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      Laura O'Callaghan

      Laura O'Callaghan

      Political Correspondent
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      London
      Laura O’Callaghan is the political correspondent covering Westminster politics. Reporting from the British Parliament, she has covered the UK’s response to the war in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the coronation of King Charles III and foreign relations. Before joining The National in 2021, she worked as a reporter for The Daily Express and a local journalist in east London.

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      Vahid Beheshti recovers in hospital following his 72-day hunger strike. Laura OCallaghan / The National
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      Hunger striker warns Sunak to 'wake up to IRGC threat against UK'

      Politicians across the board have called for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be deemed a terror group

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      Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Chequers. PA
      Drones and missile defence on the table for Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy in UK

      Rishi Sunak and visiting leader look set to agree on forming jets coalition

      UKMay 15, 2023
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      Committee will work to predict what kind of threat terrorism will pose over the next 10 years

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      Students at Edinburgh University have been told their dissertations may not be marked amid a strike by lecturers. PA
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      UKMay 11, 2023
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      UKMay 11, 2023
      Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in speedboats near the port of Bandar Abbas, close to where seized ships were seen on satellite images. AFP
      Iran accused of using seized ships as pawns in political game

      Experts say the impounding of at least one vessel is linked to dispute over payment for oil

      UKMay 09, 2023
      Smoke billows above Peshawar, Pakistan, as people protest against the arrest of Imran Khan. AP
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      Former prime minister's party calls for national shutdown as internet and social media access are restricted

      WorldMay 09, 2023
      Guests started to gather at Windsor Castle eight hours before the Coronation Concert began. PA
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      Revellers started queueing eight hours before the show started to get good seats

      UKMay 07, 2023
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      UKMay 07, 2023
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