Johnson suffers heavy defeat in House of Lords over Internal Market Bill
Peers vote to remove clauses that would allow ministers to disapply parts of North protocol
Peers vote to remove clauses that would allow ministers to disapply parts of North protocol
Government’s omission is merely an understandable outworking of politics
‘A kindly and attentive neighbour, a man of many talents who wasted none of them’
Margaret Ritchie: ‘I will be reflecting the views of the party in that chamber’
Standing down on October 31st empowers sitting parliament to decide who replaces him
Party that played key role in Belfast Agreement suffering from ‘polarisation of electorate’
Sinn Féin’s rise led to disastrous election for party and there is no sign of ‘reboot’ plan
Former SDLP leader defends position of Colum Eastwood, who took over from him
Former deputy leader Seamus Mallon says ‘there is more to politics than power’
Governments await result to weigh prospect of reinstating the Executive and Assembly
Big focus will be on performance of DUP and Sinn Féin
The when, where, who, why and what of the upcoming general election
Gildernew rejects ‘no-go areas’ after Jim Wells says party isn’t welcome in Rathfriland
‘DUP seat will only add to Tory numbers – a Sinn Féin seat won’t even get counted’ – Colum Eastwood
SDLP leader says Northern electorate caught in a ‘toxic mix of anger and fatigue’
UK elections present opportunity for Sinn Féin as Margaret Ritchie looks to unionists
Is Arlene Foster right that unionism has awoken from its electoral slumber?
Northern Ireland parties discuss electoral pacts as mindsets shift to campaign mode
Another election? Why, how will it affect Assembly talks, who is likely to win, and . . . why
Leaving Common Fisheries Policy will mean bigger quotas, says fish producers’ leader
‘If no agreement is reached, there would be a number of significant consequences’
Continued erosion of SDLP support means Sinn Féin now in striking distance
UUP may lose out to former member John McCallister, while DUP’s Jim Wells may hold on
Northern Irish parties parade new leaders as DUP stirs voting jitters ahead of May vote
Body found on east end of beach shortly after 3pm by man out walking his dog
Colum Eastwood needs to dig his own trench and move his party out of the Hume shadow
Derry Assembly member defeats Dr Alasdair McDonnell to become sixth leader of party
Worrying times ahead for party which is holding its annual conference this weekend
Nama chairman Frank Daly criticised for refusing to appear before Stormont
NI minister apologised after claim children more likely to be abused in unstable relationships
History suggests that several thousand unionist votes are likely to be cast for Ritchie
Party rules out supporting Cameron in government
Such an approach would leave people in rural communities with insufficient access to broadband
Victims understood to have been killed by carbon monoxide leak
Move will be linked to inter-party talks and spending cuts
SDLP leader will need to draw on all his combative resources
Party leader accuses DUP and Sinn Féin of ‘self-serving partisan gridlock’ at Stormont
Shortfall of €10 million required to complete project will not be provided by Europe
Former MP described as ‘a Christian, a democrat and a patriotic Irishman’
President says former South Down MP who embodied ‘decency,respect and primacy of politics’
SDLP leader adds that collusion ‘never ever justified a single IRA atrocity’
If funding shortfall can’t be met within a month, politically important bridge will not be built
Mary McAleese leads mourners at requiem Mass for late Paddy Leneghan
Committee report in UK expresses dismay ‘at the slow pace of investigations’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices