Spectre of Boris Johnson returns to trouble Rishi Sunak and spread fresh rancour among ToriesThe former prime minister and the government’s official Covid inquiry are both threatening to sue the Cabinet OfficeWed May 24 2023 - 19:12
Sunak criticises Braverman over speeding ticket row but will take no more actionBritish PM clears home secretary of any breach of ministerial codeWed May 24 2023 - 12:16
Carousel keeps spinning for potential leaders of the Tory right wingLondon Letter: Suella Braverman is the latest to damage her standing as old pretenders re-emergeTue May 23 2023 - 20:04
Chelsea Flower Show: Kerry gardener’s ‘dreams come true’ with gold medal and award Billy Alexander of Kells Bay House & Gardens wins best exhibit in Great Pavilion at prestigious London horticultural eventTue May 23 2023 - 12:57
Environmental campaigner and singer Feargal Sharkey criticises ‘non existent’ £10bn plan for river sewage problemFormer Undertones frontman is unimpressed by apology this week from water companies for polluting riversThu May 18 2023 - 18:17
Mercurial Angela Rayner fails to shine while deputising for StarmerLabour leader may have to work hard to suitably accommodate deputy in government after next electionWed May 17 2023 - 19:36
Mind the gap: Don’t make small talk and other unwritten rules of Tube travellingLondon Underground can be a joy but just don’t get caught looking at anybodyWed May 17 2023 - 05:00
More missiles but no jets for Zelenskiy as he meets Sunak in BritainUkraine’s president flies in for talks at Chequers in BuckinghamshireMon May 15 2023 - 13:29
Return of Tory infighting shatters Rishi Sunak’s calmConservative MPs are once again at each other’s throats over Brexit and the party’s electoral prospectsThu May 11 2023 - 19:37
Heavy-handed policing plan for anti-royalists suggests officers don’t worship the right to protestLondon Letter: Members of anti-monarchy group arrested hours before coronation kicked off, despite being assured their protests were of no concern to policeWed May 10 2023 - 05:00
Eurovision 2023: Ireland’s Wild Youth leave it all on stage but fail to make finalIrish band’s Eurovision semi-final group contained some of the most fancied contenders for this year’s crown in LiverpoolTue May 09 2023 - 22:12
Eurovision: Wild Youth excited to challenge themselves 'at the highest possible level'Wild Youth have spoken to the media ahead of taking part in the semi-final of Eurovision.Tue May 09 2023 - 13:53
Eurovision: Irish entry Wild Youth live in hope ahead of ‘semi final of death’Irish band’s song, We Are One, faces stiff competition from contest favourites for a place in Saturday’s finalTue May 09 2023 - 13:18
Coronation chicken: After the formalities, Britons chow down at 67,000 weekend lunchesSaturday’s coronation was followed by a series of quintessentially British community eventsSun May 07 2023 - 19:17
Big guns and gold coaches: My day outside Westminster Abbey for King Charles’s coronationKing Charles’s coronation ceremony proves that, for all its current problems and strife, Britain still knows how to throw a royal partySat May 06 2023 - 19:02
Artillery salutes to herald noon crowning of King Charles IIILeo Varadkar and Michael D Higgins among 2,200 invited guests at coronation in Westminster AbbeySat May 06 2023 - 08:09
Coronation nation: Royal mood in Britain is as diverse as its peopleAnointing of Charles is excuse to celebrate unabashed Britishness but UK’s problems have not evaporated with itSat May 06 2023 - 05:00
English local election results are not as definitive as Keir Starmer claimsLabour’s projected national share of the vote isn’t yet high enough to argue it is definitely on course for a big win in the general election expected next yearFri May 05 2023 - 18:10
Story of England’s local election results may not be an easy read-throughThe election results will give an indication of voter sentiment but may not lay down a hard markerThu May 04 2023 - 16:30
King Charles coronation: TV coverage guide to key events of the dayThe key times to tune in for the big events of the dayThu May 04 2023 - 12:51
British monarchy’s links to Ireland still prominent as Charles prepares for his coronationIt may be 101 years since independence - but you wouldn’t know it from a stroll around the halls of British powerWed May 03 2023 - 05:00
Welcome to Wrexham: the love affair between Hollywood and a football-mad Welsh barracks townWrexham has had its difficulties but it is dining out on success after ‘Ryan and Rob’ bought the local football clubFri Apr 28 2023 - 15:04
‘We won’t throw anything apart from our voices’: Protesters of all hues consider tactics as coronation nearsClimate change activists were less disruptive over the weekend while republicans consider how best to make themselves heard at the procession for King CharlesWed Apr 26 2023 - 05:00
SNP’s arrested ex-treasurer ‘did not know’ about motorhome seized by policeFormer leader Nicola Sturgeon denies ‘nightmare’ financial scandal is why she quit unexpectedly in FebruaryTue Apr 25 2023 - 19:51
Diane Abbott made ‘terrible mistake’ by saying Irish people did not suffer racism, says Labour grandeeFormer shadow chancellor John McDonnell calls for the MP’s critics to show her ‘generosity of spirit’Mon Apr 24 2023 - 21:22
Irish ex-leader of British business lobby group claims he is ‘fall guy’ The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has been rocked by allegations of rape and harassment of female staff members by male colleaguesMon Apr 24 2023 - 00:01
Paschal Donohoe dismisses British threats to damage Ireland’s funds industrySpeaking during London visit, the Minister also said the Government will “consider” using more of its surplus on housing but warns of building industry’s “capacity constraints”Sat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
Dominic Raab’s two-page letter could be summed up in three words: sorry, not sorryPrime minister Rishi Sunak appears to have given his deputy time to undermine bullying reportFri Apr 21 2023 - 14:20
Dominic Raab profile: A standard-bearer for Tory party’s right wingCommitted Brexiteer had complicated relationship with EU and Irish goverment officialsFri Apr 21 2023 - 11:32
Yousaf may need to be ruthless as crisis roils the SNPColin Beattie “steps back” as SNP treasurer after his arrest, but events are slipping beyond the party’s controlThu Apr 20 2023 - 05:00
London Letter: Driver funds exhausted by annual car charges of €4,000 Political controversy has arisen around London mayor Sadiq Khan plans to extend Ulez charges this summerWed Apr 19 2023 - 05:00
SNP treasurer Colin Beattie arrested in party finance inquiryPolice investigating what happened to £600,000 in donations to partyTue Apr 18 2023 - 20:27
Labour’s attack adverts suggest gear change by leader Keir StarmerOpposition party’s aggressive tactics meant to demonstrate capacity and determination for the next electoral fightTue Apr 18 2023 - 05:00
Warrington bombing: John Major recalls ‘dark and desperate’ day when peace process almost died Former British prime minister says he almost gave up hope following IRA bomb which killed two children in 1993Mon Apr 17 2023 - 03:00
Three new books about Brexit suggest scholars may be as divided as the British populationNew books by Tim Bale; Matthew Goodwin; and Meg Russell and Lisa James detail ‘a whiff of Britain’s fetid Brexit debates’Sat Apr 15 2023 - 05:00
Mark Paul: Ten years after her death, Margaret Thatcher’s legacy in Wales is more nuanced than many imagineTories face a wipeout in Wales at the next general election, yet the party was successful there under Thatcher and under Boris JohnsonSat Apr 08 2023 - 16:00
Yousaf’s recent promise for ‘continuity’ after Sturgeon already seems unwise Detention of former Scottish National Party chief executive, Peter Murrell, opens up a range of problems for the new first ministerWed Apr 05 2023 - 15:45
Pomp meets humility as the first portrait of Charles as king is unveiledBritain is gearing up for the coronation of its new monarch next monthWed Apr 05 2023 - 05:00
Saying goodbye to baby: ‘They take the only reason that you breathe away’Supporting mothers whose children have been removed for their safety is not always a fashionable cause, yet the reality of their lives is often complexWed Mar 29 2023 - 16:07
John Lewis is the corporate equivalent of a national treasure; be damned whoever messes with itA national panic attack follows a report that the John Lewis Partnership might sell a slice of the company to investors to raise £2bnWed Mar 29 2023 - 05:00
Humza Yousaf’s most pressing challenge is to hold off an expected Labour Party surgeNew SNP leader first must win as many seats as possible, whatever about winning independenceMon Mar 27 2023 - 17:35
Humza Yousaf to be Scotland’s new first minister after SNP leadership race winSNP leadership race: Health secretary holds off strong challenge from Kate Forbes to replace Nicola SturgeonMon Mar 27 2023 - 17:24
New SNP leader to be announced on Monday as its coalition partner hints it may walk awayScottish Greens warns that Nicola Sturgeon’s replacement must honour her agreement with itSun Mar 26 2023 - 12:20
SNP leadership race reaches cliffhanger after brutal contestHumza Yousaf remains the frontrunner to replace Nicola Sturgeon but his main challenger is not finished yetFri Mar 24 2023 - 15:25
Steve Baker, the unlikeliest doyen of British-Irish relationsLondon Letter: The MP for Wycombe was the toast of St Patrick’s Day events in London last weekWed Mar 22 2023 - 05:00
Former SNP leader Alex Salmond accused of ‘interfering’ in leadership raceHumza Yousaf, a frontrunner to replace Nicola Sturgeon, insists he can ‘reach across the divisions’ that have rattled the partyTue Mar 21 2023 - 18:58
IRA bomb in Warrington ‘almost made me give up’ on peace, says John MajorIrish Government represented at 30th anniversary commemoration of attack that killed two childrenMon Mar 20 2023 - 16:07
Strike talks the latest evidence of an outbreak of competence in UK governmentBritain appears to be pulling back from the brink of an industrial relations meltdownFri Mar 17 2023 - 16:55
UK government agrees £4bn NHS pay deal and will enter talks with striking teachersHopes raised that the rolling strikes across many British public services could soon endFri Mar 17 2023 - 16:26
Britain takes budget baby steps on the path to growthFew vested interests were able to pick the “padlocked pockets” of Britain’s cautious chancellor, Jeremy HuntFri Mar 17 2023 - 06:00
