Tommy Meskill

London Correspondent

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch addressed the party, pledging to reverse government policies

Badenoch promises spending cuts if Conservatives elected

Kemi Badenoch promised to abolish stamp duty if the Conservatives win the next election as she closed the party conference.

UK • 08 Oct

Kneecap band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court

Kneecap to 'fight again' as prosecutors to appeal ruling

The Crown Prosecution Service in the UK is to appeal a recent decision to throw out the terror case against Kneecap band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh.

UK • 07 Oct

Looming elections could seal the fate of the British PM

With a wry smile on his way into the Labour conference exhibition hall last Sunday, the British government's Work and Pensions Secretary, Pat McFadden, told us that his party was in "fight back" mode.

Analysis and Comment • 04 Oct

John Mackey died after he was attacked while walking home in London in May last year

Man pleads not guilty to murder of Irish man in London

A man charged with the murder of an 87-year-old Irish man in London last May has pleaded not guilty.

UK • 01 Oct

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn delivers a speech during the Labour Party Conference

NI Secretary in talks with Irish Govt over UK ID cards

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, has said that he is in consultation with the Irish Government around the implementation of mandatory ID cards in the UK.

UK • 30 Sep

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appears on the BBC 1 current affairs programme, Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg on September 28, 2025 in Liverpool, England.
Labour Conference is being held against a vastly different backdr

Starmer says UK at fork between decency and division

The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned his party that the UK stands at a fork in the road between decency and division.

World • 30 Sep

Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor of the exchequer, smiling at the camera

Reeves to announce paid work for unemployed youth in UK

The UK Labour Party conference continues in Liverpool, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer set to announce guaranteed paid work placements for unemployed young people.

UK • 29 Sep

Siobhan McSweeney speaks at a press conference

McSweeney calls on UK govt to implement Philomena's Law

Actor Siobhán McSweeney has called on the British government to implement legislation that would give survivors of mother-and-baby homes, now living in the UK, access to Irish Government compensation.

UK • 28 Sep

The Conservative Party is also calling for an investigation into Prime Minister Keir Starmer, claiming he failed to declare support from the think-tank Labour Together

Tories request investigation into Starmer chief of staff

The Conservative Party has called for an investigation into the Downing Street chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, claiming he sought to mislead a UK election watchdog.

UK • 24 Sep

MI5 admits it unlawfully obtained journalist's data twice

The British intelligence service, MI5, has admitted that it unlawfully obtained the data of journalist Vincent Kearney on two occasions.

Ulster • 15 Sep