May stands firm on soft Brexit amid resignations and Tory turmoilBoris Johnson says Chequers plan would make the UK an EU ‘colony’Tue Jul 10 2018 - 01:00
Rumours swirl over May’s fate but PM survives crunch backbench meeting1922 Committee does not trigger confidence vote and PM leaves meeting to applauseTue Jul 10 2018 - 00:03
May ‘a little surprised’ as Boris Johnson quits over Brexit planPM tells MPs that strategy agreed last week represents the ‘right Brexit’Mon Jul 09 2018 - 23:29
Denis Staunton: May and Brexit’s future now in doubtResignations by Davis and Johnson push May’s government closer to the brinkMon Jul 09 2018 - 22:35
Davis resignation delivers a fresh crisis for Theresa MayAnalysis: Few believe PM would lose confidence vote as no majority for hard BrexitMon Jul 09 2018 - 13:28
May faces down hard Brexiteers, and now the real work beginsThe further compromises the EU will seek will test the unity she imposed at ChequersMon Jul 09 2018 - 01:00
Theresa May secures approval from cabinet to negotiate soft BrexitBritish ministers agree at Chequers summit to plans for a new EU-UK free trade areaFri Jul 06 2018 - 23:52
Chequers document may be bold enough to start serious negotiation with BrusselsDenis Staunton: Theresa May faced down Brexiteer ministers – but EU may be scepticalFri Jul 06 2018 - 22:19
Barnier moves to reassure unionists over Border backstopEU’s chief Brexit negotiator says there will be no new border between NI and rest of UKFri Jul 06 2018 - 18:59
May’s powers of persuasion to be put to the test in selling Brexit visionDublin might help matters by offering a less confrontational, more subtle responseFri Jul 06 2018 - 05:00
Theresa May prepares to take decisive move on BrexitIrish Government expects British prime minister to signal towards soft BrexitFri Jul 06 2018 - 01:25
‘Rough trade’ of journalism will miss Peter Preston’s shrewd advocacyLate ‘Guardian’ editor thought journalism needed to prove itself as being worthy of trustFri Jul 06 2018 - 01:00
Theresa May urges cabinet to move closer to Brexit dealNotion UK unable to negotiate trade accord with US rejected as ‘categorically untrue’Thu Jul 05 2018 - 22:30
NI secretary silent on budget for policing Border after BrexitPSNI chief constable feels ‘orphaned’ by having nobody in government to liaise withWed Jul 04 2018 - 20:08
Hardline Brexiteers warn May against regulatory alignmentRees-Mogg pressures PM, while watchdog finds official Leave campaign broke lawWed Jul 04 2018 - 19:22
Hammond to prioritise business at British cabinet Brexit meetingConservative Party tensions erupt ahead of effort to find common approach to EU talksTue Jul 03 2018 - 19:44
Healthcare worker arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies in UKPolice investigating the deaths of 17 newborns at the hospital 2015 and 2016Tue Jul 03 2018 - 12:31
DUP accuses Taoiseach and EU of trying to bully UK over BorderMay says ‘some real differences’ remain between UK and European Commission around BorderMon Jul 02 2018 - 20:19
May’s new customs plan could involve technology and tariff alignmentPM will appeal to soft Brexiteers as she seeks to negotiate compromise with cabinetMon Jul 02 2018 - 19:59
May calls on EU to show more flexibility in Brexit negotiationsClarity on future trading relationship required, British prime minister warnsMon Jul 02 2018 - 18:56
UK’s business secretary holds out prospect of longer Brexit transitionGreg Clark says more time may be needed, as hard Brexiteers heap pressure on MaySun Jul 01 2018 - 19:48
Hillsborough match commander to face trial as judge lifts stayDavid Duckenfield to face trial for manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 fansFri Jun 29 2018 - 22:11
German political and football troubles are music to ears of BrexiteersLondon Letter: Schadenfreude aplenty as World Cup puts a grin on a nation’s faceFri Jun 29 2018 - 01:00
Britain tolerated torture and helped US with renditions after 9/11Parliamentary report finds UK intelligence was involved with ‘plainly unlawful’ activitiesThu Jun 28 2018 - 21:42
Senior gardaí broadly welcome Drew Harris appointment as Garda CommissionerOfficers express hope he can push for more resources to counter the effects of cutbacksThu Jun 28 2018 - 01:00
Brexit: May takes flak over business concerns as her cabinet creaksMinisters’ divisions over Brexit deepen as Corbyn accuses PM of putting jobs at riskWed Jun 27 2018 - 20:26
Outlook not great for hard Brexiteers of May’s cabinetMay has invited full cabinet, where most favour a softer Brexit, to Chequers away dayWed Jun 27 2018 - 20:11
British and European business and union leaders unite in call for Brexit progressUK and EU negotiators are urged to put economic interests and jobs firstWed Jun 27 2018 - 00:01
Mary McAleese says she is ‘heartbroken by Brexit’Border must remain invisible, rather than ‘frictionless’, says former presidentTue Jun 26 2018 - 06:42
Right of business to criticise Brexit defended by MPBusiness secretary Greg Clarke says Airbus justified in outlining trade risk of no-deal exitMon Jun 25 2018 - 18:45
Business warnings on Brexit ‘inappropriate’, says Jeremy HuntUK health secretary claims negativity of industry players undermining PM in talksSun Jun 24 2018 - 18:32
Brexit backstop mirrors 18th century war of manoeuvreLondon Letter: Brexiteers complain that Border talk is holding negotiations to ransomFri Jun 22 2018 - 01:00
EU citizens eligible for ‘settled status’ after five years in UKPost-Brexit process will entitle EU people to remain in UK and be joined by close familyThu Jun 21 2018 - 20:05
Rees-Mogg relaxes as May’s rebels lay down their weaponsBut government won by only 16 votes, which will be seen as a dangerously tight marginThu Jun 21 2018 - 01:00
Mary Lou McDonald accuses Theresa May of playing for time on BrexitSinn Féin leader has hour-long meeting with British PM in Downing StreetWed Jun 20 2018 - 21:39
Brexit: May sees off backbench rebellion over ‘meaningful vote’Government’s narrow victory comes after promising more time for debates on negotiationsWed Jun 20 2018 - 19:51
House of Commons set for Brexit amendment showdownGovernment has proposed alternative non-binding motion in case of no Brexit dealTue Jun 19 2018 - 22:30
Leave voters prefer hard border to staying in customs union – pollMajority in North think Brexit makes Irish unification in foreseeable future more likelyTue Jun 19 2018 - 09:29
Yet another knife-edge vote on Brexit looms for Theresa MayConservative pro-European rebels will take heart from Lords’ outcomeTue Jun 19 2018 - 01:00
Backstop does not need full single-market alignment – UK ministerRobin Walker said he hoped a new security partnership with the EU would ensure the Garda and the PSNI continue to co-operateMon Jun 18 2018 - 20:44
May faces another showdown after Lords backs ‘meaningful vote’ amendmentAmendment returns to Commons on Wednesday where a defeat for May could take a no-deal Brexit off the tableMon Jun 18 2018 - 20:31
Tory rebels threaten to ‘collapse’ government unless consulted on Brexit dealEU Withdrawal Bill returns on Monday to the House of LordsSun Jun 17 2018 - 17:40
Response to Brexit questions on North criticisedMP says Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley’s response failed to engage with content of reportFri Jun 15 2018 - 20:35
May faces new threat as Tory rebels decry shift on withdrawal BillBackbenchers say PM broke promise over parliament’s powers in event of no-deal BrexitFri Jun 15 2018 - 19:04
Jacob Rees-Mogg leads caucus that could hold Theresa May’s fate in its handsOnce caricatured as a backbench Bertie Wooster on account of his fogeyish style, prominent Brexiteer is today one of the most influential MPs at WestminsterFri Jun 15 2018 - 02:00
Brexit: ‘call Ireland’s bluff’ on Border, Rees-Mogg tells MayHardline Brexiteer says EU’s stance on Border is political rather than legalThu Jun 14 2018 - 22:30
Silent procession marks first anniversary of Grenfell Tower blaze which claimed lives of 72 peopleHundreds walk behind wreath reading ‘Humanity for Grenfell’, many carrying pictures of some of the victimsThu Jun 14 2018 - 13:06
May to present amendment to EU withdrawal BillPM to set out course of action if final Brexit agreement rejected or talks end with no dealWed Jun 13 2018 - 19:12
No-deal Brexit dies on the floor of the House of CommonsTory rebels, growing in strength, help tilt the balance towards a soft BrexitWed Jun 13 2018 - 01:00
May dodges bullet after extraordinary Brexit Bill negotiationSupport came after rebel MPs relented just ahead of vote, in wake of justice minister’s resignationWed Jun 13 2018 - 01:00
