to hijack BrexitLabour leader to claim PM will seek to put NHS on the table in a trade deal with TrumpMon Nov 04 2019 - 22:30
UK election: Six possible results and how they’d affect BrexitIf neither Johnson nor Corbyn wins majority, Corbyn has better chance of becoming PMSat Nov 02 2019 - 06:00
Boris Johnson rules out electoral pact with Farage’s Brexit PartyUK prime minister rejects ‘Leave alliance’ idea, saying it risks putting Corbyn in No 10Fri Nov 01 2019 - 20:26
Trump says Johnson and Farage would be 'terrific' together but Corbyn would be 'so bad' for UKUS president intervenes in UK election in Nigel Farage interview on LBC radioThu Oct 31 2019 - 18:30
Johnson gearing up for NHS deal with Trump, claims CorbynTory and Labour leaders trade pre-election blows as Grenfell Tower report publishedWed Oct 30 2019 - 18:15
Boris Johnson lands December election in bid to break deadlockBrexit and radically different economic visions form backdrop to pre-Christmas battleWed Oct 30 2019 - 01:00
Corbyn promises ‘radical campaign’ as he gives backing to early electionLabour leader says EU’s confirmation of three-month delay to Brexit secures supportTue Oct 29 2019 - 22:00
Analysis: All sides in UK election have reasons to fear votersTories anxious over broken Brexit pledge, as Labour frets over Corybn’s unpopularityTue Oct 29 2019 - 21:45
Britain on course for December general electionEU agrees to accept British government’s request to delay Brexit until January 31stTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:29
Plan B ready for Johnson following Commons setbackAnalysis: Lib Dems and SNP likely to back government Bill if election date agreedMon Oct 28 2019 - 21:56
Brexit: EU27 defers decision on length of extension until next weekLabour leader Corbyn faces pressure to vote for general election in Commons debateFri Oct 25 2019 - 12:23
Brexit: Opposition looks set to deny Johnson December electionLabour, SNP and Lib Dems appear united in opposition to prime minister’s motionThu Oct 24 2019 - 21:19
Johnson offer of more time never had chance of being acceptedOpposition parties signal they reject PM’s proposal of an early general electionThu Oct 24 2019 - 20:30
Searches in Armagh after 39 migrants found dead in truck in EssexTruck driver (25) from North arrested in connection with mass murder investigationThu Oct 24 2019 - 00:03
Essex: ‘It doesn’t matter who they are or what they are. It’s 39 people’s lives’CCTV recorded lorry hauling trailer which contained bodies of people early Wednesday morningWed Oct 23 2019 - 19:12
Brexit extension likely as Johnson’s bid to fast-track Bill is defeatedPM calls approval of Bill’s second reading ‘joyful’, while Tusk says he will back delayWed Oct 23 2019 - 02:08
Denis Staunton: Timetable failure should not obscure Johnson victory on Brexit dealJohnson can look forward to likely passage of deal in a few weeks, with or without DUP backingTue Oct 22 2019 - 21:02
Unionists scornful of Johnson as he fails to give deal details for NI‘Northern Ireland will be left as a semi-detached part of the United Kingdom’Tue Oct 22 2019 - 20:43
Johnson faces another vote on his Brexit deal on TuesdayRees-Mogg has given just three days to debate the Withdrawal Agreement Bill so it can pass all stages by ThursdayTue Oct 22 2019 - 02:33
Johnson’s bill could stumble as soon as it clears first hurdleDUP oppose Rees-Mogg plan to usher timetable motion through parliament at breakneck speedTue Oct 22 2019 - 01:06
