State subsidies, no VAT and lower costs: how Irish private schools are attracting UK students
The Irish State continues to subsidise 50 private secondary schools by a total of more than €140 million a year
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Why Andy Burnham says ‘Brexit has done more harm than good’
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
Britain scraps heavily criticised plans to curb jury trials after backlash
Case backlog awaiting trial by jury in Crown Courts in England and Wales was nearly 81,000 in June
‘If you don’t like it, don’t come’: proud locals bristle at Blackpool’s dark tourism reputation
It has always been a hotspot for fun, sticks of rock and rollercoasters, but now it also has a surfeit of addicts and deprivation
Andy Burnham has a mission. Now he needs a mandate to deliver it
Popular prime minister might be tempted to call an early election, but keeping out Reform UK means tactical voting
Increasing irrelevance of betting shops a growing problem for racing’s finances
Boss of one bookmaker has even predicted there will be no High Street betting shops by 2030
Pressing the Brexit ‘I told you so’ button is tempting for Ireland, but we should hold fire
In Ireland’s interests to work with Andy Burnham as obligingly as possible on the Europe question
The Brexit debate is back. Could Britain rejoin the EU?
Ten years after leaving the bloc, shifting public opinion is reopening a question once thought settled
Andy Burnham raises prospect of UK rejoining European Union after next election
Burnham says ‘all options’ on the table including rejoining customs union, single market or full membership
Was Burnham’s speech to Labour Party conference a turning point on Brexit?
Global Briefing: UK prime minister pledged to consider all options on Europe, including single market membership and rejoining EU as a full member
‘We thought this was over’: Drumcree’s return confuses Labour’s faithful in Liverpool
Party members in the most Irish city in Britain ponder the reopening of the wounds of a divided past
UK prime minister Andy Burnham rises to his big moment with emotional conference speech
Labour Party leader opens the door to potential EU return for Britain
‘Hope again’: Labour members rejoice but tough tests await
New leader Andy Burnham has energised supporters, yet economic pressures will quickly test the new administration
Burnham struggles to shake off early election rumours but poll now would be risky
Some speculate British prime minister could warm to idea of winning mandate at a time when rivals are weakened
It was billed as effortless London luxury. Then tenants found out the rules
Shard Place’s policies, including those on guests and delivery riders, have frustrated many renters
Annoyance was written all over Nigel Farage’s face at Reform UK annual conference
Donations scandal overshadows Birmingham gathering, raising fresh questions about party’s suitability for government
Keir Starmer to stand down as MP
Greens will target former prime minister’s seat in central London byelection
Downing Street scrambles to calm row over Burnham’s ‘off the table’ Irish unity poll remarks
UK prime minister’s words appeared pre-planned but Downing Street rowed back a little after a day of nationalist criticism
Prof Jason Arday had been victim of ‘public execution’, vigil hears
Thousands gather to remember former Cambridge academic and criticise ‘racist witch hunt’ preceding his death
Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’
Relations between UK and Israel have become increasingly strained since Andy Burnham took over as prime minister
Farage and Reform UK damaged by Labour upheaval
Reform UK leader is once again occupying the role of underdog in the race for victory in the next UK general election
What If Reform Wins by Peter Chappell: an enjoyable but horrifying read
The author, a London Times reporter, imagines a chilling future for the UK under a Farage premiership
Obituary: Ann Widdecombe: Formidable politician who sometimes played up role of British eccentric
Conservative MP represented Maidstone for 23 years, later stood for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party and was a climate-change sceptic
All signs point to Budget 2027 not having much room to manoeuvre
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Meet the most powerful woman in Britain
Louise Haigh’s career seemed in tatters 18 months ago, but now she is the Labour Party’s new queen
Who is Chris Bryant, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland?
Welsh-born politician says a Border poll on Irish reunification is ‘not on my list of priorities at the moment’
New prime minister Andy Burnham’s focus on domestic issues is good for UK
Labour leader is clear-eyed about Britain’s social and economic problems and candid about how Brexit has made them worse
Emotion was creased across both faces as Andy Burnham embraced the woman who shaped him
New UK prime minister shared a tender moment with his mother before vowing to ‘bring back hope’
After decade of chaos, UK’s ruling Labour Party gambles on Andy Burnham
Former Manchester mayor is the seventh prime minister since UK’s Brexit vote
Andy Burnham to call for unity as he takes control of skittish Britain
Former Greater Manchester mayor to become UK’s sixth new prime minister in a decade as Keir Starmer departs
The Irish Times view on Andy Burnham: new prime minister faces old problems
Labour’s new leader did well in Manchester, but now faces bigger challenges
‘I am ready’: Andy Burnham to become UK’s seventh PM in 10 years
Former Greater Manchester mayor, who replaces Keir Starmer as Labour leader, says party is on ‘last chance’ to change
Starmer defends record in emotional final outing as UK prime minister
Starmer offers Andy Burnham full support and defends action on NHS waiting lists, child poverty and economy
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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