George Osborne

Newton Emerson: Republic’s shared-equity housing scheme threatens to push up prices

Better British ideas are available to copy that would not push up property prices

George Osborne drops portfolio career to become full-time banker

Former UK chancellor is joining boutique advisory firm Robey Warshaw as a full-time mergers and acquisitions banker

Poll finds majority favours holding a Border poll in next five years

Unity referendum would be ‘incredibly divisive’, First Minister Arlene Foster says

‘Yesterday’s man’: Unionists on Osborne’s united Ireland warning

Former UK chancellor’s scathing comments must be demoralising for many unionists

Former Goldman Sachs banker to be new BBC chairman

Richard Sharp was once boss of UK chancellor Rishi Sunak

Third Degree Byrnes – Frank McNally on an unexpected revelation in Myles na gCopaleen’s favourite pun

An Irishman’s Diary

Covid-19: Johnson faces backlash as swathe of England kept under tight restrictions

Cleo Watson, a close associate of Dominic Cummings, is to leave Downing Street

Covid-19 will have a significantly worse impact on UK public finances than on ours

A decade has brought the UK and the Republic to two very contrasting fiscal places

English ‘chumocracy’: Boozy weekends and class disdain with the Camerons

London Letter: David Cameron has been embarrassed by a book about his inner circle

UK government debt passes £2 trillion mark for first time

Milestone will stoke debate about how country will finance support for Covid-19-hit economy

Boris Johnson says he was ‘too fat’ when he contracted Covid-19

British prime minister launches anti-obesity campaign in UK

UK government hardens diplomatic stand-off with China

Hong Kong extradition treaty suspended as Tory backbenchers urge further measures

Johnson vows to act fast to fix UK economy in wake of coronavirus

UK PM promises to boost spending on infrastructure in face of looming recession

UK turns on spending tap as Brexit and coronavirus bites

Boris Johnson’s Brexiteer government unveils debt-fuelled spending splurge

Caroline Flack obituary: From performer to popular TV presenter who connected with the public

Love Island viewers related to Flack’s warmth and infectious laugh, as well the support she gave to troubled contestants

Rishi Sunak’s rapid rise from banker to UK chancellor

Brexit-backing successor to Sajid Javid takes well-trodden path from Oxford to No 11

Prince Andrew used N-word, says former Downing Street aide

Ex-aide to Cameron says prince used word during 2012 meeting at Buckingham Palace

Labour and Tories divert focus from mishaps with lavish spending plans

London Letter: Former Labour whip urges ‘decent, patriotic Labour voters’ to back Boris

Carney the early front-runner as Europe’s candidate for IMF

European governments actively discussing nomination of departing Bank of England governor

Bank of England governor Mark Carney favourite to succeed Lagarde at IMF

Betway also puts former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan in the running

Johnson eyes public spending spree with Javid as chancellor

Former foreign secretary plans to create a £100bn infrastructure fund over five years

Tory leadership race: Matt Hancock declares for Boris Johnson

Backing of Europhile health secretary is big boost for frontrunner to replace Theresa May

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