Dublin and Brussels are hoping for a ‘Nixon in China’ moment from Tory frontrunner

Hancock pulls out of Tory leadership race, leaving six candidates vying for two places

Former UK foreign secretary secures resounding early victory in Tory leadership race

Hunt and Gove look the most likely to fight it out for second slot in Tory leadership battle

Frontrunner says no-deal Brexit ‘last resort’ ahead of first round of leadership contest

He refused to be drawn on his conflicting statements about using cocaine when he was younger

Johnson says Britain must leave EU in October as further delay to Brexit would lead to Conservative defeat in next general electio(...)

Former Commons leader Andrea Leadsom says leaving EU at the end of October will be a ‘red line’ if she becomes prime minister

Environment secretary’s campaign could be fatally damaged after cocaine admission

Tory leadership candidate says Merkel and Macron are open to renegotiating Brexit deal

Boris Johnson extends his lead by winning backing of leading hardline Brexiteers

Leadership contender promises aggressive stance on divorce bill and Border backstop

Labour narrowly beats Brexit Party to hold seat in Peterborough byelection

Conservatives come third behind Labour and Brexit Party in Peterborough election

London Letter: Withdrawal agreement, backstop confrontation await successor

Comments come after Dominic Raab refuses to rule out proroguing parliament

Tory polling expert warns Boris Johnson too divisive

Queen Elizabeth leads tributes to ‘heroism’ of those who died in D-Day landings at 75th anniversary

Backbenchers call for next PM to drop withdrawal accord and make clean Brexit

US president warns that all areas of the economy, including the National Health Service, must be up for negotiation

US president plays down protests and lays out an unpalatable choice next Tory leader could face

Queen hosted banquet for US president on Monday but opposition leaders steered clear

MPs gear up for leadership campaign and voting as US president makes three-day trip

London Letter: ‘Powerful and obnoxious odour of mendacity’ surrounds Boris Johnson

Fomer minister calls for change in rules to avert risk of contest descending into chaos

Speaker has great latitude in choosing which precedents to invoke and which to ignore

Brexit Party leader predicts general election win if Conservatives fail on October Brexit

Despite Farage’s success, results across Europe were bad for British negotiators

Chancellor of exchequer says confidence motion would confront crash-out advocates

Long viewed as too divisive, Boris Johnson now seen as Tories’ best chance of survival

Frontrunner Boris Johnson says he would not seek a new article 50 extension

Tributes to PM came in from colleagues, including many who plotted her downfall

Denis Staunton: PM’s emotional departure came with pointed advice for her successor

British prime minister’s three-year premiership was dominated by the issue of Brexit

London Letter: Demise of Theresa May leaves Tories facing some hard choices

British PM to meet Graham Brady to set out timetable for departure from office

Decision to postpone bill comes as May is due to meet 1922 Committee chairman and amid mounting pressure for her to resign

Any proposal May makes to resolve the impasse is tainted by association with her

PM expected to outline departure plans on Friday after Andrea Leadsom quits cabinet

Leadsom’s resignation piles on further pressure at end of difficult day for the PM

Prime minister ready to offer Labour customs options or vote on second referendum

UK prime minister also offers MPs vote on customs union but initial reaction is negative

Analysis: Nobody at Westminster prepared to risk supporting a weakened PM facing inevitable failure

Legally-binding commitment would look to find other solutions by the end of 2020

Backbenchers want army in NI to have same legal protection as for Iraq and Afghanistan

Jeremy Corbyn says it is very unlikely that deal will get parliamentary support

Leaked document suggests indicative votes likely before debate on withdrawal Bill

London Letter: Widespread expectation Withdrawal Agreement Bill is doomed

Government may exclude soldiers who served in Northern Ireland from amnesty

PM to hold talks with backbench 1922 Committee after second reading of Brexit Bill

‘No British soldier should be above the law’, says Sinn Féin Assembly member

Vote will take place in the first week of June, when the US president visits the UK

Conservative eurosceptics vow to vote against Withdrawal Agreement Bill in June

May’s announcement of early June vote on withdrawal Bill comes despite lack of progress

Talks with Labour to continue despite disquiet among MPs and little sign of progress

Conservatives losing support as Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party on course for big victory

Polls show Conversatives facing meltdown in European elections

Nigel Farage attacks ‘dishonest, duplicitous and utterly useless’ Theresa May at party rally

Tánaiste warns City of no-deal danger to North if Stormont institutions still suspended

London Letter: Amid scepticism over inter-party talks there is fresh attention on the backstop

UK Labour leader favours ballot on public vote on outcome of talks and negotiations

No exit for prime minister until EU departure deal agreed by parliament, says Downing Street

Irish citizens ‘will still be able to work, study and, above all, will be welcome’, says British minister

Agreement will guarantee the free movement of people between the two countries

UK government’s talks with Labour described as ‘constructive’ and ‘robust’

Analysis: Lidington warning over withdrawal agreement deadline will alarm MPs

Conservatives lose more than 1,100 seats in local elections as Labour loses more than 100 seats

Labour drop votes in both Leave and Remain areas, suggesting its attempt to straddle both sides on Brexit is not working with vote(...)

Party sheds more than 1,200 seats with most going to resurgent Liberal Democrats

London Letter: If agreement can’t be reached, May wants binding indicative votes

Gavin Williamson fired by prime minister over alleged leak of NSC discussion to media

Wounded ex-minister on the backbenches will not make PM’s Brexit task any easier

Mary Lou McDonald calls for ‘plan B’ in case talks to restore powersharing fail

May wants talks with Labour over common approach to Brexit to conclude by the middle of next week

Murder of 29-year-old journalist and activist has led to efforts to reestablish Northern Executive

Suggestion floated to extend parliamentary session beyond summer in absence of accord

Conservatives braced for heavy losses in local elections as they seek to avoid European poll

Decision to allow telecoms firm build parts of 5G network leaked from cabinet committee

Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt just one of several ministers with an eye on top job

Withdrawl Agreement Bill not listed for debate in House of Commons next week

British PM deemed likely to step down if Tories contest MEP elections on May 23rd

Dodds says murder brought ‘palpable sense of real grief, shock and anger’

May claims Corbyn’s party fails to see urgency of exit as others look for her to resign

Brexit Party to focus on Labour heartlands as Change UK rules out Remain party pact

WikiLeaks founder could spend five years in jail over leak of government secrets

EU granting of delay permits Brexiteers to perceive union blinking out of no-deal fear

British PM pursuing compromise with Labour in bid to clinch Commons majority

Analysis: Potential successors to Theresa May have been on parade for weeks

British PM rejects charge that she has reneged on a promise to House of Commons

Friday crash-out likely to be averted but EU is sceptical about prospects of breakthrough

UK prime minister also tells EU leaders talks with Labour have been making progress

Belief that only way to break deadlock is to call general election gaining ground

Tory-Labour talks unfruitful as Brexit delay now needs EU leaders’ unanimous approval

Donald Tusk says ‘little reason to believe’ PM can get deal ratified by end of June

Ministers at Dublin meeting are told EU will ‘stand fully behind Ireland’

Member state leaders want ‘sincere co-operation’ in event of granting London extension

Commons leader Andrea Leadsom insists it would be utterly unacceptable for Britain to participate in European elections

EU negotiator Michel Barnier due in Dublin to discuss no-deal plans with Government

Negotiators to meet again Friday as Downing Street calls talks ‘detailed and productive’

Analysis: MPs’ anger focuses on the apparent legitimisation of the Labour leader