Boris Johnson looking to dial down the rhetoric in BelfastPM’s emollient approach contrasts with Liz Truss’s megaphone diplomacy on protocolSun May 15 2022 - 20:08
UK to offer conditional amnesty for Troubles-related offencesIndividuals will have to co-operate with commission for reconciliation and informationWed May 11 2022 - 01:00
Analysis: Boris Johnson’s episodic credibility problems leave doubt promises will be fulfilledQueen’s speech overlooks cost of living and scrapping of Northern Ireland protocolTue May 10 2022 - 20:43
Johnson’s response to cost-of-living crisis ‘pathetic’Keir Starmer says PM’s cabinet bereft of ideas in debate after queen’s speechTue May 10 2022 - 19:22
Queen’s speech: Britain drops blanket amnesty plans for Troubles-related offencesBoris Johnson spoke to Taoiseach in advance of the speech in a call that featured disagreementsTue May 10 2022 - 11:55
Britain’s defence secretary compares Putin with HitlerBen Wallace says Russian president is mirroring the actions of Nazi GermanyTue May 10 2022 - 01:30
Starmer’s pledge to resign if fined a gamble that might get minds thinkingCurry and beer investigation means Labour just might lose both leader and deputy leaderMon May 9 2022 - 20:00
Starmer promises to resign as Labour leader if fined for breaking lockdown rulesLabour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said she would also resign if she is issued with a fineMon May 9 2022 - 19:36
Election results will fuel Tory disquiet over Boris Johnson’s leadershipBritish prime minister is safe in Downing Street for now but may not remain so for longFri May 6 2022 - 08:28
Johnson under renewed pressure after ‘tough night’ for Tories in local electionsKeir Starmer hails ‘big turning point’ for Labour as Lib Dems also make comebackFri May 6 2022 - 06:59
Britain has not actually abandoned threat to suspend parts of NI protocolLondon Letter: Brandon Lewis's signal does not mean UK has given up unilateral actionThu May 5 2022 - 20:16
Threats to Johnson loom with potential seat losses in local electionsConservatives brace for setbacks as candidates distance themselves from partyWed May 4 2022 - 20:04
‘This is Ukraine’s finest hour,’ Boris Johnson tells Kyiv parliament in addressUkrainian ambassador appeals to Priti Patel to relax visa scheme for refugeesTue May 3 2022 - 18:31
Johnson branded ‘out of touch’ after struggling with cost-of-living questionUK prime minister accepts support measures will not cover higher energy billsTue May 3 2022 - 17:14
Peace in Ukraine: What will it take and how can it happen?Contours of a deal are already visible, but there’s likely to be a lot more bloodshed firstSat Apr 30 2022 - 06:00
Boris Becker jailed for 2½ years for hiding assets to avoid paying debtsFormer Wimbledon champion who owed nearly £50m was declared bankrupt in 2017Fri Apr 29 2022 - 15:53
Trump play a timely reminder of hunger for political satireLondon Letter: Mike Bartlett dominates capital’s stages with merciless eye for venalThu Apr 28 2022 - 21:31
Tories investigating claims MP watched pornography in CommonsNewspaper editor refuses to meet house speaker over ‘misogynstic’ article about RaynerWed Apr 27 2022 - 20:32
Frost accuses Dublin of ‘disrupting the balance’ in Northern IrelandFormer Brexit negotiator for UK says Belfast Agreement under threat as a resultWed Apr 27 2022 - 19:39
Johnson pledges to punish MP behind ‘misogynistic tripe’ about RaynerCommons speaker has summoned editor of Mail on Sunday over the reportMon Apr 25 2022 - 19:38
Johnson claims he will remain PM despite calls to step downUkraine cannot be used as ‘fig leaf’ as criticism grows amid Tory party damageFri Apr 22 2022 - 19:12
Boris Johnson confirms Bill to suspend NI protocol being consideredUK prime minister claims problems with protocol ‘getting more acute’Fri Apr 22 2022 - 18:39
Johnson’s weak grip on party exposed by Partygate voteLondon Letter: Tory MPs’ morale seems to collapse when asked to ‘defend indefensible’Thu Apr 21 2022 - 20:36
Johnson to face investigation into whether he lied to MPs over lockdown partiesConservative MPs refuse to vote against inquiry by Commons privileges committeeThu Apr 21 2022 - 13:40
Starmer warns Conservatives not to block Johnson voteCommons to vote on Labour motion calling for privileges committee to establish if the prime minister misled MPs over gatheringsWed Apr 20 2022 - 19:55
N Ireland tourism will suffer under visa waiver, MPs toldRed tape will make Americans and other visitors avoid crossing Border, official claimsWed Apr 20 2022 - 19:53
Johnson appeals to Tory MPs for support after apologyMPs to vote on whether prime minister should face investigation over parties in lockdownWed Apr 20 2022 - 01:00
Backbenchers’ silence is telling as Johnson tests their forbearanceAnalysis: biggest blow to prime minister came when former Conservative chief whip Mark Harper called on him to goTue Apr 19 2022 - 12:06
MPs to vote on investigation over Johnson’s statements on partiesBritish prime minister apologises to Commons for breaching Covid-19 rules in 2020Tue Apr 19 2022 - 12:00
Germany rules out ban on Russian gas importsScholz and Johnson highlight supply of weapons to UkraineFri Apr 8 2022 - 20:18
Sunak admits he held US green card while chancellorChancellor defends his wife after it emerged she has non-domicile status which allows her to avoid paying tax in Britain on foreign earningsFri Apr 8 2022 - 19:57
UK politics: Labour demands transparency from Sunak over wife’s financesSpouse of chancellor of the exchequer admits to not paying British tax on foreign earningsThu Apr 7 2022 - 19:53
Johnson ensures progress on trans rights in England is stalledLondon Letter: Government makes not one but two U-turns on conversion therapy banThu Apr 7 2022 - 19:17
Britain could build up to eight nuclear reactors under new planBoris Johnson: ‘Nuclear is coming home’Thu Apr 7 2022 - 17:09
Britain freezes assets of Russia’s biggest bankUK also bans outward investment to Russia and promises to end imports of Russian oil and coal by the end of this yearWed Apr 6 2022 - 19:12
Boris Johnson defends exclusion of transgender people from conversion therapy banGovernment forced to cancel international summer conference on LGBT+ rightsWed Apr 6 2022 - 18:41
Former UK ethics chief apologises after fine for breaking curb rulesLabour leader claims Johnson misled public and presided over widespread criminalityMon Apr 4 2022 - 19:28
Review reminds of European security if Britain pivots to Indo-PacificLondon Letter: Johnson must ditch ‘petty diplomatic spats’ to focus on continental peaceThu Mar 31 2022 - 20:00
Johnson calls for more sanctions until all Russian troops leave Ukraine, including CrimeaPrime minister defends Britain’s response to refugee crisis, which has seen only 25,000 visas granted to people fleeing the warWed Mar 30 2022 - 19:27
UK Tory MP Jamie Wallis comes out as transStatement came after meeting of Conservative party where Boris Johnson made joke about trans issuesWed Mar 30 2022 - 13:11
Johnson faces growing pressure as first ‘partygate’ fines to be issuedFurther investigations into Downing Street, Whitehall gatherings likely to take weeksTue Mar 29 2022 - 17:56
Brandon Lewis plays down prospect of triggering article 16Northern Ireland secretary acknowledges Britain legally obliged to do goods checksMon Mar 28 2022 - 20:40
No peace deal should be let sideline Ukraine, Liz Truss saysBritain urges retention of sanctions as leverage over Putin in event of any ceasefireMon Mar 28 2022 - 20:16
After six long toxic years, a civilised debate about EU and BrexitLondon Letter: Light cast on exit from body in which UK not ‘influential founder member’Fri Mar 25 2022 - 01:00
Rishi Sunak’s intervention unlikely to have much impact on cost of livingChancellor conjures vista of low growth and wages lagging far behind soaring pricesWed Mar 23 2022 - 16:26
UK’s Rishi Sunak cuts fuel duty to soften cost-of-living hitChancellor promises to take a penny off income tax by 2024 amid surging inflationWed Mar 23 2022 - 14:30
P&O could face criminal prosecution over sackings, UK minister warnsUnion claims Indian seafarers replacing 800 sacked workers are being paid €2.16 an hourMon Mar 21 2022 - 20:11
Zaghari-Ratcliffe says London and Tehran treated her as ‘political pawn’British-Iranian citizen criticises UK government for not paying debt to release her soonerMon Mar 21 2022 - 18:40
Armchair generals hold forth on Ukraine from cosy cafe bunkersLondon Letter: The moral certainty in the air contrasts with government’s feeble responseThu Mar 17 2022 - 20:00
There ‘will be a price for war’, says Taoiseach, not ruling out recessionDonohoe warns wage demands in pay talks could add to inflationary pressuresWed Mar 16 2022 - 17:18