Labour unrest grows as Starmer faces pressure — could this rising MP be his successor?
Saxophone-playing former corporate lawyer Darren Jones has risen steeply through the ranks to become the PM’s right-hand man
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Keir Starmer’s Labour suffers seismic byelection defeat to Plaid Cymru in Wales
Loss of Welsh assembly seat in stronghold deals blow to prime minister’s leadership
‘Do you have any friends in the IRA?’: how Russia’s hybrid war is sowing chaos across Europe
The trail from a Normandy pig farm has helped expose Russia’s campaign of sabotage across Europe aimed at inflaming division, spreading fear and weakeing support for Ukraine
Labour’s stunning byelection loss in Wales shows parties who cannot adapt will be crushed
UK politics is moving at speed, with voter loyalties shifting and atomising in unprecedented ways
Starmer’s new Brexit line: it’s a disaster – and Farage is to blame
Downing Street insiders say Labour’s frontbench have been primed to blame the current economic woes on Brexit and Reform UK
Johnny Watterson: Westminster turns Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban into a political football
Knee-jerk reaction follows security decision to deny Israeli club’s fans tickets for Europa League clash with Aston Villa
Maccabi Tel Aviv match morphs into latest front in Britain’s culture wars
Israeli club does not want its fans to travel to Aston Villa match, but tensions have not gone away
Tel Aviv soccer derby between Hapoel and Maccabi called off after rioting
Incident comes just fays after Maccabi fans were banned from attending November’s Europa League match at Aston Villa
Starmer calls for Israeli soccer fans to be allowed at Aston Villa match
Decision comes two weeks after attack on synagogue in Manchester
Britain has lost control of its borders, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood says public trust will be weakened unless politicians ‘bring order’ to immigration
How the SNP is finally getting over its post-Sturgeon hangover
Labour’s implosion and the rise of Reform UK has gifted the party a clear path back to power in next May’s Holyrood elections
Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas
Ceasefire due to start day after Israeli ratification and hostages could be released 72 hours later
Kemi Badenoch pledges to rebuild Conservative Party’s reputation with debt ‘golden rule’
Tory leader outlines plan for reducing debt and fuelling growth as party seeks to move on from Truss-era turmoil
Right turn in Manchester: Tories chase Reform UK – and risk losing their own centre
Conservative leader needs her big speech on Wednesday to land well as hard right-leaning shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick waits in the wings
UK prosecutors to appeal decision to throw out terror case against Kneecap rapper
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (27) accused of displaying Hizbullah flag and saying ‘up Hamas’ at 2024 London gig
London’s two big Irish centres celebrate combined 100 years helping emigrants
Irish Cultural Centre and London Irish Centre are keeping an eye on future generations’ needs too
UK police to get new powers after latest pro-Palestinian protest
The powers will restrict repeat protests in the same place, the UK government says
Donald Trump says the US film industry has been ‘stolen’. Was it one heist after another?
If the US president catches Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, he’ll surely be delighted by a film shot on home soil. Right?
‘Hatred and racism cannot tear us apart’, says first woman Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally
Former nurse and mother of two is married to Irishman Eamonn Mullally
Suspect named following terror attack at Manchester synagogue that left two dead
Police say they believe suspect, who was shot dead at the scene, was Jihad Al-Shamie (35), as three others arrested
Keir Starmer delivers perhaps his best speech so far as UK prime minister
Labour leader takes the fight to his internal and external political enemies in address to his party’s conference in Liverpool
Labour conference shows how future of Keir Starmer’s government depends on one woman
As protests gather outside Labour’s annual conference, Keir Starmer is betting on immigration hardliner Shabana Mahmood to save his government
Hard right demo greets delegates to Labour conference in Liverpool
Noisy protests just the start of UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s problems as he tries to regain initiative after rough month
Could Labour’s ‘king of the north’ dethrone Keir Starmer?
As Labour heads into a fractious party conference, the Manchester mayor has made his leadership ambitions clear. But some party insiders believe he might have ‘over-reached’
The Irish Times view on the Starmer question: Labour should be careful
Andy Burnham appears to be mounting a challenge to the leader
Andy Burnham says MPs are urging him to challenge Keir Starmer for Labour leadership
Former leadership contender accuses Downing Street of creating a ‘climate of fear’ among MPs
Catherine Connolly’s Áras campaign stalls on thorny question of Hamas
To carry the centre ground, this candidate of the left will be required not to equivocate when it comes to the Islamist group
Connolly stresses Palestinian advocacy and commitment to neutrality at campaign launch
Election candidate spoke alongside leaders of left-wing parties and independents at Dublin event
Britain, Portugal, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state
Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
Simon Harris denies latest Troubles legacy proposals are ‘last roll of the dice’
Tánaiste says framework marks a ‘step change’ in relations between governments and a reset after controversial Tory Legacy Act
Ireland-UK plan to address North’s Troubles legacy a ‘sea-change’ approach, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says Westminster has addressed key issues such as immunity
Starmer bids Trump farewell and breathes a huge sigh of relief
Risky strategy of inviting US president on state visit seems to have paid off for embattled UK prime minister
Trump says he ‘disagrees’ with recognising Palestine during Starmer press conference
US president’s second state visit to UK ends with show of unity
The Irish Times view on Trump’s UK visit: a veneer of transatlantic unity
Efforts to present a united front may falter, depending on how far Trump is willing to push his own agenda
Donald Trump’s UK state visit: lots of royal pageantry but no speech to parliament
US president and first lady will be hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle
Mandelson crisis threatens to overshadow Trump’s second UK state visit
US president’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has exposed him to scrutiny
Britain will ‘never surrender flag’ to far-right protesters, Starmer says
‘People have a right to peaceful protest. It is core to our country’s values’
Irish and British governments to unveil agreed approach to legacy in North ‘soon’
Taoiseach reiterates Ireland’s willingness to contribute to ‘peace monitoring, peace keeping mission’ in Ukraine after a ceasefire
As France lurches from crisis to crisis, is it becoming the new Italy?
Years of sluggish growth, an ageing population and a series of crises has made France the sick man of Europe
‘Prince of Darkness’ Peter Mandelson’s exit raises questions over Keir Starmer’s judgment
Britain’s PM facing fresh crisis over appointment he was warned against, with sacking coming just six days before Trump visit
Peter Mandelson’s many scandals: A steam bath with a billionaire, an undeclared loan and ‘pure poison’
New revelations about his closeness to Epstein proved too much, forcing Mandelson into his extraordinary third resignation
‘Your friends love you,’ UK ambassador Mandelson told Epstein after charges, emails show
Former business and Northern Ireland secretary faces questions over friendship with late disgraced financier
Keir Starmer sacks one of his Northern Ireland ministers amid reshuffle
Fleur Anderson, who was liked by the Republic’s officials, is sacked
Labour’s ‘King of the North’ highlights growing problem facing Keir Starmer
Labour backbenches are uneasy, which is where the British prime minister’s northern problem comes in
David Lammy appointed Britain’s deputy prime minister following Angela Rayner resignation
Keir Starmer reshuffles cabinet as Angela Rayner steps down after underpaying stamp duty
Keir Starmer refuses to say if he will sack deputy PM if she broke rules
Independent standards adviser examining underpayment of stamp duty by Angela Rayner
Macron says 26 states ready to send troops in postwar ‘reassurance force’ for Ukraine
Taoiseach says Ireland open to participating in ‘appropriately mandated’ mission
The Irish Times view on proscribing Palestine Action: the UK’s liberal traditions are being undermined
The proscription raises the question of whether noisy, disruptive protest still has a place in democratic life
Greens to the left, Reform to the right: Starmer’s Labour feels the squeeze
New Green Party leader Zack Polanski shows growing challenge to Labour from the left
UK suspends refugee family reunion applications as part of asylum system changes
Home secretary Yvette Cooper says the country’s asylum system needs ‘substantial reforms’
EU states working on plans for postwar military deployments to Ukraine
‘Clear road map’ for possible deployments, European Commission president says
Keir Starmer faces real peril in defining period as MPs return
UK prime minister must overturn Reform’s migration-fuelled summer dominance, while crucial budget also looms into view
Israel faces increased international anger over ‘horrific’ attack on Gaza hospital
IDF says preliminary investigation into Nasser hospital attack determined that Hamas had installed surveillance camera at site
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