Conservative party election campaign reeling under weight of betting scandal
Rishi Sunak criticised amid Gambling Commission investigation into alleged misuse of privileged information by staffers with calls for him to suspend party figures
Michael Gove
Joe Brolly and Sinn Féin are sick of experts. Have any of them heard of Brexit?
The united Ireland conversation involves listening to people who don’t agree with you and whose advice you don’t want to hear
Luminaries of the men-only Garrick Club draw attention to London’s elite private cliques
London Letter: Private members clubs are enmeshed in the power fabric of the city
Kingspan involved in £150m settlement over Grenfell Tower tragedy
Insulation maker ‘cannot confirm or deny’ contribution of £4m to redress scheme
Busy year ahead for Kingspan chief Gene Murtagh as firm focuses on international growth
Murtagh has an ambitious M&A strategy to power revenues out to 2030 but there are also significant challenges facing the Cavan-based building materials group
Johnson tells inquiry his government underestimated Covid pandemic
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson faces first of two days of questioning over his handling of the Covid pandemic
British-Irish Council: ‘Safe space’ always for conversations between taoisigh and unionist leaders
Dublin, Belfast, London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands hold their six-monthly meeting in Dublin Castle on Thursday night
UK government accused of ‘economic blackmail’ as NI is excluded from levelling up funding
Move comes as the Stormont Assembly and Executive remain collapsed
‘Completely out of order’: Gove apologises over footage of party at Downing Street during lockdown
Two people appear to dance past sign saying ‘Please keep your distance’ during event at Tory HQ in 2020
Public safety ‘continues to be threatened’ by Kingspan - UK minister
UK housing secretary has written to chief executive of Irish insulation giant to seek a meeting on payment of remedial costs
Ballymore to sign UK fire safety contract after Gove’s warning
Irish-owned developer was named on a list of 11 companies yet to formally sign up to the scheme
Secret British cross-party summit held to confront failings of Brexit
Leading Brexiteers and remainers, including Michael Gove and David Lammy, met for two-day ‘private discussion’ with diplomats and business leaders
Why is coal mining back in the news in Britain after all these years?
UK government approves first new coal mine in 30 years in in northwest of England
Tories warn party will suffer dire electoral consequences under Truss as Labour enjoys surge in support
Keir Starmer could be on course for No 10 as Tories show signs of mounting panic
British politics has become a game of snakes and ladders played on speed
While Boris Johnson was answering questions in a parliamentary committee room, ministers were gathering in Downing Street to tell him the game was up
‘We are Not English, We Are Scouse’ – Why Liverpool boo the anthem
‘Feed the Scousers’ chants are imbued with anti-migrant and anti-Irish sentiment
No guarantee DUP will elect new speaker, Jeffrey Donaldson says
Simon Coveney is in Belfast meeting political leaders following last week’s elections
Gove sets out new £3bn tax to fund UK cladding repairs
Tax on building industry would apply over 10 years
Man found guilty of murdering British MP David Amess
Ali Harbi Ali stabbed veteran Conservative during constituency surgery last October
UK terror suspect tells court he killed MP David Amess to stop him ‘harming Muslims’
Ali Harbi Ali (26) said to have been motivated by MP votes in favour of bombing Syria
Developers edge towards cladding deal with UK government
Builders sign up to pledge to put right first safety issues at mid-sized tower blocks built in last 30 years
Thousands in UK sign up to accept Ukrainian refugees as scheme goes live
Gove criticised for ‘DIY asylum scheme’ requiring names and six-month minimum stay
Britain will pay people £350 a month to open homes to Ukrainian refugees
The scheme will take in those without family ties, the government said
London announces simpler refugee process for Ukrainians
Patel’s move reaction to criticism mere 850 visas granted out of 22,000 applications
Boris Johnson has underestimated the intelligence of the average Brit
An Irish comedian can’t find the funnies in Boris Johnson
Ballymore paid departing UK finance director almost €3m
Firm reviewed buildings in light of changes to UK safety rules prompted by Grenfell fire
Johnson’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda left behind by mess of his premiership
Gove’s White Paper on inequality undermined by woes of PM who made the slogan his own
Pressure rises on Johnson as more Tory MPs call for confidence vote
Total of 13 Conservative MPs have now called publicly for prime minister to go
Values slide on Ukraine invasion and interest rate fears
Shares in all but four Dublin-listed firms dip – heavyweights Kingspan, Ryanair, CRH fall
Boris Johnson on the edge: Can he survive?
Difficult to see how British PM can make it through the current crisis
Developers resist Gove plan to pay for fixing UK cladding crisis
Property firms complain of being singled out for £4bn burden to tackle fire safety problems
European shares retreat on rising bond yields
Rapid spread of Omicron Covid variant also dents sentiment
Is Michael Gove on the level over Ulster's sponsorship deal?
Tory backstabber has urged Ulster to consider its deal with materials maker Kingspan
Michael Gove calls on Ulster to reconsider Kingspan sponsorship deal
Ulster acknowledge ‘existing active review’ of relationship amid Grenfell Tower inquiry
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