Take a look at the Cycling weekly "Winter road bike tyres: a buyer’s guide"
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/winter-road-bike-tyres-3139
From my experience-
Thick touring type tyres are more puncture resistant and wear longer but these arent what you would want on a road bike. Touring thick stiff and slow rolling, road supple and fast rolling which is what you want on your road bike.
Its the rubber compound not tread that has most effect on grip and rolling resistance for road tyres.
25mm or if you can fit them 28mm are better for both comfort and rolling resistance on British roads. Must inflate them to the right psi for the tyre, road and rider weight. 23mm at 130psi are great when you have a perfectly smooth clean track but general British riding conditions suit 25/28mm much better.
A tyre with a puncture resistant band will help alot.
Avoid tubeless. Yes you do get self sealing for all the flint style punctures but when the tyre eventually goes down and wont re inflate (and it will) and you put an inner tube in it will immediately puncture because of all the resident flints in the carcase you havent removed.
I use Schwalbe and Continental but all the major manufacturers have good tyres in there range. (see Cyclig Wekly article). Schwalbe One is my favourite for my Road and Audax bikes. They do a Schwalbe One V Guard now which offers greater puncture resistance.