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UK

Susan O’Keeffe: Cummings Unplugged had the ring of credibility

The damning testimony of Boris Johnson’s former chief advisor cannot be dismissed as the hyperbole of a man who fell from grace and is hell-bent on revenge
  • Susan O'Keeffe
  • May 27, 2021

Northern Ireland Protocol does not have to be ditched, says Gove

British cabinet minister strikes more conciliatory tone at House of Commons European scrutiny committee today following strident letter to EU last week
  • Aiden Corkery
  • February 8, 2021

Comment: Little England’s big Covid problem

The UK government’s response to the coronavirus has been fatally shambolic
  • Mary Fitzgeraldand
  • Peter Geoghegan
  • October 9, 2020

Comment: Relationship between Ireland and UK must not be soured by Brexit

Irish politicians must not resort to Brit-bashing as the neighbouring nations will continue to be of crucial importance to each other in future
  • Neale Richmond
  • September 30, 2020

Cameron was appalled by Bloody Sunday findings, memoir claims

A new political memoir claims that following the Saville report’s publication, the former British prime minister vowed to be apologetic in his response due to ‘disgraceful way the paratroopers behaved’
  • Róisín Burke
  • September 20, 2020

Bumbling bluffer or determined iconoclast? Which Boris Johnson is the EU facing?

Analysis: The live possibility that the UK prime minister might follow through on his threats gives Brussels and Dublin plenty to ponder
  • Aiden Corkery
  • September 7, 2020

Irish government looks to increase its presence in London

The State is also seeking to open a consulate in the north of England and enhance relations with devolved administrations in Edinburgh and Cardiff
  • Aiden Corkery
  • August 31, 2020

Analysis: The EU is gambling on Johnson blinking first

Brexit trade talks are now ‘a game of chicken’ as the December deadline for Britain to leave the bloc looms
  • Ian Wishart
  • May 19, 2020

Will Johnson’s botched pandemic plan imperil the union?

As Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland decline to use the new Stay Alert messaging from London, the complexities of devolved government in Britain have never been so apparent
  • Aiden Corkery
  • May 17, 2020

Vincent Boland: Will Johnson’s brush with mortality change his outlook on Brexit?

The British prime minister seemed shell-shocked and even humbled after suffering Covid-19, and his experience might have far-reaching effects long after this crisis is over
  • Vincent Boland
  • April 19, 2020

Brexit extension vital to avoid trade ‘mayhem’, says Creed

Agriculture minister says he has also been urging EU to give greater financial support to agri-food sector
  • Aiden Corkery
  • April 19, 2020

Priti Patel: parliamentary piranha

The British minister is clinging to her job amid multiple allegations of bullying her subordinates at the Home Office
  • Aiden Corkery
  • March 8, 2020

British government plans event series to promote ‘Global Britain’

British state and academic institutions will hold outreach events in Ireland to position post-Brexit Britain as an outward-facing trading nation
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • February 9, 2020

UK set for January Brexit as MPs back Johnson’s bill

Legislation says long-term trade deal with EU must be completed by the end of 2020
  • Bloomberg
  • December 20, 2019

Boris Johnson: the boy who cried wolf is at it again

The British prime minister is threatening the EU with the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, but its leaders are unlikely to cave
  • Michael Brennan
  • December 17, 2019

Johnson’s landslide win will have far-reaching effects on island of Ireland

From how our parties conduct their next general election campaigns to the potential for a united Ireland, Johnson’s victory will have repercussions on this side of the Irish Sea
  • Michael Brennan
  • December 15, 2019

To the victor, the spoils: what’s next for Boris Johnson

With the British prime minister’s stomping success, the Tories are back with a very loud bang
  • Susan O'Keeffe
  • December 15, 2019

Unionist MPs in the minority for first time as moderates make strides

Sinn Féin and the DUP’s share of the vote dropped as the Alliance Party and SDLP appear to capitalise on frustration with Stormont deadlock
  • Aiden Corkery
  • December 13, 2019

Huge Tory victory cannot disguise the uncertainties that lie ahead

Johnson has made promises he cannot keep, while the union is likely to come under extreme pressure
  • Michael Brennan
  • December 13, 2019

20 things you may not know about the British general election campaign

The public might be bemused or enraged by attack dogs, dead cats, doubling down and trolling, but the Tories will be happy the latest poll’s 68-seat majority prediction
  • Susan O'Keeffe
  • December 1, 2019

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