Union in peril as PM ‘speaks for England alone’, former civil servant warns
Philip Rycroft says PM’s ‘muscular brand of unionism’ has deepened divisions between four nationsThe pandemic has seeded the idea of a prime minister “who speaks...
White House expresses concern over Northern Ireland violence
Joe Biden joins Boris Johnson and Irish prime minister in a call for calm after worst violence in Belfast in yearsThe White House has expressed...
Defiant Johnson tells China: ‘I stand behind sanctioned MPs’
Politicians facing Beijing ban for views on Uighurs are welcomed to Rose GardenBoris Johnson has made an orchestrated gesture of defiance to Beijing, and of...
Boris Johnson says UK wants to work with China, though it poses ‘great challenges for an open society’ – live
Latest updates: PM says UK’s greatest ally will be US as he makes statement to MPs on defence review China is major threat but UK...
UK ‘balancing books on backs of Yemen’s starving people’, says UN diplomat
Exclusive: former DfID secretary Mark Lowcock shocked by decision of Johnson’s government to cut aidMinisters have decided to “balance the books on the backs of...
Boris Johnson ‘a liar’ who will blame Brexit costs on Covid, says diplomat
Sylvie Bermann, former French ambassador, puts PM’s handling of pandemic alongside Donald Trump’sBoris Johnson is “an unrepentant and inveterate liar” who feels he is not...
Brexit: in crisis, without fanfare, UK finally ends the EU era
Boris Johnson largely ignores Brexit in New Year message to focus on toll of Covid and ‘the grimness of 2020’Four years, 27 weeks and two...
Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal passes into UK law
Prime minister thanks MPs and peers after Queen gives royal assent to bill redrawing ties with EUHow did your MP vote?Labour frontbenchers quit after defying...
Boris Johnson admits Brexit deal falls short for financial services
PM says agreement ‘does not go as far as we would like’ over sector’s access to EU marketsBoris Johnson has conceded that the Brexit trade...
Brexit deal: Boris Johnson poised to announce UK and EU have reached trade agreement – live
Negotiations continued overnight between UK and EU at European commission’s headquarters in BrusselsBoris Johnson to claim victory in Brexit talks, leaked paper revealsBrexit trade deal...