How the hardening of the UK’s immigration laws will affect Ireland
Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit deal may scupper Westminster’s plans
Keir Starmer
Britain’s asylum shake-up poses big problems for Ireland
What will happen to failed asylum applicants and migrants to the UK who have overstayed, and who can travel freely to Ireland?
Labour wrestles with its conscience over deportation of asylum seeker families
Kindertransport survivor calls policy ‘shabby’ as home secretary defends crackdown aimed at deterring Reform UK
UK toughens asylum policy in major overhaul as anti-immigration sentiment rises
Move by Keir Starmer’s Labour government seeks to stem rise of populist Reform UK party
Keir Starmer defies calls to sack Irish chief of staff Morgan McSweeney
Calls from Labour MPs for Irishman Morgan McSweeney’s resignation
Keir Starmer denies authorising ‘kneecap’ attack on health secretary amid leadership crisis
UK PM’s allies say he will fight attempts to replace him as Labour leader in advance of crucial budget
Tanita Tikaram: ‘The Beatles taught me to sing low’
The singer of Fijian and Malaysian descent penned her hit single, Twist in my Sobriety, when she was a ‘introverted, opinionated’ teenager
Rest in Paris: fancy your chances of being buried beside Oscar Wilde or Jim Morrison?
Plus: the thing Catherine Connolly and Keir Starmer have in common; the ‘lion’ on the loose in Co Clare; and a big job opening at the EPA
‘God only knows what will be tried’: EU leaders’ safety in Ireland comes under spotlight
Friendly warships and threats from drones: planning steps up for major summit in Ireland next year as part of the EU presidency
Zohran Mamdani is a throwback to a time when politicians weren’t all managerial centrists
I cannot help but bristle at those who take solace in boring politicians, as evidence of a stable system
One man remains in custody after mass stabbing on train in England, police say
Knife attack took place near Peterborough on service bound for London and left 11 people injured
Downing Street backs Rachel Reeves after she apologises for letting home without licence
With crucial budget looming, chancellor faces pressure over ‘inadvertent mistake’
UK police arrest wrongly-released sex offender who was meant to be sent for deportation
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu arrested in London nearly three days after being freed in error
‘I’ve got an amazing múinteoir’: Kara Owen, the new British ambassador to Ireland
Owen talks about her marriage to a Galwegian, the Irish phrases that were common in her Cumbrian childhood, and her daunting Irish-speaking debut with Michael D Higgins
Human rights activist Michael Farrell: ‘We were in a period of progress, but now we seem to be galloping backwards’
Lawyer Michael Farrell represented transgender woman Lydia Foy after earning his stripes during the Troubles in the North
Complication for Keir Starmer as Lucy Powell wins Labour’s deputy leadership race
Manchester Central MP was sacked from UK cabinet in September
Labour unrest grows as Starmer faces pressure — could this rising MP be his successor?
Saxophone-playing former corporate lawyer Darren Jones has risen steeply through the ranks to become the PM’s right-hand man
Keir Starmer’s Labour suffers seismic byelection defeat to Plaid Cymru in Wales
Loss of Welsh assembly seat in stronghold deals blow to prime minister’s leadership
‘Do you have any friends in the IRA?’: how Russia’s hybrid war is sowing chaos across Europe
The trail from a Normandy pig farm has helped expose Russia’s campaign of sabotage across Europe aimed at inflaming division, spreading fear and weakeing support for Ukraine
Labour’s stunning byelection loss in Wales shows parties who cannot adapt will be crushed
UK politics is moving at speed, with voter loyalties shifting and atomising in unprecedented ways
Starmer’s new Brexit line: it’s a disaster – and Farage is to blame
Downing Street insiders say Labour’s frontbench have been primed to blame the current economic woes on Brexit and Reform UK
Johnny Watterson: Westminster turns Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban into a political football
Knee-jerk reaction follows security decision to deny Israeli club’s fans tickets for Europa League clash with Aston Villa
Maccabi Tel Aviv match morphs into latest front in Britain’s culture wars
Israeli club does not want its fans to travel to Aston Villa match, but tensions have not gone away
Tel Aviv soccer derby between Hapoel and Maccabi called off after rioting
Incident comes just fays after Maccabi fans were banned from attending November’s Europa League match at Aston Villa
Starmer calls for Israeli soccer fans to be allowed at Aston Villa match
Decision comes two weeks after attack on synagogue in Manchester
Britain has lost control of its borders, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood says public trust will be weakened unless politicians ‘bring order’ to immigration
How the SNP is finally getting over its post-Sturgeon hangover
Labour’s implosion and the rise of Reform UK has gifted the party a clear path back to power in next May’s Holyrood elections
Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas
Ceasefire due to start day after Israeli ratification and hostages could be released 72 hours later
Kemi Badenoch pledges to rebuild Conservative Party’s reputation with debt ‘golden rule’
Tory leader outlines plan for reducing debt and fuelling growth as party seeks to move on from Truss-era turmoil
Right turn in Manchester: Tories chase Reform UK – and risk losing their own centre
Conservative leader needs her big speech on Wednesday to land well as hard right-leaning shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick waits in the wings
UK prosecutors to appeal decision to throw out terror case against Kneecap rapper
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (27) accused of displaying Hizbullah flag and saying ‘up Hamas’ at 2024 London gig
London’s two big Irish centres celebrate combined 100 years helping emigrants
Irish Cultural Centre and London Irish Centre are keeping an eye on future generations’ needs too
UK police to get new powers after latest pro-Palestinian protest
The powers will restrict repeat protests in the same place, the UK government says
Donald Trump says the US film industry has been ‘stolen’. Was it one heist after another?
If the US president catches Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, he’ll surely be delighted by a film shot on home soil. Right?
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