UK-Ireland visa deal ‘an historic pact’, Frances Fitzgerald saysMinister for Justice signs agreement to allow Chinese, Indian visitors travel on one visaMon Oct 06 2014 - 17:12
Visa deal with UK to boost visitor numbersAgreement applies to Chinese applicants from end of month, followed by IndiaMon Oct 06 2014 - 08:56
Conservatives seek to narrow distance between party and MuslimsTories begin to target traditional Labour vote in Muslim communityFri Oct 03 2014 - 11:58
Cameron promises tax cuts for low and middle-income earnersPrime minister’s conference speech seen as more polished than Ed Miliband’sThu Oct 02 2014 - 20:08
Tories target Miliband as Labour weak linkAnalysis: election strategy is to be close in polls then pose Cameron v Miliband questionThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
Villiers says NI welfare cuts first, then tax cutsStormont to get no move on corporate tax rate until welfare budget agreedWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
Brown urges Scots to sign petition demanding promises be metScotland’s MPs must not be banned from Commons votes, says former PMTue Sept 30 2014 - 21:55
UK can win concessions from EU, says OsborneChancellor promises better deal for Britain before referendum on membership of unionTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Conservatives round on defector to send a warning to othersMP’s switch to Ukip may be a chance for Cameron to make a byelection pointTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Northern Ireland talks aim to break stalemateBritish and Irish governments signal move to overcome impasseMon Sept 29 2014 - 07:55
Ukip prepares to break political mouldFarage awaits disenchanted Labour as well as Conservative MPsMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Conservatives go on the attack over defection to UkipUkip defector Mark Reckless at the centre of Conservative conference ireMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Conservative MP Mark Reckless quits to join UkipLatest blow to Cameron announced gleefully by Ukip leader at party conferenceSat Sept 27 2014 - 16:12
Cameron gets approval for Iraq airstrikesHouse of Commons gives go ahead for RAF airstrikes against Islamic StateSat Sept 27 2014 - 07:28
Ukip could become power broker – FarageParty is ‘now parking its tanks on Labour’s lawn’Sat Sept 27 2014 - 01:00
Labour and Ukip go at it hammers and tongs in wake of RochdaleManchester Letter: Heywood and Middleton could be worst place in England for LabourFri Sept 26 2014 - 17:16
Labour focuses on traditional strengths at party conferenceMiliband describes plans for huge investment in NHSWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
Keeping Labour on the rails: Party faces problems on all fronts, post Scottish referendumOpinion: Even voters who do not like David Cameron believe he looks more like a prime minister than Ed Miliband doesWed Sept 24 2014 - 00:01
British Labour Party warns SF, SDLP on budget stanceRefusal to accept major changes to Northern Ireland’s welfare rules ‘not acceptable’Tue Sept 23 2014 - 20:50
Yes voters wary of Cameron’s ‘Evel’ tackOld resentments are being fuelled in ScotlandTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Hague warns of devolution for EnglandConservatives may seek greater powers for English MPs over English lawsTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Salmond blames over-55s for halting Scottish independenceScottish youth support a threat to Westminster, says SNP leaderMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Scottish referendum conspiracy allegations include vote-rigging by MI5More than 80,000 people demand independent inquiryMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
UK faces political turmoil after Scotland's No voteCameron says Scotland deserves more self-control along with the rest of UKSat Sept 20 2014 - 09:04
A pot half full – SNP looks to gains that can still be madePoll post mortems cast around for culpritsSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:16
Failure to grasp the nettle brings its own wave of complicationsDistinguishing between politicians will be almost as difficult as reformSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
Scotland looks to a new life within the UnionANALYSIS: Onus on Cameron to now deliver the new powers that Scotland has been promisedFri Sept 19 2014 - 06:52
Opposing Scottish sides keep it upbeat as the day of reckoning finally arrivesStreets full of banter as Glaswegians tick Yes or No in independence pollThu Sept 18 2014 - 19:44
Scotland goes to the polls to decide on future of the UKSalmond declares today ‘most exciting in democracy’; Brown warns of ‘economic trapdoor’Thu Sept 18 2014 - 13:15
Glasgow’s poorest have big say in fate of unionMost deprived areas of city are referendum battlegrounds that Yes side targetedThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Robust Scottish independence debate slipped occasionally into abuseAnalysis: Better Together has allowed itself to be intimidated off the pitchThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
One in seven Scottish voters yet to decide‘Scotsman’ poll puts the No side at 52 percentage points, while Yes is at 48 pointsWed Sept 17 2014 - 06:52
Salmond pressured Irish head of St Andrews to drop warnings over Yes voteSalmond tried to force Waterford-born Prof Louise Richardson to withdraw warningsWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:01
Cameron urges Scots not to break up ‘family of nations’A Yes vote in independence poll would be a ‘once and for all’ decision to leave the UKTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
Irish veteran criticises ex-head of UK military’s call for No voteLord Dannatt accused of turning Scottish soldiers’ deaths in NI to political advantageMon Sept 15 2014 - 21:06
Queen urges Scots to ‘think carefully about future’ ahead of referendum voteMonarch’s remarks end silence on issue as opinion polls show result too close to callMon Sept 15 2014 - 01:00
Posh Edinburgh cricket types spell out a resounding NoSupporters of a No vote gathered yesterday on a cricket pitchMon Sept 15 2014 - 01:00
Orange Order evokes Britain’s past to bolster case for unionBetter Together campaign distances itself from 15,000 strong march in EdinburghMon Sept 15 2014 - 01:00
Britain must confront ‘menace’ of Islamic State - CameronDeclaration follows release of video showing killing of kidnapped aid worker David HainesMon Sept 15 2014 - 01:00
Alex Salmond’s greatest gamble: Scottish independenceNext week’s referendum will show if first minister and Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond has played his cards rightSat Sept 13 2014 - 17:00
Scottish No side seizes on threat to banks, oil firmsFormer deputy leader of Scottish National Party warns of ‘day of reckoning’Sat Sept 13 2014 - 09:30
British tributes flow in for Ian PaisleyTony Blair, David Cameron and Alex Salmond among those paying tributeSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:01
Remote chance of more power for Scotland’s islandsIndependence referendum offers islands chance to press for devolutionSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Identity crisis at heart of Scottish referendumToo often, the English are a contradiction: mixing reserve and a degree of condescending superiority with a lack of pride in their core identityFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
Scottish toffs begin to sweat as referendum counts downAristocrats fear taxes on mansions and compulsory purchase of estatesFri Sept 12 2014 - 00:51
Four-point lead for No side in new Scottish pollVoters should reject ‘scare tactics’ by Cameron, says deputy first ministerThu Sept 11 2014 - 23:00
RBS, Lloyds to move to London if Scotland votes YesInsurer Standard Life also considering relocating if Scotland votes for independenceThu Sept 11 2014 - 09:01
Scotland vote on knife edge as poll shows No side leadFigures suggest ‘Yes’ campaign trails by six percentage points in final weekThu Sept 11 2014 - 01:00
‘We’re great at celebrating defeats around here’A Conservative ex-policeman has a stoic attitude to Scottish referendum poll’s outcomeThu Sept 11 2014 - 01:00
Newcastle to pitch for Scottish business if result is Yes, council leader saysNortheast does not want to become a ‘ remote outpost’ of London government, Nick Forbes saysWed Sept 10 2014 - 09:36
