No-deal Brexit haunts Hammond’s budgetAnalysis: Proposed tax on tech giants is a backstop plan to a similar EU planMon Oct 29 2018 - 19:04
Tech giants face new digital services tax in UK from 2020Chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond declares era of austerity at ‘an end’Mon Oct 29 2018 - 18:26
Lack of trust between EU and Britain emerging as issue in backstop talksLondon Letter: Fears Britain could seek to use Border issue for trade deal leverageFri Oct 26 2018 - 01:00
Brexit: Tory MP says Ireland will suffer most if Calais enforces go-slow‘Biggest impact would be on trade with Ireland that passes through this country’Thu Oct 25 2018 - 18:40
Theresa May’s ‘killing zone’ turns out to be a petting zooBritish PM survives 1922 Committee meeting but Brexit mutiny is still in the airThu Oct 25 2018 - 08:54
MPs vote to monitor how NI’s rights comply with rest of UKNorth moves a step closer to abortion rights and marriage equalityWed Oct 24 2018 - 21:45
Theresa May gets support from backbenchers despite Brexit disquietBritish prime minister receives warm reception from Conservative 1922 CommitteeWed Oct 24 2018 - 20:32
Brexit: May’s challengers may be close to triggering confidence votePM’s spokesman brushes aside report that EU ready to offer UK-wide customs backstopTue Oct 23 2018 - 20:28
Taoiseach has ‘every confidence’ in UK commitment to backstop‘Britain is an important country, a serious country, a great country with great history’Tue Oct 23 2018 - 13:14
Defiant May sets out four backstop solutions – with room to manoeuvreImmediate threat to May’s leadership recedes as she delivers carefully crafted speechTue Oct 23 2018 - 04:00
Theresa May calls for UK-EU joint customs territoryBrexit withdrawal text must include Northern Ireland backstop, say EU negotiatorsMon Oct 22 2018 - 20:31
UK will not renege on backstop commitment, says BradleyNorthern Secretary claims government plans to stick to December agreement over BorderMon Oct 22 2018 - 16:46
Coveney: UK repudiating Border pledge ‘not going to fly’Tánaiste alludes to no deal after Brexit secretary Raab suggests backstop ‘alternative’Mon Oct 22 2018 - 13:48
Raab urges Tories to hold their nerve on final Brexit dealAbout 700,000 people rallied in London on Saturday for a second referendumSun Oct 21 2018 - 19:10
Brexit: UK would extend transition period if backstop demand droppedRaab says solution must ensure UK not ‘left indefinitely in a sort of customs union limbo’Sun Oct 21 2018 - 16:49
Tánaiste accuses Brexiteers of ignoring NI violence riskEuropean governments believe a deal is unlikely before mid-DecemberSat Oct 20 2018 - 07:31
Brexit: May gets small comfort in Brussels, even smaller back homeSome senior EU figures believe PM will struggle to get any deal through CommonsFri Oct 19 2018 - 19:15
Conservatives urged to unite behind Theresa May over Brexit transition timeForeign secretary Hunt says unity had given other EU countries more leverage in talksFri Oct 19 2018 - 18:31
UK’s Brexit transition period may be extendedMerkel and Macron turn up heat on May to find a political solution to impasseFri Oct 19 2018 - 09:36
Theresa May says Brexit negotiations always likely to get tougher at endBritish PM says she wants to explore solutions to backstop issue which is blocking dealThu Oct 18 2018 - 20:35
It may be too late for Theresa May to win back trust in Brussels and LondonPart of problem is Downing Street did not to roll the pitch before announcementThu Oct 18 2018 - 14:34
EU summit on hold as May fails to convince leaders of Brexit progressBritish PM asserts commitment to backstop while Varadkar says time limit unworkableWed Oct 17 2018 - 22:10
Theresa May tries to reassure EU leaders and Taoiseach over backstopEuropean Parliament president says British leader has offered nothing newWed Oct 17 2018 - 22:05
May asks EU leaders for help with Northern Ireland backstop impasseBritish PM says most of other issues in withdrawal agreement solvedWed Oct 17 2018 - 22:05
Theresa May calls for government unity ahead of EU summitBritish prime minister says significant progress has been madeWed Oct 17 2018 - 01:00
Tusk compares backstop to the Gordian Knot unravelled by Alexander the GreatAnalysis: May insists a deal is achievable; Barnier says negotiations need more timeWed Oct 17 2018 - 00:01
Irish Ambassador criticises British backsliding on backstop‘Disappointing and concerning’ that progress on Northern Ireland so slow, says diplomatTue Oct 16 2018 - 15:30
Theresa May says EU and UK ‘not far apart’ on backstopDonald Tusk urges EU leaders to be ‘hopeful and determined’ about dealTue Oct 16 2018 - 00:34
Brexit deal within Theresa May's grasp but party backing elusiveSuspicious DUP poised to revolt once details of a pact with European Union emergeMon Oct 15 2018 - 20:49
Brexit talks remain locked over Northern Ireland backstop – MayPM fails to give DUP clear commitment that no part of UK will be treated differentlyMon Oct 15 2018 - 20:41
Britain and EU fail to reach deal ahead of summitBackstop accord elusive for London and Brussels as time-limitation a stumbling blockMon Oct 15 2018 - 10:54
May’s wriggle room in Brexit negotiations narrows furtherTory party’s Leavers and Remainers warn against compromise on contentious backstopSun Oct 14 2018 - 19:53
British and EU Brexit negotiators in weekend talks to firm up backstop textProposals for ‘time-limited’ backstop and temporary customs deal latest sticking pointFri Oct 12 2018 - 20:34
Brexit: Trapped inside a fatal metaphor for UK departureLondon Letter: Perils of travelling through the city and not being a member of the clubFri Oct 12 2018 - 01:00
Backstop negotiations likely to drag on into November, admits Theresa MayNo early breakthrough expected in Brussels talks, as DUP threaten to vote against budgetThu Oct 11 2018 - 20:33
Brexit: Parliamentary numbers game puts May in a pickleThe PM will struggle to find a majority for any deal she brings back from BrusselsThu Oct 11 2018 - 01:00
DUP to vote against Tory budget if Brexit deal crosses red linesFailure to back Conservative party on key vote would signal end of bilateral arrangementWed Oct 10 2018 - 19:12
Gay cake case: Belfast bakery did not discriminate, UK supreme court rulesGareth Lee brought a claim against Ashers bakery for discriminationWed Oct 10 2018 - 10:14
Brexit analysis: Tory benches feel withering effect of DUP resolveExchange in parliament a stark reminder to Conservative party of DUP intransigenceWed Oct 10 2018 - 01:00
Future relationship will ‘provide lasting answer’ to NI issue – RaabBritish plan is for whole of UK to enter ‘temporary customs arrangement’ with EUTue Oct 09 2018 - 20:06
Brexit: UK and EU play down talk of immediate breakthroughTheresa May’s spokesman says ‘there remain big issues to work through’Tue Oct 09 2018 - 01:00
Scotland should have its own Brexit backstop says SturgeonFirst Minister believes NI would be at an advantage if it remained in single marketMon Oct 08 2018 - 14:55
Denis Staunton: The remarkable staying power of Theresa MayIn her mostly unsuccessful time in office, May has shown remarkable political resilienceSat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00
Can checks on goods be construed as a barrier in the Irish Sea?London Letter: EU wants ‘all-weather’ backstop locked down in Brexit agreementFri Oct 05 2018 - 01:00
MI5 can authorise agents to commit crimes, tribunal toldCalls for tribunal to order MI5 to release information about the Third Direction policyThu Oct 04 2018 - 17:02
Tory divisions could lead to UK staying in EU, Theresa May warns partyBritish prime minister criticises Conservative Brexiteers for rejecting compromiseThu Oct 04 2018 - 10:47
From SOS to Dancing Queen, Theresa May says Take a Chance on ChequersPrime minister sashays onstage in Birmingham, but will she stumble in Brussels?Wed Oct 03 2018 - 21:27
Government and DUP clash as Brexit tensions riseUK preparing move on the backstop as DUP fears riseWed Oct 03 2018 - 01:00
Boris Johnson: will he be the chosen one?Analysis: Johnson can still excite the Conservative base, but is that enough?Tue Oct 02 2018 - 21:49
Theresa May says she is ‘cross’ over Boris Johnson speechBritish PM reacts after former foreign secretary labels Chequers Brexit plan ‘a cheat’Tue Oct 02 2018 - 20:56
