‘I flattered him, knowing he’d try to kiss me’: Alan Partridge interviews Steve Coogan
‘It’s the oldest journalistic trick in the book. Coogan has fallen for it hook, line and sinker’
Johnson's attempt to woo Germany will fail if he doesn't show good faith
London Letter: Britain and Germany seek to take giant leap from old enmity
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’
UK corporate tax hike poses ‘acute’ challenge for North, business lobby says
Raising of rate to 25% goes against NI firms’ desire to have tax rate matching Republic
Sunak’s politically adroit budget affirms his fiscal credentials
Analysis: Bad news about tax rises had been well flagged, but Brexit didn’t get a mention
UK’s corporation tax to rise to 25% as Sunak extends Covid support plan
UK economy will regain pre-pandemic size in mid-2022, says chancellor in budget speech
Sunak plans corporate tax rise to bolster UK public finances
Rates rising from 19% to up to 25% seen as possible
Newton Emerson: Republic’s shared-equity housing scheme threatens to push up prices
Better British ideas are available to copy that would not push up property prices
George Osborne drops portfolio career to become full-time banker
Former UK chancellor is joining boutique advisory firm Robey Warshaw as a full-time mergers and acquisitions banker
Poll finds majority favours holding a Border poll in next five years
Unity referendum would be ‘incredibly divisive’, First Minister Arlene Foster says
‘Yesterday’s man’: Unionists on Osborne’s united Ireland warning
Former UK chancellor’s scathing comments must be demoralising for many unionists
Former Goldman Sachs banker to be new BBC chairman
Richard Sharp was once boss of UK chancellor Rishi Sunak
Third Degree Byrnes – Frank McNally on an unexpected revelation in Myles na gCopaleen’s favourite pun
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Covid-19: Johnson faces backlash as swathe of England kept under tight restrictions
Cleo Watson, a close associate of Dominic Cummings, is to leave Downing Street
Covid-19 will have a significantly worse impact on UK public finances than on ours
A decade has brought the UK and the Republic to two very contrasting fiscal places
English ‘chumocracy’: Boozy weekends and class disdain with the Camerons
London Letter: David Cameron has been embarrassed by a book about his inner circle
UK government debt passes £2 trillion mark for first time
Milestone will stoke debate about how country will finance support for Covid-19-hit economy
Boris Johnson says he was ‘too fat’ when he contracted Covid-19
British prime minister launches anti-obesity campaign in UK
UK government hardens diplomatic stand-off with China
Hong Kong extradition treaty suspended as Tory backbenchers urge further measures
Johnson vows to act fast to fix UK economy in wake of coronavirus
UK PM promises to boost spending on infrastructure in face of looming recession
UK turns on spending tap as Brexit and coronavirus bites
Boris Johnson’s Brexiteer government unveils debt-fuelled spending splurge
Caroline Flack obituary: From performer to popular TV presenter who connected with the public
Love Island viewers related to Flack’s warmth and infectious laugh, as well the support she gave to troubled contestants
Rishi Sunak’s rapid rise from banker to UK chancellor
Brexit-backing successor to Sajid Javid takes well-trodden path from Oxford to No 11
Prince Andrew used N-word, says former Downing Street aide
Ex-aide to Cameron says prince used word during 2012 meeting at Buckingham Palace
Labour and Tories divert focus from mishaps with lavish spending plans
London Letter: Former Labour whip urges ‘decent, patriotic Labour voters’ to back Boris
Carney the early front-runner as Europe’s candidate for IMF
European governments actively discussing nomination of departing Bank of England governor
Bank of England governor Mark Carney favourite to succeed Lagarde at IMF
Betway also puts former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan in the running
Johnson eyes public spending spree with Javid as chancellor
Former foreign secretary plans to create a £100bn infrastructure fund over five years
Tory leadership race: Matt Hancock declares for Boris Johnson
Backing of Europhile health secretary is big boost for frontrunner to replace Theresa May
At least 10 British cabinet ministers considering prime ministerial bids
Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove among the Tories who could try to succeed Theresa May
Who are the main contenders to succeed Theresa May?
Former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab is considered Boris Johnson’s main opponent on the hard Brexit wing of the party
UK software group was HP’s ‘unwanted stepchild’, court told
Lawyers set out defence as Autonomy founder accused of fraud by US tech giant
Brexit’s most disturbing aspect is the casual adoption of extremist views
Brexit Britain has gone from the promises of sunny uplands to sounding like Gloria Gaynor – ‘we will survive’
Defections shatter May’s hopes of keeping her party intact
Soubry, Allen and Wollaston join eight former Labour MPs in the Independent Group
Steve Coogan: Why I’m bringing back Alan Partridge
25 years since Alan Partridge first appeared on screen, his creator explains why a divided nation needs him more than ever
The BBC makes a tragic hero of poor David Cameron
Review: ‘Inside Europe: Ten Years of Turmoil’ explores how Britain got into this mess
MPs who vote against May’s deal are voting for a potentially unstoppable no-deal
Most Brexiteers cheerfully rubbish expert economic analysis, and claim there is nothing to fear from any kind of Brexit
George Osborne: ‘We made mistakes’ before Brexit vote
Conservative politician said errors of judgment ‘opened the door’ to EU referendum
UK foreign secretary discusses potential free trade deal with China
Jeremy Hunt seeking new trade opportunities in China to combat US aggression post-Brexit
UK government to sell off another 7.7% of RBS bank
Sale of €3bn in shares is first in three years and comes after US settlement
London Stock Exchange has laid out plan for trading link with Shanghai
Initiative will further China’s efforts to integrate with international financial system
New UK home secretary pledges action on Windrush scandal
Sajid Javid promoted after resignation of Amber Rudd amid immigration targets controversy
Disgraced former bank boss banned from City over sex and drugs shenanigans
‘Crystal Methodist’ called sex chatlines in breach of bank’s expenses policy
Corbyn calls for UK to join EU customs union after Brexit
Labour leader says move would help avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland
Pat Leahy: Leo Varadkar has learnt from the Ahern playbook
The Strategic Communications Unit is blurring boundaries in a very familiar way
Tax experts urge rethink of UK plan to cut corporation tax
Chancellor Philip Hammond urged to hold off on further cut to headline rate to 17%
Caveat: Ireland, cute leprechaun squid of global trade
Boston College Ireland Business Council launches in Dublin
Chris Johns: Boosting productivity should be UK’s priority
Driven by the ideology of Brexit, the British government cannot deliver economic growth
Larry Elliott: Labour has a once-in-a-generation opportunity, and the Tories know it
People are ready for a radical change. Trying to brand Corbyn a Marxist throwback who wants to turn Britain into Venezuela won’t work
Pat Leahy: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil still rule the roost
Unless left unites, FG and FF will dominate politics and government forever
Theresa May under fire as UK’s student ‘overstay’ figures discredited
Only 4,600 foreign students overstayed visa last year, compared with 100,000 estimates
Noel Whelan: The political junkie’s summer survival guide
Brexit books and a documentary on Macron may provide sustenance in the off-season
GlaxoSmithKline abandons plans for new plant in Cumbria
Cantillon: Brexit decision may be giving Big Pharma doubts about British location
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