Tommy Meskill

London Correspondent

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.
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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

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sit alongside each other in chairs in front of their respective flags

Ireland and UK 'very close' on Troubles legacy framework

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that both Ireland and the UK are "very close" to agreeing a new framework on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Politics • 12 Sep

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, at the Reform UK annual party conference in Birmingham, UK

Reform UK has momentum and it continues to build

Reform UK knows how to put on a show and its party conference in Birmingham this weekend was its biggest one yet.

Analysis and Comment • 08 Sep

Nigel Farage looks on before delivering his closing remarks on the second and final day of the Reform UK party conference

Farage: No problem changing GFA to remove ECHR reference

Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage has said that he does not see a problem with renegotiating the Good Friday Agreement to remove the reference to the European Convention on Human Rights.

UK • 06 Sep

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan is pictured arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London

Linehan wanted to 'destroy' anonymity of trans activist

The co-creator of Father Ted, Graham Linehan, has told a court in London that he wanted to destroy the anonymity of a "young soldier" of the trans activist community.

Courts • 05 Sep