David Cameron takes seat in House of Lords after appointment as foreign secretary
Cameron’s appointment to the upper chamber was not universally welcomed
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Post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade rules still need work, UK committee hears
British government urged to ‘get on with’ negotiating outstanding issues on Windsor framework
Windsor Framework deal can work but clarity needed, House of Lords subcommittee says
House of Lords subcommittee releases report on EU-UK trade agreement for the North raising concerns about import rules
MPs vote to reinstate provision in UK government’s legislation which would give ‘amnesty’ to perpetrators
Proposed legislation aims to ‘draw a line’ under the past by replacing current methods of criminal and civil investigations and inquests with inquiries
Controversial element of Troubles legacy Bill rejected in House of Lords
Oireachtas committee calls on UK government to drop legislation as it would remove ‘vital avenues to the truth’
The growing menace of annoying sounds that affect our health
Noise intrusion is likely to increase in line with population density, and yet Ireland lacks a formal national policy on noise
Britain’s global disappearing act is poised to take next step
London’s confusion about its wider co-ordinates combines with ignorance of Irish realities to produce current protocol standoff
Vicky Conway obituary: Legal scholar and campaigner for policing reform
Pioneering academic who worked relentlessly for social justice and the protection of vulnerable groups
Brexit and the Northern Ireland protocol: What happens next?
Within Belfast, Brussels, London and Dublin, politicians get to grips with the protocol problem
NI protocol: Johnson’s shaky grip on power means EU may just sit and wait
Truss’s statement left MPs none the wiser about what her government really wants
Newton Emerson: Alliance Party’s rise requires reform of Stormont powersharing
The challenge is not devising reforms but getting the two largest parties to agree to them
Why it took the UK a long time to become a Russia hawk
Repositioning happens to now mesh with need to reset relations with EU but Putin was courted for years
No Border checks for non-Irish entering NI, says Brandon Lewis
Coveney says proposed immigration changes not yet finalised as far as Dublin is concerned
Non-Irish EU citizens crossing Border face travel ‘clearance’ requirement after MPs’ vote
Human rights groups condemn move to reinstate US-style visa waivers
Time for a ‘unity referendum’? Making the argument for a united Ireland
Ireland’s Future, a civic nationalist group seeking a Border poll, is growing in ambition
Jennifer O’Connell: Is Britain suffering from Stockholm syndrome?
Prince Andrew hinted he'll rebrand as as a sex abuse campaigner. How much more will British taxpayers take?
Judiciary – not just gardaí – face questions about past actions
Implications of judges’s decisions can have far-reaching consequences for those involved
Patrick Freyne: What really matters is how sickeningly rich one is
In Julian Fellowes’s world, big houses with servants constituted a perfect social order
The Irish Times view on Northern Ireland’s dual mandate: one seat is enough
A misguided plan to allow British MPs also serve as MLAs has rightly been shelved
Controversial amendment on double-jobbing in the North is to be withdrawn
Boris Johnson announces move that is hailed as a ‘humiliating defeat’ for the DUP
Northern parties voice opposition to double-jobbing in open letter to British PM
Six party leaders unite to warn plan to return to dual mandates could ‘fuel instability’
Donaldson denies any deal to bring back double-jobbing for North’s politicians
DUP leader intends to put his name forward as candidate for Northern Ireland Assembly
Peer faces backlash after claiming NI professions ‘dominated’ by nationalists
Kate Hoey accused of ‘gross stereotyping’ of journalists and lawyers in unionist pamphlet
Tory MPs warn Johnson he is running out of friends after Frost quits
More trouble for PM as photo emerges of him at cheese and wine gathering during lockdown
Loyalists in ‘ghettos haven’t a clue’ about NI protocol, Ahern says
Ex-taoiseach says solving issues on political identity more difficult than trade issues
Alok Sharma offers fleeting glimpse of a less chaotic ‘global Britain’
London Letter: Cop26 president provides welcome relief from Johnson’s chosen path
Frost rejects reports he is softening his approach to talks on protocol
He also dismisses speculation he would invoke article 16 in the most limited way to extend current grace periods
Austin Currie welcomed home to Edendork, Co Tyrone
Service held to remember ‘courage and conviction’ of the civil rights leader
Frost cools tone on invoking article 16 but the retreat may be temporary
Change might reflect a conclusion in London that it’s the wrong time to risk EU retaliation
‘Change in tone’ from Frost in fourth round of Brexit talks, says Sefcovic
UK must ‘reciprocate the big move’ by EU on NI Protocol – European Commission vice-president
Dublin seeks to ease Brexit tensions as talks resume in London
Sefcovic set to tell British that removal of ECJ role in protocol is ‘unattainable’ goal
Article 16 loses power as UK negotiating tool as EU hardens approach
London Letter: British threats have pushed more EU members into hawkish camp
Haggling over Mica compensation reaches critical and fraught stage
Inside Politics: Issue is one of great political potency, pitting finance against politics
Newton Emerson: No hurry in London for Stormont stability
UK government tardiness underpins DUP and Sinn Féin threats to devolution
SDLP calls on UK to fast-track laws to prevent collapse of Stormont
Bill currently before Commons will extend period to replace First or Deputy First Minister
Revealed: The UK security operation planned for Queen Elizabeth’s death
Secret documents show scale of funeral strategy and government anxieties about resources
Fighting Words – Frank McNally on the best and worst songs of the Northern Troubles
An Irishman’s Diary
End of the Line – Frank McNally on the dubious legacy of the last Earl of Clanrickarde
An Irishman’s Diary
British government to seek several changes to operation of Northern Ireland protocol
Ministers to outline new proposals on trade between Britain and the North at Westminster
Stormont deadlocked over introduction of Irish language legislation
Brandon Lewis says it is vital culture and language provisions are implemented
Northern Ireland ‘sacrificed’ in Brexit deal, House of Lords committee told
Loyalist leader claims nationalist interests were ‘carefully safeguarded’
Irish partition was a deliberate process on the part of the British
It was no accident but a process that provided a precedent for the rest of the empire
The Irish Times view on Boris Johnson’s priorities: New Tory, old Tory
With the wind in his sails from the vaccine rollout and a feel-good boost in last week’s elections, Johnson is stepping firmly onto Labour ground
‘Time is right to move on’: Foster looks set to quit DUP after standing down as leader
Northern Ireland First Minister has not seen letter of no confidence signed by colleagues
Euthanasia: Not so much a slippery slope as a push off a cliff
Conference hears providing for euthanasia inevitably leads to problems for vulnerable
Michael Gove rejects DUP call to scrap Northern Ireland protocol
Cabinet office minister says British government wishes to avoid triggering article 16
Brexit: UK trade deal with the EU passes in the House of Commons
Johnson says deal will allow the UK to take ‘sovereign control of laws and destiny’
Brexit trade deal agreed between EU and UK after intense talks
Negotiations went down to the wire to find an agreement on controversial issue of fishing
Brexit deal ready to be launched as UK and EU agree final details
Sides agree on fisheries, level-playing-field guarantees and fulfilment of obligations
Who killed the children of Belturbet?
Nobody has ever been charged with the murders of Geraldine O’Reilly and Paddy Stanley in 1972
Britain set to reject EU proposal to keep status quo on fisheries for 12 months
Keir Starmer indicates if a deal comes before House of Commons, Labour will back it
Gove to present details of deal with EU on Northern Ireland protocol
Minister to tell MPs why government withdrew treaty-breaking clauses from Bill
Brexit: Johnson and von der Leyen to meet in bid to save talks
Coveney warns mood is shifting from compromise to preparing for no-deal outcome
Brexit is a big risk – and an opportunity to become a global centre for learning
We must market ourselves as an English-speaking, highly educated and welcoming island at the heart of Europe
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