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Ray of hope for Britain as clouds briefly part for Keir Starmer’s arrival at Downing Street
It poured rain all day in London but there was a sunny interlude at a convenient moment for the new Labour prime minister
All is changed, changed utterly: Starmer’s Downing Street reign presents chance to rebuild old ties
Raw politics and national interests will always triumph, but there is a basis for new Labour PM to work well with Ireland and Europe
‘I’m absolutely shattered but it has been worth it’: Things only getting better for Starmer’s supporters
New British prime minister and Labour’s election win greeted with enthusiasm by tourists and party followers outside Downing Street
‘Our plan and our priorities are working’: Rishi Sunak limbers up for UK election campaign centred on economy
UK prime minister confounds predictions of autumn election by calling snap poll for July 4th
Rishi Sunak stuns Westminster by calling snap election for July 4th
British prime minister’s Conservative Party widely expected to lose to opposition Keir Starmer’s Labour after 14 years in power
Why is British PM Rishi Sunak calling a general election now and what will happen next?
Sunak granted permission to dissolve parliament from King Charles with campaigning to take place over coming weeks up to July 4th
Priest brought Biafra refugees to Wicklow without permission – and other strange tales from Dublin and London files
Records released by Irish and British archives include details of a ‘republican’ artefact thief and a ‘radical’ UK proposal to hold asylum seekers on a Scottish island
How the Downing Street Declaration took shape: ‘He chewed the b****x off me but I took a few lumps out of him’
The Joint Declaration has often been taken for granted in the 30 years since, but it was arguably more significant than the Belfast Agreement that followed
UK Covid inquiry: Boris Johnson denies wanting to ‘let the virus rip’
In the News podcast: former British PM ducks and dives in the face of damning questions
NI Covid victim died in hospital on same day as Downing Street BYOB party, inquiry hears
Westminster ‘indecision’ during pandemic impacted Northern Ireland, barrister tells UK Covid-19 inquiry
Rishi Sunak waters down climate commitments to avoid public ‘backlash’
PM delays ban on new petrol and diesel cars by five years in a major U-turn on climate policy
‘It’s like leaving a tip at a restaurant’: UK’s honours system in the spotlight
London Letter: Boris Johnson tried to arrange a knighthood for his father while some of his closest political allies were rejected for membership of the House of Lords
Sunak and Johnson in war of words over ex-PM’s honours list
Johnson dismisses successor’s claims of lobbying as ‘rubbish’
Boris Johnson, ‘bewildered and appalled’ at partygate investigation, resigns as MP
Former UK prime minister claims committee was ‘determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me out of parliament’
MI5 ‘profoundly sorry’ after report finds Manchester Arena attack might have been prevented
Inquiry says domestic security agency could have acted promptly on key piece of intelligence relating to bomber
Liz Truss blames ‘powerful economic establishment’ and lack of Tory support for downfall
Former UK prime minister claims she did not get ‘realistic chance’ to enact tax-cutting agenda
Mark Paul: Britain’s striking teachers aim to give government a lesson
Cauldron of industrial action is bubbling in high-tension, low-growth Britain
UK foreign secretary backs Nadhim Zahawi and says tax matters are ‘private’
Pressure is building on the Conservative Party chairman after tax ‘error’
Cop27: UK PM Sunak to attend climate summit after earlier saying he would not
PM’s office had said he was not expected to go due to ‘pressing domestic commitments’
Braverman denounced for asylum seeker ‘invasion’ comments
UK home secretary is fighting to save her job after admitting breaching security rules
Rishi Sunak starts as prime minister with pledge to fix mistakes made by Truss
Labour claims reinstatement of Suella Braverman as home secretary ‘grubby’ and undermining of Sunak’s promise of integrity
Sunak’s cabinet: More a government of all the factions than all the talents
New British prime minister opts for continuity and experience in his secretary appointments
British cabinet reshuffle: Chris Heaton-Harris remains Northern Ireland secretary and Jeremy Hunt as chancellor
Sunak warns of hard times ahead as he grapples with Truss ‘mistakes’ in first speech as British PM
Sunak urged to restart meetings to fix Brexit-damaged relations with Ireland
Important informal relationships have been ‘lost since the UK left the EU’, report says
Rishi Sunak to meet King Charles before taking over as prime minister on Tuesday
New Tory leader promises to lead with ‘integrity and humility’ amid ‘profound economic challenges’
‘Psychodrama’ of Conservative leadership race has left the party hopelessly divided
Rishi Sunak will be youngest British prime minister in more than 200 years after a runaway leadership contest
Rishi Sunak: Ambitious pragmatist returns to take Tory leadership
After the chaos of Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, Sunak’s appeal is that he projects competence
Boris Johnson says he will not stand in the Conservative leadership race
Former home secretary Braverman backs Sunak, with Johnson yet to officially enter race
Pat Leahy: Stop laughing and start worrying about what is happening to Britain
Response in Dublin can best be described as concern about economic and political spillover to here
David McWilliams: Britain, the former workshop of the world, is now a beggar. It is tragic how far it has fallen
Roots of crisis can be traced back to Thatcher experiment, which was a heist by one class and one region over the rest
Fintan O’Toole: Liz Truss farce was death rattle of the Brexit project
Boris Johnson turned British politics into a form of entertainment. Truss was a worthy successor in making quite a show of herself and her country
Candidates to be new British prime minister race to rally support after Liz Truss quits
EU heads of government hope the UK is able to establish a stable government after the departure of Liz Truss
Liz Truss: Britain’s shortest serving prime minister, and arguably the most hapless
Her libertarian policies delighted free-market think-tanks, but their foundations were dubious
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