Politics

DUP leader Edwin Poots has formally nominated Lagan Valley MLA Paul Givan as Northern Ireland’s new First Minister at a special sitting of the...

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser has published a 7,000-word blogpost including a series of claims about the prime minister and Health Secretary Matt Hancock....

Boris Johnson’s former chief aide has shared a WhatsApp message in which the prime minister appears to call Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s efforts “totally...

The government is to make coronavirus vaccinations compulsory for care home staff who work with elderly and vulnerable people, Whitehall sources say. Ministers are...

19 July is the “terminus date” for England’s remaining coronavirus restrictions and it would take an “unprecedented and remarkable” change in circumstances to derail...

What changed? Just under a fortnight ago, the prime minister told us he could see nothing in the COVID data that could put his...

It is “possible” that putting India on the red list earlier might have prevented the widely anticipated delay to easing England’s coronavirus lockdown that...

Boris Johnson has rejected claims of “moral failure” by the G7 in providing more COVID vaccines for poorer nations – as he dismissed suggestions...

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has called for “a bit of respect” from EU leaders as he claimed the bloc’s senior figures “serially” talk about...

Boris Johnson has admitted he is less optimistic about the easing of lockdown restrictions than he was last month and offered a strong hint...

Boris Johnson has been warned by the EU to “implement what we agreed” on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland. Ahead of the second day...

Ministers fear Boris Johnson may delay the final stage of lockdown lifting in England potentially by as much as a month. There is widespread...

World leaders are set to enjoy toasted marshmallows over fire pits as they gather for their first in-person summit in almost two years to...

Boris Johnson needs to level with the public about what the future of travel will look like and tell them that “we will not...

Matt Hancock has denied claims he lied to the prime minister over the COVID care homes crisis and said “you can’t respond to a...

Boris Johnson and Joe Biden will set out their joint vision for a “sustainable global recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic when they meet ahead...

Boris Johnson is battling to avoid a sausage trade war with Brussels which could see chilled meats barred from shops in Northern Ireland from...

Downing Street has not ruled out the prospect of the prime minister embarking on a foreign break this summer, as the travel industry reacted...

People should holiday at home this year and not travel abroad unless absolutely necessary, George Eustice has said. The environment secretary told Sky News...