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The apartment at 10 Downing Street was jokingly put up for rent on a property website after the resignation of Boris Johnson yesterday

Up for rent: No. 10 Downing Street

A furnished apartment at the British Prime Minister's residence on Downing Street was up for rent for £9 per month on the UK-based property website RightMove.

News Lens • 08 Jul 22

More fines have been issued over gathering in Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns

Police issue more fines over Downing Street parties

Around 50 more fines have been issued by British police investigating possible lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street and across Whitehall.

UK • 12 May 22

Police are investigating 12 events, including as many as six Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to have attended (file pic)

UK police to issue 20 fines over 'partygate'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not mislead MPs when he told them no lockdown rules had been broken in Downing Street, his office has insisted, despite the Metropolitan Police concluding the law was breached.

UK • 29 Mar 22

Johnson refuses to say if he will step down if fined

Boris Johnson refused to say whether he will resign if he is fined by police, as former prime minister John Major accused him of having broken lockdown laws.

UK • 10 Feb 22

Boris Johnson remains under pressure as investigation into lockdown parties continues

Raab calls for lockdown party report to be published

The findings of a police investigation into parties at Downing Street and Whitehall should be made public, Britain's justice minister Dominic Raab has said.

UK • 01 Feb 22

Senior civil servant Sue Gray has been looking at Downing Street gatherings during lockdown

Downing Street information being examined by police

The London Metropolitan Police have received the material requested to support the investigation into possible lockdown breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall, the force has said.

Politics • 28 Jan 22

Kwasi Kwarteng defended the decision to mint thousands of commemorative 50p coins branded with 31 October Brexit date

October Brexit 'very difficult' - UK minister

A senior British government minister has admitted it was "very difficult" for Britain to leave the European Union in five days' time.

Brexit Countdown • 26 Oct 19

Boris Johnson has insisted he will not ask for a Brexit delay beyond 31 October

British MPs reject Johnson's motion for early election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's snap general election plan has been roundly rejected after his bid to keep a no-deal Brexit on the table suffered a major blow.

Brexit • 05 Sep 19

Boris Johnson is greeted by staff inside 10 Downing Street

Johnson forms cabinet dedicated to delivering Brexit

The new British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has formed a government dedicated to his goal of delivering Brexit, saying the UK can agree a deal without checks on the Irish border.

UK • 24 Jul 19

Brexit steering group says deal must contain backstop

EU parliament will not approve deal without backstop

The European Parliament's Brexit group has said it would not approve a withdrawal agreement that did not contain a "backstop" provision to avoid a hard border in Ireland.

Brexit • 24 Jan 19

Anti-Brexit protesters have been holding demonstrations outside the Houses of Parliament

British army troops on standby over no-deal Brexit

The British government has said that 3,500 armed forces personnel are being kept ready to support it with its contingency plans as part of preparations for a no-deal Brexit.

Brexit • 18 Dec 18

Sources say there will be one backstop to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland

EU and UK officials agree on text for Irish border

EU and UK negotiators have agreed a text that deals with the Irish border, RTÉ News understands.

Brexit • 14 Nov 18

Boris Johnson accused members of the UK government of using the border issue to "stop a proper Brexit"

Johnson offered no new ideas on Brexit - Downing Street

Downing Street has delivered a stinging slapdown to former British foreign secretary Boris Johnson, saying he has produced "no new ideas" on Brexit.

Brexit • 03 Sep 18

Critics say Boris Johnson would sell his principles to be prime minister

Boris - The Brexit poster boy who quit in frustration

With his shambling gait, unruly mop of blond hair and unrivalled capacity for a striking turn of phrase, Boris Johnson has for years for been one of the most distinctive figures on the Westminster political scene.

Brexit • 09 Jul 18

Tony Connelly: Brexit backstop deal more remote

It's been a gruelling ten days for Brexit, with the UK proposing its version of the Irish backstop and the chaos in Westminster, writes Europe Editor Tony Connelly.

Brexit • 11 Apr 19

Prime Minister Theresa May still believes that 'no deal is better than a bad deal'

Britain 'fully prepared' for no-deal Brexit

Britain will be "fully prepared" for leaving the European Union without a deal, Downing Street has insisted.

Brexit • 05 Jun 18

Court sketch of Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman (L) and Mohammed Aqib Imran

Man remanded in custody over plot to kill British PM

A 20-year-old man has been remanded in custody accused of a plot to assassinate British Prime Minister Theresa May in a bomb and knife attack on Downing Street.

UK • 06 Dec 17

The "confidence and supply" deal was agreed in June between the DUP and the Conservative party

Legal challenge to DUP 'confidence and supply' deal

A Northern Ireland citizen and politician has launched a challenge at the High Court in London against the UK government's "unlawful" parliamentary deal with the DUP.

News • 26 Oct 17

Donald Tusk addressing the media outside 10 Downing Street

Tusk says no 'sufficient progress' made in Brexit talks

European Council President Donald Tusk has said progress in talks on Britain's impending exit from the European Union has not been sufficient to allow negotiators to move on to the next stage of discussing the future partnership between Britain and the EU.

Brexit • 26 Sep 17

Enda Kenny and Theresa May held a joint press conference this afternoon

No return of hard border, says Taoiseach

A meeting between the Taoiseach and British Prime Minister Theresa May has ended with Enda Kenny stating they have both agreed that there will be no return of a hard border.

News • 26 Jul 16