Northern Ireland
Keir Starmer says he wants a better Brexit trade deal
The new U.K. prime minister told Northern Ireland’s government in Belfast existing rules must be enforced before he could seek further changes.
6 things UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to fix in his first month
Sinn Féin dominates Northern Ireland with unionists in post-Brexit shambles
Nigel Farage storms the UK parliament. Cue the Jaws music.
Ireland is dreaming of a UK Labour landslide
Brexit godfather slams ‘joke’ Farage
How Brexit’s fallout doomed climate action in Northern Ireland
Farage lauds DUP duo — not his party’s preferred unionists in Northern Ireland
Delighted by Brexiteer’s surprise present, Democratic Unionists giddily call on Jim Allister’s TUV to dump its Reform UK branding from campaign ads.
The surprise loser from Ireland’s elections? Sinn Féin.
Anti-immigrant voices seize the opposition narrative from Sinn Féin as electoral tide goes out for under-fire leader Mary Lou McDonald.
Getting flirty! Are the UK and EU falling into bed with each other again?
Financial regulation as pillow talk may not be everyone’s cup of tea — but the topic could lead to a rekindling of a relationship that for several years had soured.
EU will demand Labour’s Brexit plan involves European Court
Brussels’ red line presents a choice for Keir Starmer, who has said Britain should not be a “rule-taker.”
Ryanair ‘happy’ to help governments repatriate migrants, CEO O’Leary says
Carrier’s CEO sees no reputational risk in aiding legal deportations of illegal arrivals.
Johnny Mercer: The British minister who could go to jail over a war crimes probe
The veterans minister is refusing to hand over names of military informants alleging major wrongdoing in Afghanistan — and the clock is ticking.
Britain offloads its refugee crisis to Ireland. Dublin is aghast.
To Irish eyes, post-Brexit Britain’s toughening message to asylum seekers looks like “To Rwanda — or to Ireland.”
How Humza Yousaf’s short Scotland stint compares to Liz ‘Lettuce’ Truss
Yousaf managed 8.1 Liz Trusses in the job.
Ireland wants to return asylum seekers to the UK
Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee will discuss migration with UK Home Secretary James Cleverly on Monday.
On abortion culture wars, Britain takes a different path
As the U.S. grapples with abortion limits, British lawmakers propose scrapping all legal penalties.
Revealed — the next Brexit headache on the Irish border
The U.K. and EU are planning separate systems to tax carbon-heavy imports, prompting familiar fears about the impact in Northern Ireland.
After Jeffrey Donaldson’s bombshell exit, what next for Northern Ireland’s DUP?
As party reels, new leader Gavin Robinson faces a U.K. election that could cost him his seat.
UK Conservatives polling below 100 seats, survey shows
New analysis suggests Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party would win just 98 seats in next election.
Jeffrey Donaldson quits as DUP chief in bombshell for Northern Ireland
Unionist party said Donaldson was out “with immediate effect” after being charged by police.
Meet Simon Harris, Ireland’s first TikTok prime minister
New PM built his base on a novel mix of high-energy effort and social media savvy.
Meet the new Dominic Cummings preparing to take over Whitehall
UK Labour chief of staff Sue Gray looks set to become the latest all-powerful aide to dominate British politics.
Theresa May: The Brexit prime minister who should have been great
Westminster says farewell to Britain’s second female premier brought down by her party’s civil war over Europe.
Zelenskyy taps ousted commander-in-chief as envoy to UK in ‘compromise’ move
Gen. Valery Zaluzhny heads to London in search of diplomatic experience.
Legal blow for UK plan to offer immunity to Troubles-era killers
British minister vows to proceed with Legacy Act despite Belfast court’s rejection of its core feature — a new power to shield cooperative witnesses from criminal charges.
Northern Ireland’s new leaders? The daughters of rival militants
First Minister Michelle O’Neill has family ties to the IRA, her deputy Emma Little-Pengelly to Ulster Resistance. Together they’re tasked with building a new peace.
In Northern Ireland, ‘a Protestant state’ finally has a Catholic leader
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill vows to be ‘a first minister for all’ in a divided society where stable government has been a casualty of Brexit.
Sinn Féin rejoices after unionists end blockade on Northern Ireland power-sharing
Michelle O’Neill is poised to become the first Irish republican leader at Stormont.