Downing Street says former Housing Minister Kelly Tolhurst has been appointed as the new Conservative Deputy Chief Whip following the resignation of Chris Pincher
Boris Johnson is facing calls to expel the Tory party deputy chief whip who resigned after admitting he "drank too much" and "embarrassed" himself in a bombshell letter to the prime minister
2 year agoPM of Ireland: Good to meet leaders from across EU and the world tonight at EuroAtlantic dinner in Madrid. Importance of the international community and democracies cooperating in light of the immoral war on Ukraine high on the agenda
2 year agoAn explosion has destroyed one house and significantly damaged others in the Kingstanding area of Birmingham with casualties reported, British police said on Sunday
2 year agoBoris Johnson:We must support Ukraine to strengthen their hand in both the war and any future negotiations. President @EmmanuelMacron and I agreed to step up our military support for Ukraine at this critical moment, and to enhance Anglo-French cooperation on defence and security
British Prime Minister: The consequences of Russia's victory in Ukraine will be more dire than at present, and the G7 must intensify efforts to prevent this
2 year agoA man has been seriously injured following a shooting in Kilmaimham in Dublin this morning. The shooting happened at a carpark at the back of a hotel in the Kilmainham area, at around 11.30am. Gardaí are currently at the scene and the victim has been brought to hospital
2 year agoAn Irish politician has been arrested after trying to board British naval vessel HMS Enterprise, a survey ship, in Cork Harbour. Here's a clip of the incident
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed Julian Assange's extradition to the US
Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.25% to 1.25%, the first time since January 2009 that the rate is higher than 1%
UK sanctions Moscow Orthodox Patriarch Kirill
British Defense: Russian forces outnumber Ukrainian forces on the Eastern Front
EU takes new legal action against UK for breaching N. Ireland agreement
British Embassy in Khartoum: The political agreement is necessary for food security, civil protection and peacebuilding in Darfur
2 year agoMaroš Šefčovič:EU-UK relationship must be based on the full respect of our legally binding commitments. My statement to the UK government's decision to table legislation disapplying core elements of the Protocol on IE/NI
The EU could take legal action against the UK as soon as Wednesday in response to the bill to overturn the Northern Ireland Protocol, RTE News understands
2 year agoMaroš Šefčovič: Spoke to @trussliz earlier where she informed me of flag-gbflag-gblegislation to unilaterally disapply the Protocol. The EU has always paid utmost attention to the impact Brexit has on NI, offering workable solutions. Unilateral action is damaging to mutual trust & a formula for uncertainty
12-minute phone call between @simoncoveney and @trussliz at request of Truss just ended. Coveney said "publishing legislation that would breach the UK's commitments under international law, the Brexit WA and Northern Ireland Protocol is deeply damaging to relationships
Police investigating a security alert that led to Dublin's foreign minister Simon Coveney being evacuated from a peace event have been granted further time to question two men
"Medical services in Mariupol are likely already near collapse: a major cholera outbreak in Mariupol will exacerbate this further" warns @DefenceHQ
2 year agoBritish Defence secretary Ben Wallace met President Zelensky in Kyiv
Boris Johnson wins confidence vote of Conservative MPs, 211 to 148
UK PM Johnson survives the no-confidence vote
Boris Johnson: We cannot stand by while Russian long-range artillery flattens cities and kills civilians. The UK will gift the Ukrainian Armed Forces multiple-launch rocket systems so they can effectively repel the continuing Russian onslaught
.@StateDeptSpox announces today that "we can confirm that we plan to join UK, France, and Germany in seeking a resolution focused on the need for Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA." A resolution doesn't happen every day, so it's a significant step
2 year agoMystery object found by fishing vessel off Clyde, Scotland
Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance market, says it is working closely with the British govt and other foreign powers and regulators to implement global sanctions against Russia
Russia forced to deploy 50-year-old T-62 tanks to Ukraine after 1,000 other tanks have been destroyed on the battlefield: UK MoD/US official
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak says the Prime Minister "learnt the lessons from" Sue Gray's report and made "significant changes" in Downing Street
Tory MP Stephen Hammond submits letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson
