Today’s breed of Tories probably more Thatcherite than those of her dayFor many of them David Cameron is a pale imitation of the Iron LadyFri Apr 12 2013 - 06:22
Quinn to attend Thatcher funeralDecision to send minister in line with rules laid down by No. 10 Downing StreetThu Apr 11 2013 - 22:56
Thatcher’s legacy provokes divisions during House of Commons tributesThatcherism ’a heinous crime’, says one Labour MPThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:00
‘Daily Mail’ owner takes sentimental journeySunnybank in Chapelizod was the childhood home of newspaper magnate Lord NorthcliffeThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:00
Northern Ireland slipping down London’s agenda 15 years on from Belfast AgreementNI politicians bridle at lack of access to No 10Wed Apr 10 2013 - 06:00
Margaret Thatcher to be buried next week with military honours as Britain pays tributeFormer British prime minister dies in London following strokeTue Apr 09 2013 - 06:00
Lincolnshire’s battle against wind farmsThe county council said last year it does not want the county covered by ‘a forest’ of turbinesTue Apr 09 2013 - 06:00
Financial woes leave Scottish football facing uncertain timesDunfermline Athletic the latest to enter administrationMon Apr 01 2013 - 01:00
MPs fear UK banks will copy BoI’s tracker rate increaseCommons chairman complains UK Financial Services Authority failed to answer questionsSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Welfare reforms to start in UK on Monday the biggest in 60 yearsBenefits to be capped, housing benefit to be cut for those with spare bedroomsFri Mar 29 2013 - 22:51
British tourism attempts to attract tourists from emerging marketsVisitors to the UK spend on average £1,200, much of it on goods that attract luxury taxes in their own countriesFri Mar 29 2013 - 06:00
British judge jails Romanian criminals, warning that Britain will not be ‘a soft touch’Gang will face 83 years in jailThu Mar 28 2013 - 20:23
Miliband’s exit from politics greatly mourned by the faithfulThe elder brother has struggled to define himself since beaten by his brother for Labour’s leadershipThu Mar 28 2013 - 12:30
Ward work to be obligatory for student nurses in EnglandReforms forced after Mid-Staffordshire hospital scandal caused 2,000 early deathsWed Mar 27 2013 - 06:00
NI corporation tax rate cut out until after Scottish independence vote, says CameronRobinson and McGuinness say decision could be taken immediately 'if there was political will’Tue Mar 26 2013 - 21:44
Cameron launches assault on immigrationBritish prime minister says he will ‘show the door’ to those seeking a life on benefitsTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:36
Irish actor jailed in film tax fraudNewry-born Aoife Madden (32) one of five who tried to claim tax breaks for £19m film they never intended to makeMon Mar 25 2013 - 22:24
Cameron responds to Ukip support rise by pledging immigrant housing restrictionsPrime minister says migrants must pay tax for two years to be eligible for council housing, while Ukip leader Nigel Farage proposes range of restrictions for new immigrantsMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
Immigration issue key to electoral success for UkipLocal elections in early May may tell much about the UK Independence Party’s future fortunesMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
Nama chief delivers upbeat progress reportLondon audience told agency not selling 'low-hanging fruit'Sat Mar 23 2013 - 08:36
Nick Clegg calls for restrictions on immigration into UKDeputy prime minister abandons key Liberal Democrats pledge to illegal immigrantsSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:27
Death on the Rock: 25 years laterThe details of the SAS’s killing of three IRA members in Gibraltar in 1988 are still deeply contested, as a new play reminds usSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
'Look mum, I just want to be a model'Young want to be actors or footballers, says surveyFri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
Osborne seeks to curb drift of UK fund managers to IrelandUK to cut corporation tax to 20% by 2015Wed Mar 20 2013 - 22:16
George Osborne’s painful budget narrative is one of cuts and bruisesThe chancellor is pinning his hopes on infrastructure projects starting quicklyWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Osborne plays to gallery but doubts persistUK chancellor desperate to avoid last year’s own goals in budgetWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
'A roomful of Paddies, a free bar and the future king of England. It’s going to be messy'Stars of sport and entertainment come out for O’Driscoll testimonial in LondonTue Mar 19 2013 - 10:04
EU common tax base still on agenda, says senior commission officialIreland, the UK and the Netherlands oppose such a moveTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
Cameron tries to connect with grassroots at Conservative Party’s spring conferenceMany Tories uncomfortable with British prime minister’s modernising agendaSun Mar 17 2013 - 23:22
Cameron urges Conservatives to stay the coursePrime minister stresses importance of traditional family values at speech to unhappy party membersSat Mar 16 2013 - 15:59
Brokers to face betting firm levyFirms to pay £20m levy for compensation to clients of stockbroking firm and WorldSpreadsSat Mar 16 2013 - 09:55
Cameron outflanked on UK press regulationRoyal charter likely to be supported by legislationSat Mar 16 2013 - 07:51
It’s all about the image as Conservatives get seriousLatest Tory broadcast aims to portray stability and serious leadershipFri Mar 15 2013 - 06:06
Shamrock-flavoured crisps hit British shelvesCrisps from Co Dublin family-run business available in 700 Tesco stores in time for St Patrick’s DayTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Taoiseach intensifies pressure for EU concessions on bank debtFurther European assistance to reduce taxpayers’ exposure needed, Kenny tells London audienceTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Taoiseach increases demands on bank debtKenny, Cameron to review progress on British-Irish relationsMon Mar 11 2013 - 09:18
Old hand Ashdown seeks to steady jittery Lib DemsDespite controversies and disagreements within, the Liberal Democrats have hopes of survivalMon Mar 11 2013 - 06:00
Liberal Democrats conference rejects plan for secret trials for torture compensationAngry delegates accuse Clegg of abandoning liberal values for privileges of powerSun Mar 10 2013 - 20:00
Poll suggests Labour 'could win majority'Only 7 per cent believe David Cameron can win a majority in 2015Sat Mar 09 2013 - 13:14
Clegg says sexism must have no place in Lib DemsSexism and sexual harassment must have no place in the Liberal Democrats, British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said following…Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Many premier league players go from hero to zero after retirementLONDON LETTER: Soccer players often find themselves broke after their careers endFri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Pryce and Huhne face jail after convictionsDisgraced Liberal Democrat minister Chris Huhne and his former wife Vicky Pryce can expect lengthy jail sentences, following …Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
O'Donnells fail to reverse ruling on UK bankruptcyProperty investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell have lost their bid to get a High Court judge in London to reverse his decision…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Labour 'was wrong' to reject fear of immigrationLabour was wrong to dismiss British fears about immigration, the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has declared, in yet another signal that the issue could dominate the political agenda this year in advance of Romanian and Bulgarians winning the right to live anywhere in the EU from next January.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Ruling on O'Donnell bankruptcy todayThe high court in London will today rule on an application by property investors Brian and Patricia O’Donnell that it should …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Goodman firms buying more beef from Ireland and BritainMore beef is being bought by companies controlled by businessman Larry Goodman from farmers in Ireland and Britain following …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
O'Donnells lose UK bankruptcy bidProperty investors, Brian and Mary Patricia O'Donnell have lost their bid to get a High Court judge in London to reverse his …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Castlebeck put into administrationThe English hospital group owned by wealthy Irish investors led by Denis Brosnan, which was severely criticised after staff were…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Immigration fears prompt welfare changeBritish welfare rules are to be tightened in the coming months because of fears of significant immigration from Bulgaria and …Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
