Johnson draws back from cancelling easing of UK restrictions for ChristmasPM urges people to keep meetings shorter and smaller after warnings from expertsWed Dec 16 2020 - 19:10
Brexit: Downing Street dials down rhetoric about no-deal outcomeDecision to continue trade talks without new deadline seen as positive signal on dealMon Dec 14 2020 - 20:19
Brexit deal prospects improve as EU and UK agree to continue talksJohnson’s hard line on talks seen by some as a sign that he is preparing to do a dealMon Dec 14 2020 - 06:26
Boris Johnson has set his course for a Brexit trade dealNo amount of sham gunboat diplomacy can obscure where British PM’s interests lieMon Dec 14 2020 - 05:01
Dramatic shift in tone will persuade most that a Brexit trade deal is now on the cardsGunboat threat will adorn a likely post-deal narrative of Johnson’s toughnessSun Dec 13 2020 - 13:46
Final effort on Brexit deal amid growing pessimism over prospectsGovernment preparing special measures to support Irish food exportersSat Dec 12 2020 - 04:28
Downing Street says nothing new in EU’s reassurance on ‘ratchet clause’Brexit talks to continue until Sunday but Johnson calls a no-deal outcome ‘very, very likely’Fri Dec 11 2020 - 18:59
Brexit: Taoiseach appeals for compromise to secure trade dealDespite pessimism, Irish Government sources believe agreement is still possibleFri Dec 11 2020 - 01:02
Britain set to reject EU proposal to keep status quo on fisheries for 12 monthsKeir Starmer indicates if a deal comes before House of Commons, Labour will back itThu Dec 10 2020 - 21:20
Britain’s salvation fantasy shifts as it turns against BarnierLondon Letter: EU’s Brexit negotiator accused of inflexibility but London’s strategy is unwiseThu Dec 10 2020 - 18:26
Brexit: EU prepares for no-deal as sides remain 'far apart' and Sunday talks deadline setNo-deal Brexit contingency papers may be ‘on table in next 24 hours’ to avoid January chaosThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:15
Brexit: Gove tells MPs there will be no ‘EU mini-embassy’ in BelfastNorthern Ireland Affairs Committee hears there are likely to be delays at ports while new checking facilities are being builtWed Dec 09 2020 - 20:09
Taoiseach ‘on pessimistic side’ regarding Brexit trade dealEuropean Commission chief and British PM to meet as both sides struggle to avert failureWed Dec 09 2020 - 01:24
Gove to present details of deal with EU on Northern Ireland protocolMinister to tell MPs why government withdrew treaty-breaking clauses from BillTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:44
Brexit talks on a sticky wicket but no one is pulling up stumps yetRay of hope as key obstacle falls away ahead of Johnson’s meeting with von der LeyenTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:06
Britain becomes first country to administer coronavirus vaccineThose over 80 years are prioritised as doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine are administered at hospital hubsTue Dec 08 2020 - 19:24
Brexit: Johnson and von der Leyen to meet in bid to save talksCoveney warns mood is shifting from compromise to preparing for no-deal outcomeTue Dec 08 2020 - 06:34
Johnson and Von der Leyen can give Brexit talks fresh impetusAnalysis: Cutting out middlemen might help as Johnson faces momentous decisionMon Dec 07 2020 - 22:00
London to drop treaty-breaking clauses if NI protocol accord struckPotential move on Internal Market and tax Bills ‘the grinding wheels of the climbdown’Mon Dec 07 2020 - 21:34
Brexit: Last push for trade deal as talks remain ‘very difficult’Fate of Irish economy in the balance as Taoiseach puts chances of success at ‘50-50’Mon Dec 07 2020 - 01:01
EU and UK will find it hardest to compromise on issue of level playing fieldCoveney indicates the EU is confident that treaty-breaking clauses will be removed before any deal is agreedSun Dec 06 2020 - 18:42
Johnson to seek MP vote that allows ministers renege on Brexit dealEnvironment secretary wants clauses restored ‘as an insurance policy for Britain’Sun Dec 06 2020 - 18:00
Analysis: After yet another talks impasse, what now for Brexit?Gaps on fisheries, level playing field and governance require high-level political interventionFri Dec 04 2020 - 21:47
UK and EU negotiators pause Brexit talks after failure to reach agreementDowning Street warns trade talks with EU have reached ‘very difficult point’Fri Dec 04 2020 - 19:51
Brexit: Significant gaps remain as talks may continue over weekendJohnson still intends on Monday to restore to Internal Market Bill the treaty-breaking clauses that were removed by House of LordsFri Dec 04 2020 - 15:20
Johnson covets Brexit win on fish to show he's 'taking back control'London Letter: British PM would have little difficulty pushing for the nuclear optionFri Dec 04 2020 - 06:08
Flights or direct ferries from Europe to carry Covid-19 vaccines over Brexit concernsVaccines to be flown in but UK ‘landbridge’ to be avoided if road travel needed in case of delaysFri Dec 04 2020 - 01:00
Johnson warns of lengthy roll-out after UK approves coronavirus vaccineFirst doses of Pfizer-BioNTech drug will go to vulnerable groups including care-home residents and elderlyWed Dec 02 2020 - 18:37
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
