Conservatives make big gains in English local elections as Labour suffers
Starmer criticised as Tories win Hartlepool byelection while SNP doing well in Scotland
Starmer’s daunting Labour challenge made plain by battle for Hartlepool
Byelection defeat could catalyse much-needed change in party, says Peter Mandelson
Seamus Mallon: A man of principle and deep personal courage
Mallon always pursued what he considered the right thing to do for Northern Ireland
Economic and social changes have frayed tribal loyalty to Labour in the northeast
A rift is opening up between a London-based Labour leadership which is mostly Remain and parts of the party’s traditional heartland that voted Leave
Alastair Campbell says he no longer wants to be Labour member
Former Blair advisor warns Corbyn set to ruin party as valid political force
A brief history of Ireland in 33 great delusions
The falsehoods, euphemisms and face-saving ruses that helped make us what we are
Corbyn’s message resonates with downwardly mobile middle class
London Letter: ‘Policies that aim to transform society can win’
Davis claims SF pushed Government’s hard stance on Brexit
UK Brexit secretary says Dáil has had ‘quite a strong influence from Sinn Féin’
Brexit basket case: the British have forgotten how to deal with facts
Chris Johns: UK politicians embrace Border fudge at every turn
Pat Leahy: Leo Varadkar has learnt from the Ahern playbook
The Strategic Communications Unit is blurring boundaries in a very familiar way
‘That Irish greeting of Sodom and Gomorrah? We thought they were saying good morning’
British artists Gilbert & George are celebrating 50 years acting as one. They provocative pair look back on a controversial career, and an encounter with protesters in Belfast
Prime minister’s questions: ‘I am afraid it’s mortal combat’
London Letter: ‘You have just got to slay the leader of the Opposition – and vice versa’
Doing Trump with a funny voice, the danger is he just becomes a clown
Armando Iannucci, one of the most feared satirist's in the business, takes on Stalin in a comedy of terrors
UK has adopted ‘reckless’ interpretation of Brexit result, Mandelson says
Former EU commissioner says UK government thinks it can have autonomy and trade
Peter Mandelson says Brexit could threaten North’s place in UK
Former EU commissioner warns people in North may have to choose between political identity or economic interest
Corbyn confounds critics by mopping up the youth vote
Labour leader came across much better than his many detractors thought possible
Exit poll bombshell leads to glee at downfall of the loathed
TV view: Osborne’s election night delight underlined the factional nature of British politics
Labour mounts the defences in West Midlands stronghold
Corbyn’s party resists Tory push in Brexit-voting Coventry to stem May’s confidence
General election fever and Theresa May’s Brexit travails
The election may bolster the Tories at home. But such punch may be puny in Europe
Gerry Adams puppet “worse for wear” after five years in pub
’Spitting Image’ puppets on way to museum in Northern Ireland after Dublin auction
EU summit: Theresa May ‘welcomes’ Brexit talks by 27 other leaders
Britain will not be present at evening talks, with Syria and Ukraine on main summit agenda
UK’s EU Commission choice to face MEPs before Thursday vote
British ambassador to Ireland during queen’s visit expected to be endorsed
King: former UK ambassador to Ireland has EU security role
Commissioner Sir Julian King to work on preventing terrorism and radicalisation
Former ambassador made UK’s European commissioner
Sir Julian King served in Dublin from 2009 to 2011 and in the Northern Ireland Office
Mandelson warns of Brexit’s economic impact on North
‘You are either in the club, accepting the rules, making a financial contribution or you are out’
Brexit: Young voter apathy may see ‘accidental’ Leave victory
Miliband insists immigration good for UK and ‘flip side’ is young Britons can work in EU
Boris Johnson pumps out Brexit rhetoric as campaign wanes
Populist talk of EU directives on bananas and hairdryers keeps York crowd entertained
Brexit: Irish Border system should not ‘change dramatically’
MP says cross-Border freedom to travel possible if Britain quits EU as Ireland an island
Business Week: clamour for ‘stable government’ as Brexit vote looms
Week also dominated by a raft of company results and controversies over executive pay
Mandelson warns of risks of Brexit for North’s economy and security
Former secretary of state says there is no guarantee that border controls will not have to return as surveyors express concern for commercial property sector
Theresa May says UK should leave European Convention on Human Rights
British home secretary says ECHR makes the United Kingdom ‘less secure’
Warnings impact of Brexit on Irish would go beyond economics
Wherever green is worn in London, the talk is of which way the EU vote will go
Brexit could irrevocably reorder UK, says Peter Mandelson
Former Northern Ireland secretary to highlight threat of reimposing ‘hard borders’
Brexit: Jeremy Heywood denies ‘politicising’ royals
Claim queen and prince were urged to get involved in Scottish and EU votes
New Ireland Forum helped begin process of changing hearts and minds
Shift in nationalist demands allowed forum to become launchpad for lobbying
Donald Clarke: Why Jeremy Corbyn could win the Labour leadership battle
‘Peter Mandelson would never have let that happen’
Bookmakers Ladbrokes and Gala Coral agree £2.3bn merger
Merged entity headed by Jim Mullen will be called Ladbrokes Coral
Ladbrokes shares leap on Gala Coral merger talks
Bookmaker previously tried to buy rival back in 1998
British Labour Party leader candidates make case in Dublin
Contenders to succeed Ed Miliband go before GMB union at Citywest
Britain’s biggest union says it may break with Labour
Unite leader warns of split with party if it elects wrong leader to follow Miliband
Labour figures seek to turn back clock and adopt 1990s playbook
Blairite criticisms and Chuka Umunna attack have illustrated tensions in the party
Paisley jnr urges gay unionists to vote for DUP in general election
MP tells son of ex-president to ‘get over’ comment which delayed him coming out
Peter Hain accused of ‘incomplete’ testimony in ‘on the run’ inquiry
Former NI Secretary ‘very knowledgeable’ about scheme but gave ‘less than helpful’ testimony
David Cameron calls Ed Miliband ‘despicable’
Insults traded between prime minister and Labour leader in row over TV debates
Europe’s Irish presence in the transatlantic corridor
David O’Sullivan, the new EU ambassador to the US, is assuming the role at an important political moment
Phil Hogan finalising team of cabinet members
Incoming EU agriculture commissioner has appointed Peter Power as head of cabinet
Piketty’s real challenge was to the FT’s Rolex types
Why did the FT’s attack on Piketty inequality thesis provoked such rightwing glee
Blood, gore, nudity and incest: another night in front of the TV
‘ Game of Thrones’ is about to return for its fourth season. Its stars talk about working on the epic television series
Cameron’s high-speed ambitions may be derailed in the shires
London Letter: shire Tories feel their views are being ignored by the prime minister
Ed Miliband’s pitch for 2015 already evident: are you are worse off now?
Labour leader has turned the Conservatives’ strategy on its head, making business the target
On the tenth anniversary of the term ‘puke football’, why are Tyrone still seen as the black sheep?
Pat Spillane plucked the phrase out of thin air but it has endured and has done Mickey Harte’s side no favours
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