The Irish Times

Hancock denies lying to Boris Johnson about coronavirus response

UK health secretary tells inquiry it is ‘telling’ Dominic Cummings did not provide evidence of allegations

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 18:24

London Letter: Full steam ahead for England’s local elections in May

Starmer contrasted Johnson’s I% pay rise for nurses who saved his life with his £40,000 pay rise to his former adviser Cummings

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 20:00

Happy Mondays star Bez to launch fitness class after spending lockdown ‘mainly sitting on sofa’

YouTube class Get Buzzin’ With Bez is a bid to help him and public ‘get fit and mentally happier’

Mon Jan 11 2021 - 08:30

Labour’s left calls for Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension to be lifted

Union leaders and group of MPs row in behind former leader in ant-Semitism report row

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 10:12

Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey for sharing ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’

Labour leader says former rival’s tweeting of article undermined efforts to rebuild trust with Jews

Thu Jun 25 2020 - 20:13

Ed Miliband returned to Labour front bench by Keir Starmer

Former party leader joins defeated leadership rivals in overhauled UK shadow cabinet

Mon Apr 06 2020 - 15:24

Keir Starmer says Labour will work to ‘save lives and protect livelihoods’

Party leader announces top positions in shadow cabinet and Covid-19 committee

Sun Apr 05 2020 - 19:45

Starmer poised to step centre stage as UK Labour Party leader

Shadow Brexit secretary expected to purge Corbyn allies from upper echelons of party

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 20:00

The Irish Times view on the British Labour leadership contest: the lure of pragmatism

Frontrunner Keir Starmer has been careful to endorse the party’s left-wing policies

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 19:15

Key GMB union backs Lisa Nandy for Labour Party leadership

Major boost for outsider after Jess Phillips quits race, leaving four candidates

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 17:59

Labour poll puts Rebecca Long-Bailey out in front in leadership race

Candidates to succeed Jeremy Corbyn seek union support as contest enters new stage

Wed Jan 15 2020 - 20:50

Five make it through to next round of Labour leadership contest

Candidates now seek backing to get on final ballot of half a million members and supporters

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 19:36

Keir Starmer gains initiative in race to be UK Labour party leader

Shadow Brexit secretary endorsed by major union and backed by 23 MPs

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 17:31

Johnson to meet Von der Leyen and Barnier in Downing Street

MPs to debate impact of prime minister’s Brexit deal on Northern Ireland

Tue Jan 07 2020 - 22:30

The Irish Times view on British Labour: a battle for the party’s future

The choice facing Labour is between the continuity option and a new leadership that will seek to re-establish it as a broad church

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 19:20

Keir Starmer tops leadership poll of Labour Party members

YouGov poll shows shadow Brexit secretary beating Rebecca Long Bailey in last round

Thu Jan 02 2020 - 09:26

Emily Thornberry declares she will stand to be Labour leader

Move by shadow foreign secretary sees the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn begin

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 20:08

Jeremy Corbyn blames himself, Brexit and the media for Labour defeat

Labour leader tells fractious meeting of MPs he will stay in his post until successor elected

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 10:03

Boris Johnson rallies new MPs ahead of vote on Brexit deal

PM completes mini-reshuffle ahead of comprehensive reshaping of cabinet in February

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 21:05

UK election: Who could be the next leader of the Labour Party?

Yvette Cooper, Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry are among potential candidates

Sun Dec 15 2019 - 16:37

Labour faces new battle for soul of party after election disaster

Looming leadership fight will decide whether to soften and abandon shift to hard left

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 22:17

UK election: Who will be the next Labour leader?

Emily Thornberry, Keir Starmer, John McDonnell in running for top job

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 09:42

Boris Johnson apologises to Tories for failing ‘do-or-die’ Brexit promise

UK prime minister says he feels ‘deep regret’ over missing former deadline

Sun Nov 03 2019 - 13:14

Corbyn’s plan to topple Boris Johnson opposed by key MPs

UK Labour leader wants to lead ‘time limited’ government to prevent no-deal Brexit

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 16:33

Brexit: EU elections ‘inevitable’ as talks produce no breakthrough

UK government’s talks with Labour described as ‘constructive’ and ‘robust’

Tue May 07 2019 - 21:56

Second Brexit referendum ‘not a red line’ for Labour

Conservatives braced for heavy losses in local elections as they seek to avoid European poll

Sun Apr 28 2019 - 19:21

May’s request to stall Brexit until end of June passes by large majority

Tory-Labour talks unfruitful as Brexit delay now needs EU leaders’ unanimous approval

Tue Apr 09 2019 - 19:00

May says compromise with Labour the only way of ensuring UK leaves EU

Commons leader Andrea Leadsom insists it would be utterly unacceptable for Britain to participate in European elections

Mon Apr 08 2019 - 01:00

Brexit: Commons backs Bill seeking further delay

Legislation passes by one vote as May and Corbyn begin talks on way forward

Wed Apr 03 2019 - 23:42

British Labour ‘would impose whip’ to back second Brexit referendum

Senior backbencher Caroline Flint warns move could mean rebellion of up to 60 MPs

Sun Mar 03 2019 - 16:39

Heathrow runway approved as Welsh green energy project nixed

London Briefing: ‘Crushing blow to Wales’ as groundbreaking tidal project is scrapped

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 05:40

Sainsbury’s shares up 15% as it strikes deal to acquire Asda

Combined business would control almost a third of UK grocery market, ahead of Tesco

Tue May 01 2018 - 04:00