Politics

Boris Johnson has called the bluff of rebel Tory MPs demanding a Commons vote on Rishi Sunak’s controversial decision to cut spending on overseas...

The ending of most legal coronavirus restrictions in England next week “should not be taken as an invitation by everybody simply to have a...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said “caution is absolutely vital” as he prepares to address the nation on Monday to announce whether the final...

There are growing calls for the government to reverse its plan to slash foreign aid spending, with Bill and Melinda Gates’s organisation among those...

The number of people waiting for NHS hospital treatment could reach 13 million in the months to come due to the COVID backlog, the...

Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister has blamed Theresa May for problems with the implementation of border arrangements for Northern Ireland. Lord Frost told members of...

A new Brexit row has erupted over how much the UK owes the EU as part of its “divorce bill”. The EU’s latest accounts...

Details of a plan to allow vaccinated expats into the UK without having to quarantine could be revealed in the “next couple of weeks”,...

The government will set out its plans for post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland within the next two weeks – as Labour claimed trust in...

Boris Johnson did not break the MPs code of conduct by accepting donations towards a private 10-day holiday to Mustique over Christmas in 2019,...

Reducing the sensitivity of the NHS COVID app to bring down the number of people being told to self-isolate is “like taking the batteries...

Boris Johnson has told MPs that possible herd immunity is “not the consideration” behind holding back changes to COVID self-isolation rules until 16 August....

Boris Johnson is heading for a COVID showdown with MPs amid a backlash over a six-week wait for the ending of self-isolation rules. Conservative...

Those who have received two vaccination doses will no longer have to self-isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive...

Boris Johnson is suffering a backlash over his plans to ditch rules on wearing face masks. Doctors, regional mayors, trade unions and health charities...

People will no longer be legally required to wear face masks in any setting, Boris Johnson has announced. The prime minister has confirmed that...

It has been billed in some quarters as “Freedom Day”, when life will return to a form of normality after more than a year of...

There will be a “much more permissive regime” of coronavirus measures in England – with the wearing of face masks a “personal choice”, a...

The new DUP leader says Northern Ireland risks losing out on economic opportunities because of the Brexit border in the Irish Sea. In his...