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

Live Reporting

Gavin Stamp

  1. Irish Sea border trade service 'gradually improving'

    Trader Support Service head defends its performance in easing trade from GB to Northern Ireland.

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  2. PM's vaccines comments set tongues wagging

    But Boris Johnson's remarks on "greed" and "capitalism" were accidental, MPs say.

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  3. 'Greed' helped UK's vaccines success, says PM

    But Boris Johnson immediately retracts the comments made during a Zoom meeting with Tory MPs.

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  4. Has Sturgeon emerged from this crisis unscathed?

    The first minister's position is stronger than it has been for weeks - but her government has not escaped criticism.

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  5. Peers and ministers reach genocide rules compromise

    The House of Lords drops its long-running attempt to change the government's Trade Bill.

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  6. What is the Salmond and Sturgeon row all about?

    The bitter dispute between two central characters in the Scottish independence movement is nearing its climax.

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  7. Nicola Sturgeon no confidence vote fails

    MSPs take part in an emotionally charged debate on whether Nicola Sturgeon should have resigned over the Alex Salmond saga.

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  8. Nicola Sturgeon 'relieved' at inquiry findings

    Scotland's first minister has responded after an independent inquiry found she did not breach the ministerial code over her involvement in the case looking at sexual harassment allegations linked to her predecessor Alex Salmond.

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  9. EU tussle with UK over AstraZeneca jabs escalates

    A row over AstraZeneca vaccine supplies has soured post-Brexit relations, Katya Adler writes.

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  10. The mayor with a £17bn budget

    Londoners elect a new mayor on 6 May. The role has the largest personal mandate of any politician in the UK, what do they do with it?

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  11. How to vote in the London elections

    A guide to what happens on 6 May - from voting in pencil to how you find out the result.

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  12. A big week ahead for Nicola Sturgeon

    The findings of two investigations are to be published which could decide the political future of the first minister.

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  13. The forgotten referendum of 2011

    Why the referendum everyone's forgotten shaped the last decade of our lives.

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  14. NI fishermen fear being 'mugged' of extra Brexit fish

    Conservatives will give NI's "fair share" of fish to Scotland, a fishing body claims.

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  15. Starmer: Time for recovery, not a referendum

    The Labour leader says the focus for the upcoming Scottish elections must be the economy, education and jobs.

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  16. The week ahead in Parliament

    The furore around the government's policing bill after the Sarah Everard case may mean its progress is slow.

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  17. Some tobacco products withdrawn in NI over Brexit

    Two cigarette firms say they have "delisted" some products due to the cost of different packaging.

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  18. UK to consider sending asylum seekers abroad

    The idea is expected to be included as part of government plans to overhaul the UK's asylum laws after Brexit.

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  19. British exports to Ireland fall by almost €1bn

    That is a fall of 65% in a year, with the decline of GB food imports even steeper, down by 75%.

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  20. NI firms 'disappointed' over cash-back delay

    The scheme affects those trading goods between GB and NI at risk of being used in the EU.

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