Category: Democratic Unionist party (DUP)

Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live

Reform UK leader claims that burden of regulation is worse than before the referendumFarage said the problems facing small businesses were not a failure of capitalism.Some will tell you, well, the economy is failing because...

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Cenotaph wreath rules were changed to placate unionists, Blair-era files show

Archives reveal political manoeuvring to ensure DUP’s inclusion in 2004 Remembrance Sunday ceremonyTony Blair’s government altered the rules on party leaders laying wreaths at the Cenotaph to keep unionists onboard...

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Starmer faces first major Brexit test as unionists request Stormont brake

UK government has been asked to veto EU law update applying in Northern Ireland relating to chemical labellingKeir Starmer is facing his first major test over Brexit after unionists in Northern Ireland decided to pull what is...

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Rise of smaller parties: key takeaways from voting patterns in UK election

Analysis of data from the 4 July ballot tells other stories beyond Labour landslide and Conservative collapseA Labour landslide after the Conservative party’s collapse was the big takeaway from Thursday’s election,...

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‘Rachel Reeves becomes UK’s first female chancellor; former Tory chair says party faces ‘oblivion’ – election live

Rachel Reeves becomes first woman to hold post in 800-years as Angela Rayner named secretary of state for levelling upUK general election results 2024: live trackerHow Labour did it: inside the campaign that led to...

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Sinn Féin becomes Northern Ireland’s biggest Westminster party

Voters turn against DUP which loses North Antrim seat held for over 50 years by Ian Paisley and his late fatherGeneral election 2024: live newsUK general election results live trackerSinn Féin has become Northern...

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Rachel Reeves becomes UK’s first female chancellor with Angela Rayner deputy PM as Keir Starmer names cabinet – election live

Rachel Reeves becomes first woman to hold post in 800-years as Angela Rayner named secretary of state for levelling upUK general election results 2024: live tracker‘We’re not all Labour, but everyone was...

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Angela Rayner becomes deputy PM as Keir Starmer begins appointing cabinet after Labour’s landslide election win – live

Angela Rayner to be deputy PM and secretary of state for levelling up as Labour leader begins to form new cabinetUK general election results 2024: live tracker‘We’re not all Labour, but everyone was jubilant’:...

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‘Change begins immediately,’ says Keir Starmer after Labour’s landslide election win – live

Labour leader said he wanted to restore service and respect in politics and ‘end the era of noisy performance’UK general election results 2024: live trackerClive Myrie is opening the BBC’s election night...

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