John Major

Economist David McWilliams caused some excitement last week when he set out a scenario for a united Ireland, in which the UK votes to leave the EU, ca(...)

Strictly speaking, there are almost no Tories in Northern Ireland. The Conservative Party consistently polls below 1 per cent. In 2010, when it stood (...)

A British vote to leave the EU would “gravely weaken” Europe and could trigger the end of the continent’s influence as a global superpower, former pri(...)

The centenary of the Easter Rising has led to the largest ever gathering of the MacBride clan. Major John McBride was one of the 16 leaders of the E(...)

The election-winning Conservative prime minister could carry millions. He could not carry Iain Duncan Smith. Rebellion by the MP for Chingford and oth(...)

Paul Daniels was a performer with a magic touch who entertained TV audiences for decades. The Paul Daniels Magic Show regularly attracted 15 million (...)

A previously undocumented friendship between an Irish nun and the late Diana, Princess of Wales has come to light in correspondence that has turned up(...)

What is Brexit? The countdown has begun to the United Kingdom’s referendum on withdrawal from the European Union. The stakes are high: if UK voters o(...)

Cecil Parkinson, who has died aged 84, occupied important cabinet offices and was twice chairman of the British Conservative Party, but his career was(...)

Conservative Eurosceptics have welcomed David Cameron’s decision to allow cabinet ministers to campaign on either side of Britain’s referendum on EU (...)