Scotland stupefied at Irish reaction to Rockall row

Edinburgh and Dublin each have little to lose from this esoteric dispute

No surrender? DUP holds hard line as business fears build

Anyone doubting party leaders’ resolve on Brexit should think carefully, Foster warns

Brexit: Raab dashes to Brussels for meeting with Barnier

Davis says May plan is ‘completely unacceptable’, urges ministers to exert ‘authority’

Pregnant pause: why more people – including politicians – are choosing not to have children

The number of childless European leaders is reflective of a wider society where fertility rates have fallen dramatically

Scottish Tory chief to call for Conservative agreement on Brexit

Ruth Davidson to warn of risk of ‘handing the keys of Downing Street’ to Jeremy Corbyn

Vogue names Irish woman Sinead Burke one of 25 most influential

Sinéad Burke joins Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney, Stella McCartney and Orla Doherty

Former Oxfam official hits out at ‘lies and exaggerations’

Roland van Hauwermeiren resigned amid claims he used sex workers

Loveless loyalty to Theresa May comes at a price for the Tories

Endurance testifies to PM’s tactical artfulness and personal fibre, but Brexit has been the real career-saver

Leaving single market and customs union is incompatible with ensuring no borders

John FitzGerald: Deal struck on Friday is ambiguous to cover fact that UK’s future course is undecided

Brexit: Government denies trying to keep Border deal details from DUP

Draft agreement was a ‘big shock’ to Democratic Unionists, says Arlene Foster

Regulatory alignment could apply to whole of UK, Davis suggests

Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator says 'anything agreed for North applies to whole country'

Theresa May can stay for as long as she chooses

Like an Ishiguro character, the PM could string this out for longer than seems feasible

Theresa May signals readiness to demote Boris Johnson

‘It has never been my style to hide from a challenge and I’m not going to start now’

Ministers defend Theresa May after problems beset keynote speech

Cough-plagued British PM handed P45 by Conservative conference prankster

Matthew d’Ancona: The Tories need the shock therapy of absolute candour

Theresa May has lost control, but she’s correctly identified the fundamental challenge faced by the Conservatives

Theresa May under fire as UK’s student ‘overstay’ figures discredited

Only 4,600 foreign students overstayed visa last year, compared with 100,000 estimates

Taoiseach will get a taste of Northern Ireland’s new Pride

Varadkar’s visit comes as attitudes to same-sex marriage appear to be shifting

What ‘Poldark’ can teach us about late-stage capitalism

Without social mobility the discontent of the masses with their lot cannot be contained

Why Republican dissidents have not – and will not – go away

PSNI’s efforts mask the fact that paramilitaries continue to pose a bigger threat than jihadists

Deal to restore North powersharing unlikely by Monday, says Adams

Sinn Féin leader claims DUP showing no urgency in dealing with issues

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