The Irish Times

Conservatives suffer shock defeat in UK byelection

Lib Dem candidate Sarah Green takes formerly safe Tory seat in Buckinghamshire

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 09:19

Boris Johnson survives backbench rebellion on Huawei’s 5G role

Duncan Smith says UK’s security services alone in thinking they can keep firm in check

Tue Mar 10 2020 - 20:02

MPs back plan to hold UK general election on December 12th

Move by Boris Johnson to get around Fixed Term Parliament Act approved in Commons

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 21:35

UK stands down 6,000 no-deal Brexit staff after spending £1.5bn

Civil servants will return to normal duties after Brexit postponed until October 31st

Thu Apr 11 2019 - 20:36

MPs vote to remove control of Brexit from May government

Three junior ministers resign before defying whip to back amendment tabled by Tory Oliver Letwin

Mon Mar 25 2019 - 23:40

Pressure mounts on May to set out timetable for resignation

Prime minister meets leading Brexiteers at Chequers in attempt to win support for deal

Mon Mar 25 2019 - 00:00

May appoints Brexit hardliners to backstop working group

Steve Baker warns PM she will face another defeat for Brexit deal if she fails to renegotiate withdrawal agreement

Sun Feb 03 2019 - 22:47

MPs secure the right to greater control over Brexit process

Theresa May’s deal in danger as ministers found in contempt of parliament

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 21:16

Muslim leaders urge May to ensure Boris Johnson faces full inquiry

Former former secretary compared fully-veiled Muslim women to ‘letter boxes’

Mon Aug 13 2018 - 09:41

May invites Conservative MPs to briefings to discuss Brexit

Prime minister seeks to stop spat over customs arrangements from tearing party apart

Tue May 15 2018 - 09:12

British ministers clash over Border’s future after Brexit

Pro-Leave MPs claim Treasury ‘scaremongering’ over North’s peace process to push May toward ‘soft’ Brexit

Thu Feb 08 2018 - 08:50

Hand of Sir Humphrey suspected in May’s failed cabinet reshuffle

London Letter: Reshuffle intended to assert prime minister’s authority exposes lack of it

Fri Jan 12 2018 - 01:00

Failed Cabinet reshuffle leaves Theresa May looking weak as ever

Chaos and lack of direction define premiership whose clear focus must stay on Brexit

Mon Jan 08 2018 - 20:54

Over 24,000 attempts to ‘access porn’ from UK parliament

Authorities say majority of efforts, recorded in six month period, were not deliberate

Mon Jan 08 2018 - 12:01

Damian Green sacked from British government after pornography claim

May ally said in letter he had not seen images but lied about being informed of them

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 22:10

Who needs fancy-schmancy hacking when MPs share their passwords?

Net Results: Do any TDs want to confess to sharing passwords around the office?

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 06:30

Theresa May, the teflon prime minister

From election flop to cabinet resignations, no political disaster has been sticky enough to force the British prime minister out

Sat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00

British government: a tragicomic unravelling

With the Brexit cliff fast approaching, Theresa May’s cabinet is still negotiating – and fighting – with itself

Tue Nov 14 2017 - 00:02

Theresa May ‘lacks the authority to secure Brexit deal’

Labour attacks the British prime minister’s ability to achieve a transition agreement

Mon Nov 13 2017 - 01:00

Theresa May loses second minister as Priti Patel resigns

Departure of development secretary adds to instability around the British government

Wed Nov 08 2017 - 20:49

Theresa May hails agreement to deal with harassment

Prime minister strikes deal with main political parties on a grievance procedure for staff

Mon Nov 06 2017 - 21:28

May draws up code of conduct to tackle harassment and abuse

British PM acts in wake of resignation of one minister, while two others face investigations

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 11:21

Late hours and MPs’ age create fertile ground for sexual harassment

Inappropriate behaviour: At Westminster, many normal workplace rules do not apply

Wed Nov 01 2017 - 20:30

Michael Fallon quits cabinet post over harassment scandal

Tory says his behaviour may have ‘fallen short’ as Westminster scandal grows

Wed Nov 01 2017 - 20:15

UK government's universal credit dream turns to nightmare

London Letter: Changes to benefits system have become government’s biggest headache

Fri Oct 20 2017 - 05:30

Boris Johnson accused of backseat driving as he revives £350m Brexit claim

Foreign secretary’s ‘Telegraph’ article seen as challenge to PM’s authority

Sun Sept 17 2017 - 18:47

Another gamble? Theresa May’s £1bn deal with DUP carries many risks

Analysis: Many Conservatives bewildered by decision to negotiate formal confidence and supply arrangement

Mon Jun 26 2017 - 18:37

Brexit one year on: how Brussels sees it

It’s simply business as usual for a strangely unobsessed European Commission

Sat Jun 24 2017 - 01:00

SDLP leader predicts deal to restore Stormont by autumn

DUP seeking agreement with Theresa May’s Conservatives worth at least £2bn

Wed Jun 21 2017 - 19:58

Mathew d’Ancona: The Tories have learned nothing about compassion

The response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy represents a far more serious challenge to the party than the election result

Mon Jun 19 2017 - 15:58

‘Doughnut economics’, Tory ‘Sensibles’ and celebrity high-earners

Planet Business: A week of stiff breezes, golden parachutes and Brexit ‘creationists’

Fri Jun 16 2017 - 06:01

Theresa May tells MPs she will serve ‘as long as you want me’

PM tells 1922 backbench committee ‘I got us into this mess and I’m going to get us out of it’

Mon Jun 12 2017 - 21:06

Apologetic Theresa May’s fate in hands of MPs

Prime minister’s power severely curbed as cabinet takes control of government policy

Mon Jun 12 2017 - 20:06

Labour suggests Murdoch influenced May cabinet choice

Labour deputy leader asks PM if News Corp executive chairman asked for Gove

Mon Jun 12 2017 - 12:28