Coronavirus: British police vow tougher enforcement of restrictionsUK stores to insist on face coverings as 45,533 new cases and 1,243 deaths reportedTue Jan 12 2021 - 19:40
Hancock says UK on track for 15m vaccinations by mid-FebruaryJohnson warns that rising hospital admissions are putting massive strain on the health serviceMon Jan 11 2021 - 20:51
Brexit: British hauliers pause transport of goods to EU and NIProblems with documents the ‘main reason’ lorries being turned away from portsMon Jan 11 2021 - 20:27
Covid-19: Tories bow to the inevitable and back Boris Johnson’s new restrictionsFour DUP MPs vote against measures with the other four abstainingWed Jan 06 2021 - 21:00
Britain’s Covid restrictions could last until end of March – Boris JohnsonPM says emergence from lockdown will not be a ‘big bang but a gradual unwrapping’Wed Jan 06 2021 - 20:06
Paisley calls for Britain to disapply Northern protocol due to trade disruption‘The protocol’s effect has been an unmitigated disaster,’ says DUP MPWed Jan 06 2021 - 17:57
Johnson’s political fortunes may turn on success of vaccine rolloutVacillating prime minister’s record on making hard decisions suggests rocky road aheadTue Jan 05 2021 - 20:44
Estimates put over a million people in England infected with coronavirusDaily number of positive tests for the virus rises above 60,000 for the first timeTue Jan 05 2021 - 19:49
Covid-19: England introduces national lockdown until mid-FebruaryJohnson says surge in infections putting NHS under more pressure than at any time since start of pandemicMon Jan 04 2021 - 20:49
Julian Assange cannot be extradited from UK to US, judge rulesExtradition request for WikiLeaks founder rejected because of risk of suicideMon Jan 04 2021 - 15:15
Brexit bureaucracy a ‘tragic reality’, says Boris JohnsonDelays and disruption expected at Britain’s borders as cross-channel traffic increasesSun Jan 03 2021 - 19:53
UK restrictions may tighten further as Covid hospitalisations continue to riseStarmer calls for an immediate national lockdown as Johnson says schools are safeSun Jan 03 2021 - 19:41
Can Boris Johnson dig the UK out of the hole it is in? Don’t count on itEconomic rot and the Scottish question will take wisdom and imagination to solveSat Jan 02 2021 - 03:00
Brexit will see UK nations pull together, Boris Johnson saysBut Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon reasserts Scotland’s desire to be part of EUFri Jan 01 2021 - 17:13
UK and EU enter new relationship at 11pm as Johnson says deal settles 'vexed question’British PM hopes post-Brexit trade deal will end ‘rancour’Thu Dec 31 2020 - 01:00
UK MPs back Brexit trade agreement by 521 votes to 73Labour votes with government while all other opposition parties vote againstWed Dec 30 2020 - 23:40
Tories exultant over backing of Brexit Bill drown out DUPDUP sidelined once more amid Johnson win despite support ‘tinged with sadness’Wed Dec 30 2020 - 21:24
Almost entire population of England to be under most severe Covid restrictionsNew restrictions announced as Britain approves cheaper and easier to distribute AstraZeneca vaccineWed Dec 30 2020 - 21:09
Brexit deal set to be backed by MPs and peers at WestminsterDeal set to be passed with large majority as Conservative hardliners indicate supportTue Dec 29 2020 - 22:30
EU ambassadors give green light to Brexit trade deal with UKMPs and peers at Westminster to debate and vote on the agreement on WednesdayMon Dec 28 2020 - 17:47
Cabinet to discuss Brexit deal as sectors of economy face disruptionFisheries will ‘no doubt’ be negatively affected, while hauliers worry about delaysMon Dec 28 2020 - 01:00
Brexit: British government warns of bureaucratic hurdles despite trade dealBoris Johnson says he is confident hardline Brexiteers will vote for deal on WednesdayMon Dec 28 2020 - 00:01
Brexit deal marks only the start of complex talksRange of new bodies to oversee implementation of the agreementSun Dec 27 2020 - 21:07
Brexit agreement explainer: Who got whatAmong areas covered by deal are trade, services, fisheries, level playing field and securitySat Dec 26 2020 - 10:54
The year Boris Johnson became the sick man of Britain2020 in review: Dominic Cummings died politically, Johnson almost did in actualitySat Dec 26 2020 - 06:00
Brexit deal: Boris Johnson set to win Commons backingLabour leader Keir Starmer indicates party support for vote on pact in parliamentFri Dec 25 2020 - 22:38
Tory press and Conservative Brexiteers placated by dealNo chance of rejection in parliament as Labour pledge support for long-awaited pactFri Dec 25 2020 - 16:46
Deal hailed by Johnson contains opportunities for future disagreementsAnalysis: There is no chance that the deal will be rejected in next week’s Commons voteThu Dec 24 2020 - 18:43
Brexit deal ready to be launched as UK and EU agree final detailsSides agree on fisheries, level-playing-field guarantees and fulfilment of obligationsThu Dec 24 2020 - 06:00
UK and EU poised to seal Brexit trade dealJohnson and Von der Leyen are expected to announce agreementWed Dec 23 2020 - 22:35
Tougher restrictions to be extended in England as coronavirus cases soarBritain reports 40,000 new cases and 744 deaths – the highest daily figures since AprilWed Dec 23 2020 - 20:15
France to reopen border with UK but lorry drivers face Covid testsDrivers warned against entering Kent until queue of thousands of vehicles begins to clearTue Dec 22 2020 - 20:59
Brexit: Hopes fade for deal before Christmas but delay fraught with risk for JohnsonBritish PM might secure more fish by waiting but EU resolve could harden insteadTue Dec 22 2020 - 20:21
Brexit deal hangs in balance as EU rejects UK’s latest fish offerMichel Barnier says talks ‘really in crucial moment’ as January 1st deadline loomsTue Dec 22 2020 - 19:20
Prolonged French travel ban could disrupt Irish meat productionCommission to assess what categories of people can travel from Britain into the EUTue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
UK ports chaos concentrates minds on abyss of no-deal BrexitGood fisheries deal would allow Johnson to show flexibility on other outstanding issuesMon Dec 21 2020 - 20:40
Johnson hopeful freight movements will return to normal after talking to MacronLorries stuck at Dover, and supermarket chain warns there could be a shortage of fruit and vegetables if travel ban continuesMon Dec 21 2020 - 20:11
Starmer paints Labour devolution project as bid to prevent UK break-upLabour leader says party would oppose a second Scottish independence referendumMon Dec 21 2020 - 18:35
Covid-19: Little goodwill towards Boris Johnson after he cancels ChristmasPM comes under fire for switching from Santa to Scrooge with new restrictionsSun Dec 20 2020 - 20:26
London faces months of tough restrictions as new coronavirus strain spreadsJohnson under pressure to furnish clear exit strategy from cycle of Covid-19 lockdownsSun Dec 20 2020 - 20:15
Johnson unlikely to opt for no-deal Brexit because of fisheriesIssue important enough politically for PM to delay in hope of extracting more concessionsFri Dec 18 2020 - 20:00
Fisheries seen as remaining stumbling block to Brexit trade dealEuropean Parliament says it will not ratify a deal by the end of the year if it is reached any later than SundayThu Dec 17 2020 - 21:09
Business dinners off the table as Covid rules bite hardLondon Letter: Tory MP Tobias Ellwood is the latest public figure called to accountThu Dec 17 2020 - 20:14
Majority of people in England to live under strictest Covid-19 curbs from SaturdayMP says move will be ‘greeted with dismay’ in Greater Manchester as most areas are below average rateThu Dec 17 2020 - 16:23
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
