Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Former head of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party denies wrongdoing
Unionist party says it is seeking alternative candidate for former leader’s Westminister seat
The Democratic Unionist Party faces a tough battle to hang on to their eight seats in Westminster
MP tells party he has been charged with allegations of ‘historical nature’
The old rules were rewritten by the Good Friday peace agreement of 1998 and the global financial crash
Plus, Northern Ireland trade with UK declines but grows with the EU
Flashbacks pepper the action in a film that hinges on an uneasy contradiction between privilege and rebellion
Uncertainty clouding Short Brothers plant is an unintended consequence of US plane maker’s move to undo Spirit spin-off
Interim Kenova statement calls on UK government and republican leaders to apologise to victims of Troubles
Police urge caution with ‘small group’ still determined to ‘destabilise’ region’s political institutions
Opposition SDLP move comes as Irish government says time is right to discuss changes to power-sharing structures
Frictions persist as nationalists and unionists try to stay on their best behaviour
Judge finds ‘no evidence’ that controversial legislation will spur reconciliation
Post-Brexit requirement will put up costs for British manufacturers, says Food and Drink Federation
Sinn Féin hopes good governance will strengthen case for reunification while the DUP believes it will cement UK ties
The taoiseach who led his country into an economic boom time was known for his intellectual bent and his distinctive laugh
Pro-united Ireland rappers Kneecap accuse business secretary Kemi Badenoch of ‘state-sponsored censorship’
Plus, poll shows large numbers of readers of Tory newspapers want a change of government
Barred from this week’s vote, the former prime minister is using chatbots to energise his party’s supporters
UK lifeline of £3.3bn may not be enough to fund public sector pay and essential services
Executive issues blunt message to UK prime minister, who is visiting the region after restoration of Stormont
What the region needs now is normal government, not a constitutional fight
Sinn Féin first minister says she is ‘a republican’ but will govern ‘for all’
Michelle O’Neill has vowed to be a ‘first minister for all’ when the Northern Ireland executive returns
Politics in the province cannot be forced into straight lines — this week’s deal follows the lessons of its history
International Edition