Britain to take light-touch approach to enforcing customs rules with NorthAuthorities want to be sympathetic to traders in early days of Brexit, NI Affairs Committee toldWed Dec 02 2020 - 17:25
Dozens of Tory MPs rebel against government on Covid restrictionsBiggest rebellion since Johnson as PM but tough measures pass with Labour absentionTue Dec 01 2020 - 20:07
UK government unable to weigh economic impact of Covid restraintsReport comes as Johnson faces Tory revolt in vote on next stage of restrictions on TuesdayMon Nov 30 2020 - 19:24
Pat Finucane murder: British government decides not to establish public inquiry‘The questions that demand answers around Pat’s murder are not going away,’ widow saysMon Nov 30 2020 - 18:07
Two outstanding Brexit issues left, says British foreign secretaryDominic Raab identifies fisheries and competition as remaining problems to be resolvedSun Nov 29 2020 - 20:01
In Brexit end game, Johnson scours menu of unpalatable choicesLondon Letter: Stars misalign in shape of economic reality, Scottish ire and Joe BidenThu Nov 26 2020 - 20:00
Covid-19: Johnson faces backlash as swathe of England kept under tight restrictionsCleo Watson, a close associate of Dominic Cummings, is to leave Downing StreetThu Nov 26 2020 - 19:51
UK faces economic emergency with 2.6m jobless, says chancellorChancellor of the exchequer warns output will fall by 11% this yearWed Nov 25 2020 - 17:43
Sunak struggles to tighten Covid belt after decade of austerityAnalysis: UK chancellor causes political waves with cuts to international aidWed Nov 25 2020 - 17:26
Britain faces economic emergency with 2.6m jobless – SunakChancellor warns output will fall by 11% this yearWed Nov 25 2020 - 13:57
Keir Starmer ‘games with democracy’ prompt walkoutLabour NEC members claim party leader bending rules for ally Margaret BeckettTue Nov 24 2020 - 19:25
Partial reopening across England under three-tier systemJohnson announces restriction easing next week from retail, gyms and personal careMon Nov 23 2020 - 22:29
No-deal Brexit worse for UK economy than pandemic, says regulatorBank of England governor says exiting EU with no FTA would cause more lasting harmMon Nov 23 2020 - 19:28
PM’s adviser on standards resigns after Priti Patel’s pass for bullyingJohnson refuses to sack home secretary despite ‘occasions of shouting and sweating’Fri Nov 20 2020 - 16:44
Boris Johnson’s ‘reset’ plan clearer despite early hitchesLondon Letter: Military spend and climate to form central planks of revival strategyThu Nov 19 2020 - 20:00
Johnson promises to restore UK as ‘the foremost naval power in Europe’Prime minister says £16.5bn rise in defence spending is necessary to secure Britain’s interests and strengthen its global influenceThu Nov 19 2020 - 19:14
Grace period needed to implement NI protocol, say business leaders‘Northern Ireland’s business community will not be ready for January 1st, quite simply’Wed Nov 18 2020 - 20:25
Leftwingers angry at Starmer’s decision not to restore Labour whip to CorbynStarmer claims Corbyn’s actions undermine Labour’s ‘ability to tackle anti-Semitism’Wed Nov 18 2020 - 20:17
PM’s ‘green industrial revolution’ to support great many jobsJohnson seeks to calm Downing Street chaos and make investment in midlands and northTue Nov 17 2020 - 22:30
Johnson’s idle musing on devolution may come back to haunt himScottish independence likely to replace Brexit as Britain’s major constitutional issueTue Nov 17 2020 - 21:34
Brexit talks creating ‘tremendous uncertainty’ in NI, says Bill ClintonPSNI warns gangs could exploit the Border for human trafficking after transition periodTue Nov 17 2020 - 20:39
Boris Johnson and 11 other Conservative MPs self-isolatingMove comes after infected MP attended meeting with PM in Downing StreetMon Nov 16 2020 - 19:42
North’s ports will find it ‘very challenging’ to be ready for Brexit changesHouse of Lords committee told the UK government has not made some crucial decisions about new port infrastructureMon Nov 16 2020 - 16:28
Ireland to open new consular office in Manchester to help cope with BrexitCoveney announces plan ahead of virtual Dublin visit by Manchester and Liverpool mayorsSun Nov 15 2020 - 23:00
Downing Street drama shows ‘weakness’ of Boris Johnson, former FT editor saysPrime minister ‘not a natural leader’, says Lionel Barber, as Cummings and Cain exitSat Nov 14 2020 - 05:01
Swift departure of Cummings signals Johnson’s intentPrime minister bids to reset his government and mend fences with unhappy Tory backbenchersFri Nov 13 2020 - 21:10
Dominic Cummings: Johnson’s top adviser quits after losing power strugglePM reportedly tells Cummings and other ex-aide Lee Cain their presence is unwelcomeFri Nov 13 2020 - 20:06
Dominic Cummings’s grip weakens as war breaks out for Johnson’s earDrama surrounding PM’s advisers suggests a possible move away from national populismThu Nov 12 2020 - 21:32
Johnson aide’s resignation raises doubts about future of CummingsFormer senior figure in Vote Leave Lee Cain steps down after Johnson rescinds job offerThu Nov 12 2020 - 21:20
Tony Blair on Biden, post-Brexit and getting ‘back to the real world’London Letter: Ex-PM warns of US concern for Bill and Britain as former great powerThu Nov 12 2020 - 20:00
Johnson suffers heavy defeat in House of Lords over Internal Market BillPeers vote to remove clauses that would allow ministers to disapply parts of North protocolMon Nov 09 2020 - 23:35
Treaty-breaking clauses have become a trap that has left Johnson weakerAnalysis: as the cost to Britain of a no-deal rises, the EU can hold firm in coming days on the price of reaching oneMon Nov 09 2020 - 22:26
Brexit: Johnson rules out changing ‘law-breaking’ Bill after Biden victoryPM insists Bill will uphold Belfast Agreement and says trade deal within reachSun Nov 08 2020 - 16:52
‘The cleverest man in Britain’ on why England should resist lockdownEngland’s mostly popular lockdown has its critics, none more eloquent than Jonathan SumptionSun Nov 08 2020 - 06:00
Johnson faces a difficult challenge in establishing trust with BidenAnalysis: Democrat once described UK PM as ‘a physical and emotional clone’ of TrumpSat Nov 07 2020 - 05:01
Flawed worst-case Covid-19 graph defended by JohnsonUK statistics office says infections rising while rate of increase shows signs of slowingFri Nov 06 2020 - 19:54
Covid-19: Taoiseach calls for more co-ordinated British-Irish responseGovernments should agree on right level of restrictions to ‘protect lives and livelihoods’Fri Nov 06 2020 - 14:29
Johnson promises ‘as normal a Christmas as possible’ as England enters lockdown‘Serious’ second wave of Covid-19 has left more than 11,000 hospitalised across countryThu Nov 05 2020 - 21:46
The Ballad of Corona V: Covid-19 personified in a gripping stage playLondon Letter: Production staged by charity founded by the play’s director Maggie NorrisThu Nov 05 2020 - 21:10
Coronavirus: 50 Tory MPs rebel against Boris Johnson’s lockdownTheresa May among the Conservatives to vote against or abstain on Covid-19 measuresWed Nov 04 2020 - 19:49
English hospitals cancel non-urgent procedures due to Covid-19Soaring admissions challenge NHS as country poises for four-week lockdownTue Nov 03 2020 - 18:42
Liverpool mass-testing seen as pilot scheme in fight against Covid-19Boris Johnson moves to quell Tory revolt by pledging end to lockdown on December 2ndTue Nov 03 2020 - 00:00
Johnson’s lockdown U-turn further weakens his leadershipBritish MP scolded for Covid-19 failure by Labour leader as Farage reformulates partyMon Nov 02 2020 - 21:05
Boris Johnson admits UK’s test-and-trace system must improveOnly 15% of tests coming back within 24 hours and many close contacts not being reachedThu Oct 22 2020 - 20:06
Coronavirus exposes lack of power exerted by England’s regionsLondon Letter: Burnham stands up to capital and warns of north being pushed aroundThu Oct 22 2020 - 20:00
Johnson’s reputation in northern England further diminishedGovernment defeated Labour motion backing Rashford’s free meals call but the victory could prove pyrrhicWed Oct 21 2020 - 20:30
Manchester boroughs to receive £60m supports for local lockdownGovernment votes against Rashford's proposal for free meals during school holidaysWed Oct 21 2020 - 20:07
Coronavirus: Greater Manchester faces highest restrictions as talks failMayor Andy Burnham hits out at government after failure to agree financial supportTue Oct 20 2020 - 19:39
Brexit: UK government suffers heavy defeat over ‘law-breaking’ Bill in House of LordsPeers back by huge margin amendment saying Bill would ‘undermine the rule of law’Tue Oct 20 2020 - 19:08
Bill that overrides UK’s Brexit deal denounced in House of Lords‘The damage is to our standing in the world,’ says former chief justice Igor JudgeMon Oct 19 2020 - 20:47
