National insurance cut leads UK budget as Tories also steal flagship Labour policy on ‘non-doms’No surprises in the budget delivered this afternoon by UK chancellor Jeremy HuntWed Mar 06 2024 - 14:17
The elusive Andrius and Andris must be laughing all the way to the bankUsing fake names that sound like something from Moe’s Tavern in the Simpsons, apparent fraudsters are registered to my addressWed Mar 06 2024 - 05:00
Galloway’s election means Gaza deaths, Starmer’s Achilles heel, stays on top of agendaThere are only so many constituencies where the firebrand’s influence can hurt LabourTue Mar 05 2024 - 19:58
From Cork to Westminster: meet the latest ROI-born person elected to the House of CommonsDamien Egan’s background as an immigrant, a gay man and a Jewish convert gives him a nuanced view on lifeFri Mar 01 2024 - 07:00
George Galloway favourite to win chaotic Rochdale byelection dominated by accusations of bigotryIn the Rochdale byelection George Galloway could capitalise on anger directed towards Labour in Muslim communities over the party’s stance on Israel’s Gaza campaignWed Feb 28 2024 - 18:26
Drinking wine the trick to surviving an overnight rail ‘sleeper’ service from Scotland to LondonNationalisation of Britain’s railways back on the agenda, but a good night’s sleep is notWed Feb 28 2024 - 05:00
Derry Girls finale wins prestigious literary and peace award in LondonFinal episode of third series of the comedy scoops Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial PrizeTue Feb 27 2024 - 19:39
Jacob Rees-Mogg says decision to strip Shamima Begum of UK citizenship is ‘racist’ and ‘wrong’London schoolgirl who fled to Syria to join Islamic State in 2015 lost her latest appeal last week against UK government decisionMon Feb 26 2024 - 20:39
‘I hate this job’: What makes Keir Starmer tick?The Labour leader and favourite to be next UK prime minister has co-operated on a revealing biographySat Feb 24 2024 - 08:00
As Hoyle was accused of having ‘undermined the confidence’ of the House, the Tories and SNP may seek revengeWhatever happened behind the scenes, Hoyle ignored advice from Commons officials and handed Starmer a way out of his quandaryWed Feb 21 2024 - 19:39
‘I cannot go back there’: Russian dissidents protest against Putin on the leafy streets of west LondonThe Russian embassy sits on one of the most expensive, and heavily-guarded, avenues in the cityWed Feb 21 2024 - 04:55
Humza Yousaf faces questions over his political judgment in ministerial iPad affair Scotland’s health minister Michael Matheson suddenly quit this week, three months after it emerged an £11,000 holiday roaming charge had been racked up on his taxpayer-funded iPadSat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00
‘I’m proud of the Britain Brexiteers and right-wing politicians seem to hate’The son of an illiterate immigrant, Sanghera has become a hate figure of the right for his unflinching examinations of the history of the British empireSat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00
Mary Lou McDonald to ‘reflect’ and ‘correct things’ in wake of poll slump for Sinn FéinParty leader responds to latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll showing a six-point drop in supportThu Feb 08 2024 - 15:37
Every rough sleeper in London has a story. This is Stephen’sThe panhandlers on the Tube are usually polite and often rehearse what they are going to sayWed Feb 07 2024 - 05:00
Liz Truss's new political grouping launches amid circus music and bad timingFormer UK prime minister launches her Popular Conservatives pressure group in WestminsterTue Feb 06 2024 - 18:15
Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage praises Dublin anti-immigration marchRight-wing politician accuses Irish political establishment of ignoring issue of migration for too longTue Feb 06 2024 - 17:41
Hamas raped and mutilated Israeli women ‘like garbage’ in October 7th attack, campaign launch hears Ex-Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg and Cherie Blair bring global profile to campaign highlighting systematic sexual violence against women by militant groupSat Feb 03 2024 - 11:00
Judge says transphobia was a motive as she sentences killers of British teenager Brianna GheyPolice had previously said they did not think the Warrington teenager was killed because she was transgenderSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:30
Brianna Ghey murder: Extraordinary and savage crime marks a moment of reckoning for BritainScarlett Jenkinson, the ring-leader in the murder of Brianna Ghey, scoured the dark web for goreFri Feb 02 2024 - 19:45
NI powersharing government to return after DUP confirms end of boycott Northern Ireland Assembly to sit at Stormont on Saturday afternoonFri Feb 02 2024 - 06:58
Powersharing returns to NI as UK fast-tracks legislation to deliver on Stormont dealAssembly members will meet at 1pm on Saturday as DUP and UK government reach deal on post-Brexit arrangementsThu Feb 01 2024 - 19:35
‘I’m scared’: Britain to come face to face with teenage killers of Brianna GheyMurderers of 16-year-old transgender girl from Warrington will be sentenced and named on FridayThu Feb 01 2024 - 04:48
DUP deal to provide ‘real change’ for North, says Donaldson, as restoration of powersharing loomsEU to ‘analyse carefully’ agreement that pledges ‘unfettered access’ to Britain while removing most post-Brexit checks on goodsWed Jan 31 2024 - 20:42
A night in Luke Littler’s home town with punters, pubs and The Great British kebabThe running joke is that curry, particularly the UK’s indigenous effort of chicken tikka masala, is the real British national dishWed Jan 31 2024 - 05:00
Varadkar and Sunak clash over UK Troubles lawOn Tuesday night, a spokesman for the Taoiseach played down the reports of the difficult aspects of the callTue Jan 30 2024 - 21:34
Conservative peer wants ‘shot across bows’ of mystery donors behind poll predicting Tory election wipeoutIntrigue in Westminster over identities of people behind new pressure group Conservative Britain AllianceMon Jan 29 2024 - 19:54
‘I don’t want a Welsh army’: Mark Drakeford on his love for devolution and republicanism, but not independenceThe outgoing Welsh leader on Labour, the Tories and why the UK should not have a kingSun Jan 28 2024 - 12:00
Storm Isha pounded the Lake District but couldn’t defeat its beautyCumbria Letter: No matter the weather, the local fell top assessors go out to check conditions on the mountainsWed Jan 24 2024 - 05:00
Tory rebellion melts away as Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan wins crucial House of Commons voteFailed rebellion was third time in a year that supposed revolt by right wingers against British prime minister’s leadership failed to materialiseWed Jan 17 2024 - 21:56
MP asks Rishi Sunak to intervene in ‘immoral’ case of tower block built by Irish developerNama owns loans secured on freehold of troubled tower scheme built by Cork developer John FlemingWed Jan 17 2024 - 19:32
‘Who brings an Iranian flag to a pro-Israel gathering?’The conflict in the Middle East raises the temperature on London’s streetsWed Jan 17 2024 - 05:00
Tory officials quit over immigration rowPrime minister Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation plan looks set for a defining vote on Wednesday nightTue Jan 16 2024 - 20:47
Tory MPs meet amid anxiety over poll suggesting party on course for disasterNumber 10 strategist warns Tories to stay united as as several Tory ‘big beasts' said to be in danger of losing seatsMon Jan 15 2024 - 20:16
Rishi Sunak dodges question of UK’s Middle East strategy after Yemen air strikesPrime minister tells House of Commons of intention not to allow British ships to become ‘fair game’ in Red SeaMon Jan 15 2024 - 20:13
Rishi Sunak could face crunch immigration vote on Wednesday nightThird reading vote also could be delayed a few days if the prime minister chooses to accept rebel amendmentsSun Jan 14 2024 - 18:39
Sunak has a rare moment in the sun as he confronts Post Office scandalBritain’s prime minister had to act decisively to quell public fury over the issue in an election yearWed Jan 10 2024 - 21:00
Britain to quash wrongful convictions in Post Office accounting scandal by ‘end of the year’UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announces new laws to give ‘blanket’ exoneration to those caught up in the “one of the greatest miscarriages of justice” in British history.Wed Jan 10 2024 - 12:51
As British as fish and chips: the Post Office scandal boils overLondon Letter: UK government scrambles to deal with a national issue where there’s even a foreigner to blameTue Jan 09 2024 - 17:07
Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, says London coronerSinéad O’Connor’s body was found in a flat near Brixton last July, weeks after the Irish singer-songwriter moved to LondonTue Jan 09 2024 - 16:17
Sellafield’s safety chief steps downCompany that operates the plant says his departure is not connected to recent reports of safety failuresMon Jan 08 2024 - 19:08
Sunak bides his time as November 14th emerges as potential date for UK electionPolitical observers predict that Rishi Sunak will start the race at Tory party conference in OctoberSun Jan 07 2024 - 05:00
Hide nothing, avoid ‘tittle tattle’ and focus on substance: what can Ireland learn from the UK’s ‘farcical’ Covid inquiry?Ireland’s own inquiry into pandemic is already two years behind UK inquiry, which has been called ‘a spectacle of hysteria, name-calling and trivialities’Sat Jan 06 2024 - 06:15
Nigel Farage-linked Reform UK party gets ready to attack Tories’ right flank in upcoming electionAnti-immigration party warns of ‘Starmergeddon’ in UK politics but its charismatic founder has yet to commit to a return to electoral politicsWed Jan 03 2024 - 16:04
A snapshot of house prices in five cities around the world and how they compare to IrelandTight supply and a shortage of affordable housing are common themes despite recent cooling of prices in several marketsThu Dec 28 2023 - 06:01
Best of five: A glimpse at rental prices in cities around the worldFive Irish Times foreign correspondents looked at rental prices and issues in their city, to get a snapshot of whether the rental crisis in Dublin is also experienced in other parts of the worldWed Dec 27 2023 - 06:01
What the Dickens: historic English town rebels against the tyranny of Clone Britannia With its links to Scrooge and A Christmas Carol, Shrewsbury beats an independent retail path in a nation blighted by identikit high street outletsSat Dec 23 2023 - 05:53
Sunak facing byelection headache as Tories set to lose two seatsSacking of Brexiteer Peter Bone as MP, and potential sacking of Scott Benton, spell trouble for prime minister heading into election yearWed Dec 20 2023 - 19:48
Even Larry the cat is exhausted by the Christmas run-up in WestminsterAs 2023 nears its end, Britain’s political machine gets ready for a tumultuous election battle next yearWed Dec 20 2023 - 05:01
Rishi Sunak and David Cameron add to pressure on Israel by calling for ‘sustainable’ ceasefireBritain’s prime minister first signalled a shift in tone last Wednesday in the House of CommonsMon Dec 18 2023 - 18:27
