Nigel Farage

Who represents the Irish people?

The organisers of the fuel protests had neither the right nor the authority to speak on behalf of ‘the people of Ireland’

Boiling tensions, brittle loyalties: a crucial vote that may redefine UK’s national politics

Crucial byelection too close to call as Greens and Reform UK surge, while Labour hopes to hold on if its base doesn’t split

Starmer insists he will lead Labour into next election after turbulent week

UK prime minister acknowledges appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador was a ‘mistake’

Ireland has a lot of skin in the game of international politics

What might a prime minister Nigel Farage say or do in relation to Northern Ireland?

Epstein files fallout could affect Ireland through Keir Starmer and in a more opaque way

Micheál Martin urged to raise issue of Irishman held for in US by Ice for five months despite having valid work permit

Reform’s Maga-style rally contrasts sharply with Keir Starmer’s troubles

Trumpian vibes from broadcaster Jeremy Kyle during show of strength from Nigel Farage’s party

Six qualities make you cool, according to science. Trying too hard isn’t one of them

There’s a lesson here for politicians or political analysts who put great store in image management

Suella Braverman’s defection is a calculated risk for Nigel Farage

Reform UK leader’s welcome of flood of Tory defectors suggests killing that party is still his main aim, rather than killing Labour

Suella Braverman defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform and slams Tory ‘lies’

Former Conservative home secretary’s defection comes barely a fortnight after Robert Jenrick’s move

Keir Starmer takes big gamble as his allies block Andy Burnham’s Westminster byelection bid

Starmer may be blamed if Labour loses byelection to Reform or Greens while party star and leadership rival is made sit it out

Brexit-by-the-Sea: England’s poorest town in Nigel Farage’s heartland

Essex Letter: Jaywick, in Reform leader Nigel Farage’s constituency, tops UK government rankings for deprivation

Where does defection of ‘insanely ambitious’ Robert Jenrick leave the Tories?

Former would-be Tory leader is now Nigel Farage’s problem, says Conservative Party’s Kemi Badenoch

Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly splutter over e-scooters

Radio: The Newstalk Breakfast hosts won’t need to change much as they move slots, while Rick O’Shea needs to stay on as Arena host

Tory’s Robert Jenrick defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in talks with Conservative’s shadow justice secretary

The ground is increasingly fertile for an Irish Maga

The emergence of a hard right in Irish politics was apparent during the run-up to last year’s presidential election

EU seeking ‘Farage clause’ in Brexit ‘reset’ agreement with UK

Guarantee seen as means of ensuring bloc is not left out of pocket should Reform leader win general election

The UK’s prime minister, its king and their new annus horribilis

Keir Starmer’s 2025 was turbulent as Reform UK kept up the pressure, while King Charles dealt with the fallout of his brother Andrew’s association with Jeffrey Epstein

Inside Tommy Robinson’s world: Leader of Britain’s right-wing nationalist upsurge

What 24 hours with the UK’s most notorious anti-Muslim activist reveals about a divided country

Nigel Farage hits out at broadcasters as racism allegations continue to mount

Reform UK leader lashes out at BBC and ITV as more former classmates come forward with accounts of racist behaviour from his school years

SNP leader John Swinney: ‘Scotland and England are going in completely different directons’

Scotland’s nationalist first minister visits Dublin on Tuesday and Wednesday to talk economics, culture and space rockets

Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for more than 10 years for taking pro-Russia bribes

Nathan Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give pro-Russian TV interviews and make speeches in EU Parliament, where he was an MEP

Britain’s asylum shake-up poses big problems for Ireland

What will happen to failed asylum applicants and migrants to the UK who have overstayed, and who can travel freely to Ireland?

UK toughens asylum policy in major overhaul as anti-immigration sentiment rises

Move by Keir Starmer’s Labour government seeks to stem rise of populist Reform UK party

Plan for a united Ireland to avoid Brexit-style mess, says author from unionist background

Ben Collins favours Irish unity and encourages others of similar heritage to engage with subject

Cold comfort at Athens forum on democracy in face of threats and rising tide of populism

Organisers express hope for ‘rule by the people’, but speakers take more pessimistic line

Zohran Mamdani is a throwback to a time when politicians weren’t all managerial centrists

I cannot help but bristle at those who take solace in boring politicians, as evidence of a stable system

Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’

Simon Harris accused of ‘going down the Nigel Farage route’ over immigration comments

If Nigel Farage wins the next UK election, the consequences for Ireland will be profound

There is widespread desire for electoral change and a greater political role for England

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

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

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

The Last Dinner Party: ‘People think they have the right, because they’re anonymous, to say the most awful things

The chart-toppers have released their second album, From the Pyre, which channels the uneasy spirit of the classic 1973 folk-horror movie

‘Something is shifting’: Wales is on the verge of a political earthquake

Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru looks set to battle Reform UK to end a century of Labour political dominance

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

Tories’ future as political party capable of governing is at stake: ‘It is that serious’

Whether to focus more on people’s pockets or UK borders is big question at Conservative Party conference

‘Tony O’Reilly should have been president of Ireland’: Jeffrey Archer on life, books and his God-given gift

Former Tory politician on his new novel End Game and - to the chagrin of his publisher - his secret final novel out next year

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

Is Britain’s ailing Conservative Party finally over?

Tribalism has engulfed European convervatism – and Kemi Badenoch’s Tories might be next on chopping block

Self-appointed ‘Safeguard Force’ sparks debate over who should patrol Britain’s streets

Volunteers keep Bournemouth’s streets safe, group says, but others worry about vigilantes

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