Theresa May

Is Varadkar still the Tories’ bogeyman?

Since Varadkar left office in June 2020, Britain has undergone a significant vibe shift. He may face lingering resentment but the energy has moved on from Brexit

The Irish Times view on Britain after Brexit

There is a growing recognition in the UK of the price of Brexit, but the hard Brexiteer element of the Conservative party will block any change in direction

Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda: An opera with a troubled history returns

Irish National Opera’s production is first full staging with chorus, orchestra in Ireland

Martin Wolf: Boris Johnson must embrace the Brexit he made

The row over Northern Ireland risks a deeper decline in UK trade in response to threats of violence from a tiny minority

What is the latest row over the Northern Ireland protocol about?

The UK has threatened to override parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit deal on trade

Johnson’s response to cost-of-living crisis ‘pathetic’

Keir Starmer says PM’s cabinet bereft of ideas in debate after queen’s speech

Threats to Johnson loom with potential seat losses in local elections

Conservatives brace for setbacks as candidates distance themselves from party

Why it took the UK a long time to become a Russia hawk

Repositioning happens to now mesh with need to reset relations with EU but Putin was courted for years

Johnson to face investigation into whether he lied to MPs over lockdown parties

Conservative MPs refuse to vote against inquiry by Commons privileges committee

Police attacked at Derry republican march on anniversary of Lyra McKee’s death

Event goes ahead despite condemnation from murdered journalist’s family

Johnson ensures progress on trans rights in England is stalled

London Letter: Government makes not one but two U-turns on conversion therapy ban

After six long toxic years, a civilised debate about EU and Brexit

London Letter: Light cast on exit from body in which UK not ‘influential founder member’

Johnson faces fresh calls to quit as police investigate 12 Downing Street parties

Theresa May says the public had a right to expect the prime minister to know the lockdown rules and to follow them

Johnson makes grave error with tone as confidence of Tory MPs seeps away

Sue Gray update seemed to buy the PM time until he decided to switch gear in parliament

Johnson’s approval rating the lowest for a Tory leader in over two decades

London Letter: Government’s military assistance to Ukraine deflects from its dwindling diplomatic role in relation to the crisis

Boris Johnson’s departure would mark end of revolutionary phase of Brexit

London Letter: Conservative MPs’ thoughts turning to PM’s potential successors

Pressure mounts on Johnson amid rumour of no-confidence vote

Ex-Brexit secretary invokes remark that led to Chamberlain exit – ‘In the name of God, go’

Denis Staunton: Tory grassroots pressure on Johnson all going in one direction

PM’s plan involves persuading MPs to postpone a decision on his fate until after May local elections

Newton Emerson: Boris Johnson’s fate and politics of the union

In Northern Ireland the Prime Minister’s destiny is seen in the context of Brexit in particular

Denis Staunton: Boris Johnson’s future being measured in days rather than weeks

Analysis: All goes wrong for British PM as he explains attendance at lockdown-breaking party

Johnson backs colleague as Christmas party scandal rages

Starmer urges Conservative MPs to topple PM, claiming he is unfit for office

Former Conservative MP Andrew Griffiths raped wife, judge rules

Court of Appeal says civil case over ‘coercive and controlling behaviour’ can be reported

Javid says Omicron now circulating within the community in England

MPs told ‘multiple regions of England’ seeing cases of the variant that are not linked to international travel

Fintan O’Toole: Brexiteers’ absurd admiration for Michael Collins

Brexiteers ignore the most obvious effects of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921

Fat chance: How Boris Johnson made his waistline a political issue

An Irishman’s Diary

Irish Times view on British parliamentary standards: Half-hearted reform

Johnson as PM shows contempt for institutions that sought to police his behaviour

Johnson makes U-turn to back ban on MPs acting as paid consultants

Prime minister’s announcement came just as Labour leader was making same proposal

David Frost defends handling of Northern Ireland protocol negotiations

Brexit minister hopes European Commission will go further than last week’s proposals

Facebook files’ saga, Lubov Chernukhin and Bond’s triumphant return

Planet Business: For sale, thousands of songs, much-streamed

Fintan O’Toole: Fantasy that Britain can pick new neighbours is meeting realities of trade

In Brexit’s war on geography, geography was always going to win

Macron remains committed to the goal of building European sovereignty

As he shifts into re-election campaign mode, the French president can boast of having given the EU fresh impetus over the last four years

EU sets out own Indo-Pacific plan to curb China after French snubbed

Outrage in Paris over dumping of submarine deal in favour of Australia, UK and US pact

Boris Johnson’s tax rise reveals a lopsided union that stirs resentment

Newton Emerson: Moving money about will not fix uneven devolutionary settlement

Boris Johnson sharply rebuked by MPs over Afghanistan pull-out

British prime minister says West could not continue mission after US decision to withdraw

UK hopes to reset relationship with Germany after forever misjudging Merkel

Johnson will hope to reopen the Northern Ireland protocol with her successor

Blame-gaming and rubbishing still the order of the day for UK establishment

London Letter: Cummings and Frost refuse to take responsibility in dramatic fashion

Tory backbench revolt against cuts to international aid fails

Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt among veteran Tories to vote against government

Brexit inflames North’s identity politics

Economic advantages of NI’s new trading arrangement overlooked by rejectionist rhetoric

Conservatives suffer shock defeat in UK byelection

Lib Dem candidate Sarah Green takes formerly safe Tory seat in Buckinghamshire

Gareth Southgate’s extraordinary letter says a lot about England

Unprecedented ‘Dear England’ letter shows exactly where coach’s inclusive squad stand

Ed Miliband: ‘You go from people hanging on your every word to people not giving a damn’

The former Labour leader is back on the front bench – ‘the zeitgeist is different now’

G7 summit Q&A: Everything you need to know

What is on the agenda, who is attending and will Brexit issues be sorted?

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