Summary

  • Barack Obama says David Cameron was 'distracted' after the 2011 intervention in Libya

  • In a magazine interview, the US president also says he told the PM to 'pay your fair share' on defence spend

  • The White House issues a statement praising the close relationship between the PM and the president

  • Labour is to announce a new "fiscal credibility rule" to balance "day-to-day" spending with the amount it raises in taxes

  • Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says people worried about immigration are not racists

  1. Crown Office gives 'material' to Salmond inquirypublished at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2021

    Prosecutors ask that "careful consideration" is given over whether it is in the public interest to publish it.

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  2. The week ahead in Parliamentpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2021

    A week of workaday legislating, and an appearance from Dido Harding, await MPs and Peers in the week ahead.

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  3. 'No right-minded person could think this is right'published at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2021

    The government is facing fresh criticism over the Northern Ireland Protocol amid warnings it obstructs the "free movement" of the military.

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  4. Brexit causes ferry travel issue for guide dogspublished at 09:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2021

    A guide dog owner highlights her post-Brexit travel issues between Britain and Northern Ireland.

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  5. NI Protocol 'obstructs free movement of military'published at 09:14 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2021

    The UUP says the MoD must now fill out customs declaration forms to move equipment.

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  6. Sam Cameron advice to Carrie Symonds: Find your own waypublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    Samantha Cameron discusses launching her own fashion business, the impact of Brexit and life behind the door of Number 10 Downing Street.

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  7. Brexit: Seven things changing on 1 Januarypublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    What will be different about the UK's relationship with the EU from 1 January 2021?

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  8. Samantha Cameron: 'Brexit is a challenge'published at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    Samantha Cameron tells Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour about the impact Brexit is having on her fashion business.

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  9. Brexit difficult for my firm - Samantha Cameronpublished at 10:39 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    The fashion brand owner tells Woman's Hour she speaks to her former PM husband about her firm's frustrations.

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  10. Is Johnson an asset or a liability for unionism?published at 00:25 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    With Scotland's elections looming, the PM must choose how best to handle calls for independence.

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  11. Post-Brexit plant problems are an 'urgent issue'published at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Edwin Poots says the NI Protocol is having a "significant impact" on the horticulture sector.

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  12. PSNI monitoring 'growing unionist Brexit discontent'published at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    A senior police officer says there would probably be street protests if not for the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  13. Johnson: Fishermen will have 'incredible access'published at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Boris Johnson says there have been issues for "many fishing businesses" with "too much red tape" since the new year.

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  14. Brexit means NI eels can't be sold in Britainpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    Fishermen seek new buyers for 50 tonnes of eels, worth £500k, that can no longer be sold in London.

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  15. Amazon prepares to stop selling some products to NIpublished at 22:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    It would take effect on 1 April when the "grace period" for GB-NI parcels expires.

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  16. PM: 'Deepest condolences' as UK passes 100,000 deathspublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    Boris Johnson says it is "hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic".

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  17. Six-month reprieve for EU cannabis medicine importpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    The government says it is seeking a permanent solution to the EU supply issue.

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  18. Retailers warn they could burn goods stuck in EUpublished at 10:04 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    UK retailers may abandon goods EU customers want to return because it is cheaper than bringing them home.

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  19. Grayling leads MPs' charge to save hedgehogspublished at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    Ex-cabinet minister wants "Britain's favourite animal" to get same protections as bats and badgers.

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  20. How Brexit shapes people's views on independencepublished at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    Sir John Curtice looks at whether a future Yes vote in Scotland could be boosted by the UK leaving the EU.

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