Defence pact likely to be centrepiece of EU-UK ‘reset’ summit in London
Keir Starmer to host Ursula von der Leyen for UK’s first formal summit with Brussels since Brexit, with talks on knife edge
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Was it for this craven display that London endured the Blitz?
The relentless focus on trade has skewed any determination to confront the terrifying echoes of the 1930s. Europeans should be much more vocal about it
Ireland must steel itself for a trade war with the US
Our interest is in maintaining EU solidarity by supporting whatever countermeasures to Trump’s tariffs are needed
Man (21) charged with arson at British PM Keir Starmer’s private home
Roman Lavrynovych (21) charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life, say police
Will Keir Starmer’s migration crackdown finally let Britain ‘take back control’?
In the News podcast: How did a man, who previously opposed Brexit and called for the return of free movement between Britain and the EU, change his views so radically?
Military axis of Russia, China and North Korea will test what the West stands for
Issue of migration – especially economic migration disguised as asylum-seeking – is a growing issue for the political viability of the EU
Quiet shattered in Keir Starmer’s old neighbourhood after firebomb attack at house owned by prime minister
Police investigating three arson attacks on property linked to the UK prime minister have arrested a 21-year-old man
UK police arrest man for arson after fire at PM Starmer’s house
Man arrested in early hours of Tuesday in connection with the fire and two further incidents
Starmer announces tough immigration stance as PM vows to ‘take back control’ of Britain’s borders
Big announcement shows how far Labour has shifted right on immigration during Starmer’s short time in No 10
UK needs new EU trade deal, not scraps from the White House
For Keir Starmer, all roads lead back to Brussels, a toxic subject for many Britons but an economic necessity for a country looking to grow
Starmer agrees to quick US trade deal to save UK car industry
Negotiations continue over US’s across-the-board 10% reciprocal tariffs
Keir Starmer pressured by his own MPs to ‘stop pussyfooting around’
Labour backbench disquiet grows after dire local elections performance
VE Day: Britain takes a break from its troubles to celebrate 80th anniversary
Parades and military fly-past in central London as capital is festooned for traditional British pomp and ceremony
Rwanda in talks to receive migrants deported from US, foreign minister says
African country previously had deal with UK to take in deported migrants
Kneecap should be commended rather than condemned
Belfast rappers' choice of word may have been crass but at least they were using their artform to create a space for politics
What does the surge of Farage’s Reform mean for UK politics?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK lives up to the hype, trouncing Labour and Tories in local election votes
Reform also wins crucial Westminster byelection as it upends English politics with a string of stunning victories
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK beats Labour by six votes in Runcorn and Helsby byelection
Reform win a blow to Keir Starmer in first election test as British prime minister
Showdown between Reform and Labour as crucial UK byelection looms
Nigel Farage’s insurgent party faces off against Keir Starmer’s Labour in Red Wall battle
Kemi Badenoch plays down Tory frontbencher’s comments about tie-up with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
Tory leader goaded by Keir Starmer after Robert Jenrick appeared to undermine her
Northern Ireland retailers bearing ‘a lot of pain’ due to red tape, says NI Chamber
The UK prime minister Keir Starmer will next month host EU leaders at a landmark post-Brexit summit
UK supreme court’s biological sex ruling disappoints trans activists, lets off politicians
Trans activists will be disappointed, but the ruling gives cover to Britain’s Labour government
‘Have you watched Adolescence yet?’ - Life imitates art for Kemi Badenoch
Party colleagues fear her low-wattage turn as Tory leader could spell trouble
British plan to take control of steelworks from Chinese owners is approved by MPs
Emergency legislation stops short of full nationalisation of British Steel
UK has to pick a side between the US and the EU - and Northern Ireland is stuck in the middle
Rather than seeing a US trade deal as entrenching the sea border, some unionists hope Trump’s new world order might sweep the Windsor Framework away
European leaders united in opposition to lifting sanctions on Russia as condition of ceasefire in Ukraine
Europe’s ‘reassurance force’ could guarantee Ukrainian security following peace, says French president
Coalition of ‘willing’ leaders sidesteps need for EU consensus
Europe letter: Power shifting back to Paris and Berlin as defence policy and Ukraine war takes centre stage
The global leaders rising in the polls as they battle Donald Trump
From Canada to Ukraine, populations rally behind leaders seeking to fend off the US president’s threats
‘Absolute fear’: UK’s planned benefit cuts alarm vulnerable people in Northern Ireland
Labour’s proposed ‘shake-up’ of the welfare system raises the prospect of people with disabilities losing supports for their personal independence
Michael D Higgins’s grandiose statements about military spending won’t raise Ireland’s stock
The universe where Ireland can bask in our peacenik status is gone
More Guinness diplomacy from Keir Starmer as he hosts Irish party in Number 10
Eclectic guest list included drag queen Blu Hydrangea, broadcaster Dermot O’Leary and Olympic swimming champion Daniel Wiffen
‘What’s the point of Labour?’ Starmer in backlash over £5bn in benefits cuts
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood criticises British prime minister in House of Commons
Westminster MPs prepare for another showdown vote on the right to die
Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying Bill is nearing the end of committee stage
Trump to speak to Putin by phone as Ukraine peacekeeping plans progress
Simon Harris accuses Russian president of stalling over a peace deal with Ukraine
Starmer says ‘coalition of willing’ stepping up preparations to support post-truce Ukraine
Western defence chiefs to meet this week to put ‘robust plans’ in place to ‘guarantee’ Ukraine’s security, says UK PM
David McWilliams: We witnessed in the White House the ‘Doonbegisation’ of Irish foreign policy
We know it’s a fantasy but let’s take it and move on, because the battles ahead will change our world in ways we have not yet contemplated
‘Philomena’s Law’: Labour MP introduces Bill to end penalty on compensation from Irish mother and baby homes
Grandson of Irish immigrants wants to combat the ‘stigma and shame’ some survivors feel
Keir Starmer calls for ‘positive’ US-Ukraine talks in call with Donald Trump
UK prime minister says he hopes negotiations will lead to resumption of US aid and intelligence sharing
What experts expect to happen when Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump this week
The Oval Office 2025 has become a fascinating and volatile court, so the Taoiseach might expect one or two curveballs coming his way
Taoiseach attends two summits as tensions over Ukraine and Gaza escalate
Opposition will be keenly watching outcome of Brussels meeting to respond to any new defence commitments
Taoiseach and Starmer meet; Trump’s 99-minute speech
As President ̉Zelenskiy succumbs to offer a minerals deal to US, President Trump' State of the Union address is a triumphant roll call of his achievements and a taunting of his enemies
Anglo-Irish relations have suffered badly over the last decade, and the work to repair them will take time and effort
The key will be to keep London’s attention as Martin, Starmer and ministers meet for talks amid geopolitical upheaval
Mixed feelings outside Belfast missile plant about munitions heading to Ukraine
French-owned Thales factory in east Belfast to manufacture more than 5,000 missiles for Ukraine’s armed forces as part of £1.16bn deal that will create 200 jobs
Trump lambasts Kyiv and Europe over approach to ending Russia-Ukraine war
Britain backs Ukraine in seeking strong US security guarantees for any peace deal with Russia
A ‘one-month truce on air, sea and energy infrastructure’: What’s in Europe’s Ukraine peace plan?
Kremlin says someone will have to force Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to make peace
Keir Starmer says Europe faces ‘historic task’ to defend Ukraine
British PM hosts gathering of leaders in show of support for Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Europe’s leaders scramble to keep Trump engaged on Ukraine
After the explosive meeting between Trump and Zelenskiy, Britain, France and Italy cast in the role of mediators between Kyiv and Washintotn
‘Time to step up’: Starmer urges European leaders to act now to support Ukraine after defence summit
UK prime minister says Europe stands at a ‘crossroads in history’, as he announces €1.9bn finance deal for Ukraine
‘Zelenskiy had to stand up for himself, for Ukraine and the truth’: Ukrainians now look to Europe after White House chaos
Some Ukrainians say Zelenskiy should not have become frustrated in Oval Office, others think he was intentionally goaded
Starmer insists Ukraine has ‘full backing of UK’ as he meets Zelenskiy at No 10
Ukrainian president will meet King Charles on Sunday after heated Trump exchange
Minority Rule by Ash Sarkar: Pick up this book and see the world clearly
With her first book, Sarkar aims to bury the the culture wars and advance a critique that everyone urgently needs to hear
Trump-Starmer summit: British PM produces masterstroke of political theatre as he seeks to cement bromance
Keir Starmer secures concessions on trade and Chagos Islands but little on Ukraine amid growing bromance with Trump
Starmer-Trump meeting: Britain and US agree to open trade talks
British prime minister promises ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine
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