Matt Hancock to keep job despite ‘social distancing breach’Boris Johnson refuses to sack health secretary after picture emerges of him kissing an aideFri Jun 25 2021 - 18:41
London cuts its cloth to suit its measure as priorities rearrangedLondon Letter: Stripped-down city feels empty as tourists and office toilers stay awayThu Jun 24 2021 - 21:03
UK expands travel green list as citizens face fresh hurdles to travel in EUMacron joins Merkel in calling for an EU-wide quarantine requirement for visitors from BritainThu Jun 24 2021 - 20:54
More than a third of coronavirus patients in England experienced long Covid, study showsFindings come as government decides to allow officials to enter country for Euro 2020 gamesThu Jun 24 2021 - 00:01
EU expected to extend NI Protocol grace period on chilled meats, with caveatsNI Secretary says British have yet to agree EU terms for additional timeWed Jun 23 2021 - 17:48
Northern Ireland secretary faces criticism over legislating at WestminsterDUP’s Sammy Wilson accuses MPs of behaving in condescending way towards StormontTue Jun 22 2021 - 21:30
Traditional Tory voters grow impatient with focus on ‘red wall’Shock byelection defeat in south shows that loosening party loyalties can cut both waysFri Jun 18 2021 - 23:37
Johnson denies government is neglecting south after shock byelection lossPM defends focus on ‘red wall’ after Lib Dems overturn big Conservative majorityFri Jun 18 2021 - 19:27
Snap election after Poots resignation could be run as ‘referendum’ on protocol – CoveneyDUP leader announces resignation after just 21 days in office following internal revoltFri Jun 18 2021 - 18:28
Britain takes stock of a cavalcade of recent diplomatic humiliationsLondon Letter: UK is right to claim it is still a power even as it sabotages its influenceThu Jun 17 2021 - 21:17
Whitty says Britain faces winter surge of coronavirus after current wave fadesStudy finds rise in cases in England is being driven by younger people who have not yet been vaccinatedThu Jun 17 2021 - 21:08
Boris Johnson calls Hancock ‘hopeless’ in texts released by CummingsFormer aide claims PM plans to leave office after next election ‘to make money and have fun’Wed Jun 16 2021 - 18:15
Frost accuses EU of taking purist approach to movement of chilled meats‘They could change their rules in the context of Northern Ireland if they wanted to,’ says Britain’s Brexit ministerWed Jun 16 2021 - 16:12
Rise of Delta variant will not affect summer reopening plans in RepublicAbout 25% of all new cases seen in Northern Ireland are of the Delta variantTue Jun 15 2021 - 01:00
Johnson delays plans to loosen restrictions amid Delta variant concernsCovid cases doubling week by week in worst-hit areas, and ICU numbers on the riseMon Jun 14 2021 - 19:26
Biden had ‘candid discussion’ with Johnson on Northern Ireland protocolBilateral meeting focused on issue that overshadowed G7 summit of world leadersMon Jun 14 2021 - 07:16
European leaders confront Johnson over failure to implement NI protocolDublin worries EU-UK diplomatic clash could inflame tensions in the NorthMon Jun 14 2021 - 01:28
Seaside diplomacy: G7 summit a (qualified) successMeeting overshadowed for UK by angry dispute with EU over Northern Ireland protocolSun Jun 13 2021 - 20:40
G7 nations agree on vaccine donation and scrutiny of ChinaOxfam head of inequality policy accuses leaders of failing to meet challenges of timesSun Jun 13 2021 - 20:08
EU leaders rule out changes to NI Protocol, tell UK it must fulfil obligationsJohnson says UK will do ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure protocol does not interfere with marketSat Jun 12 2021 - 22:14
Ed Miliband: ‘You go from people hanging on your every word to people not giving a damn’The former Labour leader is back on the front bench – ‘the zeitgeist is different now’Sat Jun 12 2021 - 06:00
EU gives Johnson a reason to be constructive on NI protocolCost to the UK of failing to find a way forward will be more than a few sausagesSat Jun 12 2021 - 05:00
World leaders pledge to work to prevent another global pandemicActions will include faster vaccine turnaround and controlling animal-borne diseasesFri Jun 11 2021 - 22:42
Biden and Johnson reaffirm commitment to Belfast AgreementCornwall meeting ahead of G7 summit takes place in wake of US diplomatic rebukeFri Jun 11 2021 - 04:15
Biden and Johnson in display of warmth despite US impatiencePresident and prime minister reaffirm importance of alliance amid protocol impasseThu Jun 10 2021 - 20:43
Johnson claims there is ‘complete harmony’ between UK and US over protocolLeaders say they are ‘fully committed’ to the Good Friday AgreementThu Jun 10 2021 - 20:38
London’s restaurants struggle for staff after exodus of EU citizensLondon Letter: Many who went home to sit out the pandemic have stayed awayThu Jun 10 2021 - 20:00
Biden to press Johnson to resolve dispute with EU over NI ProtocolUS president orders officials to rebuke PM’s government for endangering peace processThu Jun 10 2021 - 03:02
Johnson calculating Biden will put ‘special relationship’ before Belfast AgreementUnderestimating US president may prove costlyWed Jun 09 2021 - 19:47
Patience with UK wearing ‘very thin’, says Sefcovic after Brexit talks end with no resultMichelle O’Neill calls on UK government to honour commitments on protocolWed Jun 09 2021 - 18:09
Frost and Sevcovic to meet amid mounting NI protocol crisisLondon wants more flexibility from EU on goods checks as Biden expected to interveneTue Jun 08 2021 - 22:30
EU warns patience is wearing thin on UK’s approach to NI protocol‘The EU has no intention of letting the UK wriggle out of what it signed up to, so we should expect UK/EU relations to get worse before they get better’Mon Jun 07 2021 - 22:12
Global tax rate: Ireland could lose €2bn a year under proposed reforms, says DonohoeG7 backs 15% corporate tax rate in move which threatens Ireland’s 12.5% rateSun Jun 06 2021 - 12:37
HIV/Aids 40 years on: ‘Almost everyone I knew who died was in their 20s or early 30s’Often parents discovered their son was gay the same day they learned he was dyingSat Jun 05 2021 - 06:00
EU could retaliate against Britain over protocol, Coveney warnsMinister says status quo not sustainable as some states advocate possibility of tariffsThu Jun 03 2021 - 21:31
Education recovery commissioner’s exit latest sign Johnson deaf to public moodLondon Letter: Rejection of Collins’s funds plea over lost learning sparked resignationThu Jun 03 2021 - 20:23
Spread of Delta variant casts doubt on UK plan to remove restrictions on June 21stGovernment’s former chief scientific adviser says Britain is in ‘a perilous moment’Tue Jun 01 2021 - 20:43
Cummings’s revenge plot on Johnson could hatch into terminal mistrustLondon Letter: Even if voters don’t care, the explosive allegations could damage the PMThu May 27 2021 - 20:30
Hancock rejects Cummings’s ‘unsubstantiated’ attacks on his honestyUK health secretary avoids answering question on testing of patients before their dischargeThu May 27 2021 - 19:24
Boris Johnson’s Covid response led to thousands of unnecessary deaths, Cummings saysEx-chief adviser condemns British PM in blistering appearance before committeeThu May 27 2021 - 01:00
Damning words: what Dominic Cummings told Covid inquiryBoris Johnson was ‘like a shopping trolley, just smashing around from one side to the other’Wed May 26 2021 - 18:17
Cummings says tens of thousands died from UK Covid failuresFormer adviser to Boris Johnson tells inquiry that prime minister is unfit for officeWed May 26 2021 - 18:02
Merciless Cummings leaves stage littered with bodiesAnalysis: MPs hear story of government dysfunction that caused tens of thousands of unnecessary deathsWed May 26 2021 - 17:52
Calling a Border poll without clear plan would be unwise, experts warnYears of acrimony over Brexit highlight the dangers of referendums, say expertsWed May 26 2021 - 00:01
Cummings expected to blame Johnson for Britain’s high pandemic death tollDowning Street braced for prime minister’s former chief adviser’s evidence before parliamentary select committeeTue May 25 2021 - 20:29
Bashir interview scandal sparks BBC review of editorial practicesBroadcaster’s whistleblowing processes and rehiring of journalist to be scutinisedMon May 24 2021 - 19:13
Australian trade deal may be template for other post-Brexit agreementsLondon Letter: Farmers in the UK have warned about the impact of granting tariff-free access to the country’s meat exportersThu May 20 2021 - 21:00
Gove calls on MPs to consider the benefits of the Northern Ireland protocolCabinet office minister stresses European Union’s responsibility to help deal with “significant challenges” the measure posesThu May 20 2021 - 20:15
Johnson apologises to Ballymurphy families in House of CommonsRelatives again critical of British prime minister for shortcomings in statementWed May 19 2021 - 20:33
‘Increasing confidence’ vaccines work against Indian variantVigilance and responsibilty key as curbs replaced with protection, Hancock saysWed May 19 2021 - 19:45
