John Kilraine

Nationwide

Irish is the fifth most common non-UK passport in the country (file image)

Number of Irish in Britain drops 20% since 2011

The number of Irish people in Britain has dropped by 20% - the biggest drop of any nationality - according to the latest official statistics.

Ireland • 02 Nov 22

Feeling of 'going around in circles' in UK politics

Things seem to be changing fast in Britain with a new king appointing a new prime minister, while at the same time there is a feeling that the political world is going around in circles.

Analysis and Comment • 25 Oct 22

The hard Brexit line is that there must not be any corner of the United Kingdom where the EU has any say

Intractable protocol problem awaits in Sunak's in-tray

Rishi Sunak will have a hard task reconciling the demands of the Tory right on Brexit with the EU's position that there must be oversight of trade rules in Northern Ireland.

Analysis and Comment • 24 Oct 22

Boris Johnson has been endorsed by two cabinet members including Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg

If Johnson seeks return as PM, pitfalls lie in wait

The idea of Boris Johnson returning as Prime Minister seemed ludicrous only a couple of days ago. Now it seems a distinct possibility.

Analysis and Comment • 22 Oct 22

Liz Truss is due to answer PMQs in the House of Commons today

Chances of PM Liz Truss surviving the week improve

Liz Truss seems to have a better chance of surviving the week now as she prepares for today's Prime Minister's Question Time.

UK • 18 Oct 22

Ever since the Brexit referendum campaign started there has been this idea that there were shadowy forces or institutions holding Britain back

Is the Brexit ideology running out of road?

It is hard to find anyone who disagrees with the idea that the Tories, and Britain as a whole, has arrived at its present state of political disarray on a journey that started with Brexit, writes John Kilraine.

Analysis and Comment • 16 Oct 22

Kwasi Kwarteng leaving Downing Street this afternoon

Kwarteng is gone - is that enough to appease the herd?

"As we've seen at Westminster, the herd is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves".

Analysis and Comment • 14 Oct 22

Simon Coveney and Chris Heaton-Harris co-chaired a bilateral meeting between Ireland and the UK (File pic)

Govt wants 'nil-all draw' over Protocol row - Coveney

Conversations with Britain have improved recently and there was a genuine effort to solve the problems which had emerged after Brexit, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney.

Politics • 07 Oct 22

Liz Truss appears on the BBC's Sunday programme on the first day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham

Truss living up to 'human hand grenade' nickname

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has certainly lived up to her 'human hand grenade' nickname used by civil servants who worked with her.

Analysis and Comment • 02 Oct 22

President Higgins, his wife Sabina and Micheál Martin pay their respects as they pass the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

President, Taoiseach pay respects to queen in London

President Michael D Higgins and the Taoiseach have paid their respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at her lying in state in Westminster Hall in London.

UK • 18 Sep 22