Irish Border centre stage at Westminster and in EU negotiationsLords debate exposes friction between Dublin and London over BrexitWed May 02 2018 - 21:09
Theresa May postpones customs decision after ministers disagreeNew home secretary Sajid Javid reported to be among opponents of ‘customs partnership’ post-BrexitWed May 02 2018 - 19:58
Davis says EU and UK may be unable to resolve Border issue before October dealTrade secretary Fox says staying in customs union after Brexit worse than remaining in EUTue May 01 2018 - 21:00
House of Lords inflicts Brexit defeat on May’s governmentPeers vote to ensure parliament can reject Brexit agreement without triggering ‘no-deal’ scenarioMon Apr 30 2018 - 19:36
New UK home secretary pledges action on Windrush scandalSajid Javid promoted after resignation of Amber Rudd amid immigration targets controversyMon Apr 30 2018 - 19:14
New home secretary shifts May government toward harder BrexitLifelong eurosceptic Sajid Javid has aligned himself with cabinet Brexiteers in recent monthsMon Apr 30 2018 - 14:00
Style on the high seas: The golden age of ocean liner designOcean liners were showcases of style, produced by some of the great artists of the ageSat Apr 28 2018 - 06:00
Conservatives can hide from customs union debate, but can they run?London Letter: Local election wins for Labour may force Brexiteers into compromiseFri Apr 27 2018 - 01:00
May under mounting pressure to keep Britain in customs unionConservative rebels join opposition MPs to call for change in government’s policyFri Apr 27 2018 - 01:00
Former Tory ministers back UK staying in EU customs unionCall for ‘reality check’ on regulation of trade with EU from former attorney generalThu Apr 26 2018 - 20:56
Jewish leaders describe Corbyn meeting as ‘disappointing’Jeremy Corbyn apologises for anti-Semitism within Labour PartyTue Apr 24 2018 - 21:55
Brussels must be warned of cost of no-deal Brexit, says Rees-MoggMP calls for Theresa May to be ‘much firmer and clearer’ about bad consequences for EUTue Apr 24 2018 - 20:24
Eurosceptics fear ‘customs partnership’ may become customs unionConcerns about impact of leaving customs union on manufacturers and Border riseTue Apr 24 2018 - 01:00
House of Lords gives May third Brexit defeat in one weekHouse of Lords votes to retain European Charter of Fundamental Rights post-BrexitMon Apr 23 2018 - 20:10
Brexit: Britain remains committed to no hard border in NorthEU rejects both of Britain’s proposals that aim to keep trade frictionless after BrexitFri Apr 20 2018 - 13:13
Corbyn is right at home talking about the housing crisisLondon Letter: Labour leader sets out ambition to build a million social homes by 2028Fri Apr 20 2018 - 01:00
MPs call on May to seek to remain in customs union with EUMotion will increase pressure on government to avoid a hard border in IrelandThu Apr 19 2018 - 19:23
May’s government suffers crushing Brexit defeat in House of LordsPeers vote by wide margin to demand ministers explore option of staying in a customs unionWed Apr 18 2018 - 18:44
Northern Ireland fishermen ‘looking forward to new markets’ after BrexitBut industry concerned about labour supply and frictionless trade, MPs hearWed Apr 18 2018 - 16:32
North’s fishing industry raises Brexit concernsSector has fears over labour supply and frictionless borders, Westminister committee hearsWed Apr 18 2018 - 13:51
Theresa May apologises to Caribbean leaders over treatment of immigrantsMembers of ‘Windrush generation’ threatened with deportationTue Apr 17 2018 - 19:43
Corbyn calls on MPs to take back control over Syria air strikesMay insists that seeking parliament approval would have compromised military operationTue Apr 17 2018 - 19:32
Theresa May refuses to rule out further Syria strikesBritish PM defends decision to launch action against Assad without parliamentary approvalTue Apr 17 2018 - 01:00
No time for parliament vote on Syria strikes, says MayPrime minister insists call made in ‘national interest’ rather than due to pressure from USMon Apr 16 2018 - 19:40
Defiant Theresa May survives Commons grilling on SyriaLittle support among MPs for Corbyn’s criticism but public may take different viewMon Apr 16 2018 - 19:16
May likely to face tough grilling in Commons over Syria air strikesPM faces questions on whether action was legal and if it needed parliamentary approvalMon Apr 16 2018 - 01:00
MPs ‘could delay Brexit’ with final deal renegotiation demandCross-party group launches People’s Vote campaign for second referendumMon Apr 16 2018 - 00:01
Theresa May under fire over failure to consult on Syria strikesTheresa May to seek Commons debate amid calls she lacked authority for attackSun Apr 15 2018 - 22:35
Syria air strikes may have been illegal, says CorbynPM to argue Syria military action was both legal and justified on humanitarian groundsSun Apr 15 2018 - 22:31
UN Security Council meets after coalition attack on suspected Syrian chemical weapons sitesUS ambassador to UN says US ‘locked and loaded’ if Syrians further use chemical weaponsSat Apr 14 2018 - 17:59
Limited bombardment reflects little appetite for engagementPentagon appears to have persuaded White House of need for narrowly targeted attackSat Apr 14 2018 - 13:10
How postcode wars have made London a murder capitalThe homicide toll this year has reached 50, as gun and knife attacks spiral out of controlSat Apr 14 2018 - 06:00
Britain rejects ‘grotesque lie’ about helping to fake attackUN inspectors arrive in Syria to investigate last week’s chemical weapons assaultSat Apr 14 2018 - 00:30
Upbeat mood in Westminster as Brexit talks move on to economicsLondon Letter: Government sheds its own shibboleth about keeping the same benefitsFri Apr 13 2018 - 01:00
UK cabinet agrees to take action over Syrian chemical attackJeremy Corbyn demands that any military action must be approved by parliamentThu Apr 12 2018 - 21:44
No vote in referendum will mean ‘backstreet abortion’ retainedRhona Mahony tells London event clinicians need current legal regime to changeThu Apr 12 2018 - 12:00
Russia warns UK against any ‘secret resettlement’ of SkripalsYulia Skripal has been taken to a ‘secure location’ following the poison attackTue Apr 10 2018 - 19:30
Blair and Ahern urge governments to end NI impasseBelfast Agreement 20 years on: Bill Clinton warns ‘paralysis’ cannot go on indefinitely without endangering agreementTue Apr 10 2018 - 01:01
Blair says politicians who fail to back Belfast Agreement should pay electoral priceFormer British prime minister praises Dublin’s approach to Brexit negotiationsTue Apr 10 2018 - 01:00
British Labour politician calls Belfast agreement a ‘shibboleth’UK’s shadow international trade secretary rejects claim that hardening the Border could bring a return to violenceMon Apr 09 2018 - 22:30
Corbyn accuses Tories of failing communities amid rise in fatal stabbingsBritish Labour leader eyes local elections in criticisms of Conservative spending cutsMon Apr 09 2018 - 18:22
In Boston, Lincolnshire, Brexit still means BrexitThe town that had the highest pro-Brexit vote in 2016 is still resolutely anti-EUSat Mar 31 2018 - 06:00
Brompton Oratory memories years after youthful excessLondon Letter: Four revellers were asked to leave Mass when attendance was not so lowFri Mar 30 2018 - 01:00
Union will become stronger after Brexit, says MayPrime minister visits all four parts of the UK in one day in bid to strengthen unityWed Mar 28 2018 - 22:30
Northern Ireland equal marriage bill introduced in House of CommonsMPs vote to give second reading to a bill that would give same-sex couples right to marryWed Mar 28 2018 - 21:01
Oireachtas delegation urges British ministers to visit Border‘It gave us a great opportunity to press the Irish case,’ says delegate from Seanad Brexit groupWed Mar 28 2018 - 01:00
North’s same-sex marriage bill introduced at WestminsterMarriage Bill proceeds to first legislative stage in House of CommonsTue Mar 27 2018 - 20:35
Jeremy Corbyn apologises for not tackling party’s anti-SemitismLabour leader says criticism of Israel’s occupation of Palestine could not be avoidedMon Mar 26 2018 - 20:11
Withdrawal agreement will include ‘backstop’, says MayUK says EU proposals on Brexit unacceptable for not reflecting December accord on BrexitMon Mar 26 2018 - 19:57
No such thing as ‘good Brexit for Britain’, says Owen SmithFormer Shadow Northern spokesperson sacked for seeking a referendum on final dealMon Mar 26 2018 - 09:54
