Britain is moving closer to “flawed democracy” status, according to an international index that champions freedom, civil liberties and good governance.

Scale of aid cut emerges in leaked FCDO memo, prompting experts to describe it as ‘a national shame’

The UK government’s plan to walk away from parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit deal is destroying the repaired relationship with the EU, political leaders and diplomats have said.

Food body warns of ‘post-Brexit perception problem’ over recurring traffic gridlock.

‘No justification’ for bid to ditch NI protocol, Ireland and Germany warn Johnson.

Lord Falconer issues warning as House of Lords prepares to vote on internal market bill.

Concerns raised after reports negotiating team told to devise plans to ‘get around’ protocol in withdrawal agreement.

Britain is pressing on with a plan to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal it signed with the European Union.

'It is not surprising that the people who have devoted themselves to serving the interests of this country are concerned about the direction in which the country is going'. / In an outspoken intervention, Sir John Sawers said it was "unwise" to hold a referendum in the first place and warned that political turmoil had damaged the UK's standing on the world stage.

Biden likely to look towards EU - not the UK - as its key partner in a number of strategic areas.

“We negotiated a trade deal and instead of eliminating barriers, they created them," Michel Barnier said.

Disastrous mini-budget has seen Britain become gag line on the international stage.

International court of justice would be without British judge for first time since 1946 if Sir Christopher Greenwood loses.

Simon Coveney says new legislation will break international law and damage relations between UK and EU.

"The truth is geography still matters", he said. / Former foreign secretary David Miliband has called for closer realignment with the European Union – two years since Britain left the single market.

A former British diplomat, who was Boris Johnson's Brexit counsellor in Washington, has spoken of her dismay and anger at his administration’s attitude to the Irish border question when he became Prime Minister in July 2019.

Britain faces a tough challenge to retain global influence after its departure from the EU under a prime minister who has a well-known reputation for “lying”, France’s former ambassador to the UK told Agence France-Presse (AFP) in an interview.

Moody’s say downgrade from ‘stable’ was driven by political instability and high inflation.

Officials feared ‘reputational impact’ of error in which details of crimes by foreigners were not passed on. / The UK has failed to pass on the details of 75,000 convictions of foreign criminals to their home EU countries and concealed the scandal for fear of damaging Britain’s reputation in Europe’s capitals, the Guardian can reveal.

Fianna Fáil’s Barry Andrews says David Frost’s stance on EU is not credible.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss just announced the Government’s intention to introduce legislation “in the coming weeks to make changes in the [Northern Ireland] protocol”.

Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the UK government is behaving in an "extraordinary way" over Brexit.

Talks between the EU and UK on the Northern Ireland protocol are not making much headway and the EU has insisted that issues of trust will need to be resolved before any UK access to EU financial services will be considered.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said "trust has been damaged and eroded" between the EU and the UK due to the "hugely irresponsible" actions of the British government in signalling its intent to override elements of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.