Westminster staffer tells BBC it appeared Johnson gave blessing to ‘wine-time Fridays’

Lewis says legislation will help victims and families to discover truth about crimes

Pictures show British PM drinking with eight other people at event for departing adviser

No further fines for PM as report into Downing Street parties to be published next week

Within Belfast, Brussels, London and Dublin, politicians get to grips with the protocol problem

London Letter: Why embark on a long legislative process instead of using article 16?

Labour calls for resignation over ‘barefaced lie’ on Covid-19 breaches

Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill demands clarity on criteria for calling poll on unification

Coveney says with war in Europe this is not a time to create rancour between UK and EU

Taoiseach accuses Johnson of abandoning agreements to pursue domestic political goals

EU has ‘significant concerns’ about UK’s intention to change the protocol. Sefcovic says

Truss’s statement left MPs none the wiser about what her government really wants

Johnson insists post-Brexit deal will not be scrapped but ‘fixed’ after visit to North

EU has warned unilateral action by London could trigger trade war

Minister urges ‘partnership and dialogue’ ahead of Boris Johnson’s Belfast visit

Threats to withdrawal agreement or protocol ‘reckless’, says Sinn Féin northern leader

PM’s emollient approach contrasts with Liz Truss’s megaphone diplomacy on protocol

Individuals will have to co-operate with commission for reconciliation and information

Queen’s speech overlooks cost of living and scrapping of Northern Ireland protocol

Keir Starmer says PM’s cabinet bereft of ideas in debate after queen’s speech

Boris Johnson spoke to Taoiseach in advance of the speech in a call that featured disagreements

Ben Wallace says Russian president is mirroring the actions of Nazi Germany

Labour leader’s pledge to resign if fined for breaking lockdown rules puts spotlight on potential successors

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said she would also resign if she is issued with a fine

British prime minister is safe in Downing Street for now but may not remain so for long

Keir Starmer hails ‘big turning point’ for Labour as Lib Dems also make comeback

London Letter: Brandon Lewis's signal does not mean UK has given up unilateral action

Conservatives brace for setbacks as candidates distance themselves from party

Ukrainian ambassador appeals to Priti Patel to relax visa scheme for refugees

UK prime minister accepts support measures will not cover higher energy bills

Contours of a deal are already visible, but there’s likely to be a lot more bloodshed first

Former Wimbledon champion who owed nearly £50m was declared bankrupt in 2017

London Letter: Mike Bartlett dominates capital’s stages with merciless eye for venal

Newspaper editor refuses to meet house speaker over ‘misogynstic’ article about Rayner

Former Brexit negotiator for UK says Belfast Agreement under threat as a result

Commons speaker has summoned editor of Mail on Sunday over the report

Ukraine cannot be used as ‘fig leaf’ as criticism grows amid Tory party damage

UK prime minister claims problems with protocol ‘getting more acute’

London Letter: Tory MPs’ morale seems to collapse when asked to ‘defend indefensible’

Conservative MPs refuse to vote against inquiry by Commons privileges committee

Commons to vote on Labour motion calling for privileges committee to establish if the prime minister misled MPs over gatherings

Red tape will make Americans and other visitors avoid crossing Border, official claims

MPs to vote on whether prime minister should face investigation over parties in lockdown

Analysis: biggest blow to prime minister came when former Conservative chief whip Mark Harper called on him to go

British prime minister apologises to Commons for breaching Covid-19 rules in 2020

Scholz and Johnson highlight supply of weapons to Ukraine

Chancellor defends his wife after it emerged she has non-domicile status which allows her to avoid paying tax in Britain on foreig(...)

Spouse of chancellor of the exchequer admits to not paying British tax on foreign earnings

London Letter: Government makes not one but two U-turns on conversion therapy ban

Boris Johnson: ‘Nuclear is coming home’

UK also bans outward investment to Russia and promises to end imports of Russian oil and coal by the end of this year

Government forced to cancel international summer conference on LGBT+ rights

Labour leader claims Johnson misled public and presided over widespread criminality

London Letter: Johnson must ditch ‘petty diplomatic spats’ to focus on continental peace

Prime minister defends Britain’s response to refugee crisis, which has seen only 25,000 visas granted to people fleeing the war

Statement came after meeting of Conservative party where Boris Johnson made joke about trans issues

Further investigations into Downing Street, Whitehall gatherings likely to take weeks

Northern Ireland secretary acknowledges Britain legally obliged to do goods checks

Britain urges retention of sanctions as leverage over Putin in event of any ceasefire

London Letter: Light cast on exit from body in which UK not ‘influential founder member’

Chancellor conjures vista of low growth and wages lagging far behind soaring prices

Chancellor promises to take a penny off income tax by 2024 amid surging inflation

Union claims Indian seafarers replacing 800 sacked workers are being paid €2.16 an hour

London Letter: The moral certainty in the air contrasts with government’s feeble response

Donohoe warns wage demands in pay talks could add to inflationary pressures

Release cames after Britain repays £400m debt to Iran owed for more than 40 years

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visit cultural centre ahead of Ireland trip

PM mounts rearguard action despite execution of 81 people in kingdom last weekend

Gove criticised for ‘DIY asylum scheme’ requiring names and six-month minimum stay

UK Labour leader says Anglo-Irish relations dominated by Brexit but had rich history

First ministers of Scotland and Wales call on government to waive visa requirements

Martin says no checks conducted on people fleeing to Ireland: ‘Our primary impulse is to assist’

Micheál Martin said Britain should understand that Ireland was acting as part of EU

Sluggish imposition of sanctions highlights relationship between senior Conservative figures and Russian oligarchs

Meeting ahead of tie to tackle disputes over Troubles-related crimes amnesty and protocol

British government denies that only 50 refugees without immediate family in Britain have been admitted

British prime minister joins other European leaders in pushing back against US pressure to impose oil embargo on Russia

The Windsors must prepare for the exit of an ‘icon of steadiness’ and an uncertain future

Labour says delay allows Putin’s associates to ‘salvage hundreds of millions’

London Letter: EU’s response to Russian invasion has made Johnson look slow-footed

The oligarch and owner of Chelsea FC has denied having financial links with Kremlin

Putin could seek to reduce Kyiv to rubble, says British prime minister

Group of Tory MPs had written to prime minister calling on government to do more for refugees

Church at core of migrant community established in London after second World War

Britain to freeze the assets of Russian banks and 100 wealthy individuals and entities

London Letter: My landlord is selling up after 20 years and has given me my notice

Boris Johnson promises decisive response to Putin’s choice of ‘bloodshed and destruction’

EU calls emergency summit as US warns that Moscow’s troops are ‘ready’ to attack

British prime minister says more military support for Kyiv and financial sanctions on way

PM avoids shutting down pipeline of dirty money that winds its way to City of London

MPs from all parties say the measures do not go far enough, pointing to Germany’s move in suspending the Nord Stream 2 pipeline

PM resorts to sneering at Keir Starmer while appeasing backbenchers with curb abolition

PM’s announcement overshadowed by internal row over cost of monioring pandemic

Claims ‘senior ally’ said police must be wary Downing St party verdict does not topple PM

London Letter: Lack of definition and drift from core principles flaw in Labour fabric

Former PM says Johnson and staff misled public with unbelievable claims about parties

Allies hope required 54 letters urging no confidence are not submitted before close of business Thursday

Move follows emergence of photograph of Boris Johnson near sparkling wine

No one sacked as PM changes team in sign of anxiety about no-confidence vote letters

Conor Burns addresses Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster