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Prime minister Theresa May makes a statement to MPs in the House of Commons. Photograph: PA Wire

No Brexit transition period without EU trade deal, May says

October 23, 2017, 20:19

Remarks to MPs again raise prospect of UK crashing out of EU with no deal and no buffer

People wave Catalan independence flags at a demonstration in Barcelona on Saturday. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Catalonia reminds us the nation state is not a constant of history

Janan Ganesh
October 23, 2017, 18:19

Politics: European nations are too young to deserve the assumption of permanence

Police at the scene at Bermuda Park in Nuneaton where they are dealing with an ongoing incident. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Gunman who held two hostage in English bowling alley arrested

October 22, 2017, 19:40

Police storm building as two employees unharmed after incident in Nuneaton

Britain’s secretary of state for international trade Liam Fox: “How much does the European Commission and the European elite want to punish Britain for having the audacity to use our legal rights to leave the European Union?” Photograph: EPA

Brexit talks will only be complicated if EU wants to ‘punish’ UK

October 22, 2017, 12:30

Liam Fox says leaving EU with a trade deal is ‘not exactly a nightmare scenario’

Leader of the house Andrea Leadsom told the Commons the government would listen to MPs’ concerns but would not halt the roll-out of universal credit. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

UK government's universal credit dream turns to nightmare

Denis Staunton
October 20, 2017, 05:30

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

British prime minister Theresa May: “We hugely value the contributions that EU nationals make to the economic, social and cultural fabric of the UK.” Photograph: Niklas Halle’n/AFP/Getty Images

Theresa May appeals to EU nationals to stay in UK

Denis Staunton
October 18, 2017, 22:30

Prime minister will say Brexit deal on citizens’ rights within ‘touching distance’

Brexit secretary David Davis told MPs this week that he expects EU leaders to agree that the negotiations are close to achieving as much progress as they can before moving on to trade talks. Photograph: AFP/PRU

Tensions rise between ‘tough guy’ Britain and ‘intransigent’ EU

Denis Staunton
October 18, 2017, 22:30

Each side of the Brexit table blames the other for the stalemate. Is there a path forward?

British Brexit minister David Davis: “In a negotiation you always have to have the right to walk away – if you don’t, you get a terrible deal”, he told MPs in the House of Commons. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Senior UK ministers in dispute over ‘no deal’ Brexit

Denis Staunton
October 17, 2017, 19:26

Home secretary says no deal ‘unthinkable’ while Brexit minister claims UK can walk away

UK chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond: rose because of the baseless hunch people with little outward charisma must possess great depth. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg

Forcing out Philip Hammond would reveal Theresa May’s weakness

Janan Ganesh
October 17, 2017, 01:00

Pragmatic people appear unwelcome in Brexit-era public life

British chancellor Philip Hammond: “The enemy, the opponents, are out there on the other side of the table. Those are the people that we have to negotiate with to get the very best deal for Britain.” File photograph: PA Wire

Hammond regrets calling EU ‘the enemy’ over Brexit

October 13, 2017, 17:40

UK chancellor laments ‘poor choice’ of words when discussing negotiations in Washington

Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer: says that Theresa May is sending out a confused message on Brexit because the Conservative party is so divided on the issue. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Theresa May’s double-speak can’t hide deep divisions over Brexit

Denis Staunton
October 13, 2017, 01:00

London Letter: Conservative chancellor Philip Hammond wants access to EU markets; the Brexiteers want to maximise sovereignty. The prime minister is caught in between

UK chief Brexit negotiator David Davis (left) and the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier give a press briefing at the end of the fifth round of negotiations at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, today. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA

Barnier may get more wriggle room to help break Brexit impasse

Patrick Smyth
October 12, 2017, 18:56

Frustration of EU negotiator could be eased if EU leaders give him enlarged mandate

UK chancellor Philip Hammond arriving at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg

Theresa May ‘slaps down’ chancellor over Brexit spending comment

Denis Staunton
October 11, 2017, 19:22

Philip Hammond says EU should respond quickly to proposal for transition period

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan said Britain’s proposal for a two-year transition period for businesses after Brexit was too short. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

North staying in customs union ‘key to avoiding hard Border’

Denis Staunton
October 11, 2017, 19:10

Charlie Flanagan says Government has contingency plans for all eventualities of Brexit

British prime minister Theresa May hosts a discussion around the cabinet table on Tuesday on the findings of the Race Disparity Audit, which she commissioned last year. Photograph: Bradley Page/Getty Images

Huge effect of ethnicity on life chances revealed in official UK figures

October 10, 2017, 19:51

Theresa May promises action after study exposes disparities between ethnic groups

Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said she wanted a second vote on independence soon after Brexit but gave no detail on timing. Photograph: EPA/Robert Perry

Nicola Sturgeon avoids talk of new Scottish independence vote

Peter Geoghegan
October 10, 2017, 19:48

First minister focuses on domestic issues at three-day party conference in Glasgow

Theresa May is greeted by primary pupils during a visit to the Dunraven School in Streatham, south London, on Monday. Photograph: Geoff Pugh/Daily Telegraph/PA Wire

Theresa May can stay for as long as she chooses

Janan Ganesh
October 10, 2017, 01:00

Like an Ishiguro character, the PM could string this out for longer than seems feasible

Britain’s prime minister Theresa May: She said Britain and the EU were drafting joint principles on preserving the Common Travel Area. “We owe it to the people of Northern Ireland to get this right.” Photograph: AFP/Getty

Britain will answer to EU court during Brexit transition

Denis Staunton
October 9, 2017, 19:59

Theresa May declines to say if UK sought legal advice on reversing Article 50 decision

UK prime minister Theresa May arrives in Downing Street on October 9th, 2017. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images.

Brussels and UK disagree over who has to make next Brexit move

October 9, 2017, 13:28

May due to make speech on Brexit progress where she will say ‘the ball is in their court’

Almost 30,000 reports of children in the UK sexually assaulting other children have been made to police in the last four years. Photograph: Getty Images

Number of children sexually abusing other children rises in UK

October 9, 2017, 12:12

Reports of ‘peer on peer’ abuse rose by 71 per cent in England and Wales last year

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