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      Laura O'Callaghan

      Laura O'Callaghan

      Political Correspondent
      Location
      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.

      Articles

      Royal fans decked out in British colours on The Mall. Laura O'Callaghan / The National
      King Charles III and Queen Camilla thrill coronation crowds with smiles and waves

      Tens of thousands of people pack route between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey

      UKMay 06, 2023
      A Just Stop Oil campaigner is detained on the morning of the coronation. Getty
      Republicans and Just Stop Oil activists arrested at King Charles's coronation

      Police seize lock-on devices' after warnings of disruption

      UKMay 06, 2023
      Lord Mayor of Westminster Hamza Taouzzale in his office with his invitation to King Charles III's coronation. Photo: Laura O'Callaghan / The National
      Muslim Lord Mayor praises King Charles for 'diversifying role'

      The young politician grew up with an appreciation for the royals because his grandfather worked in Buckingham Palace

      UKMay 05, 2023
      The FSO Safer is moored off the west coast of Yemen where its deterioration is a cause of growing concern. Getty
      Decaying tanker moored off Yemen a 'ticking time bomb'

      Ship is holding more than a million barrels of oil and is in disrepair

      MENAMay 04, 2023
      Vahid Beheshti and his wife Mattie Heaven at the garden party hosted by the king at Buckingham Palace. Photo: Mattie Heaven / Twitter
      King hosts anti-IRGC hunger striker at Buckingham Palace

      Activist travelled to Buckingham Palace hoping for audience with the monarch

      UKMay 03, 2023
      Millions of people are eligible to vote in local elections in England on Thursday. PA
      Rishi Sunak braced for critical test in local elections

      Vote will be the broadest test of public opinion for the PM since he entered No 10 last year

      UKMay 03, 2023
      Vahid Beheshti said he is prepared to continue his hunger strike for more than 100 days. The National
      Prepared to die, the anti-Iran regime hunger striker now unable to walk

      Vahid Beheshti has not eaten in 57 days but is determined to continue as the prospect of death looms large

      UKApril 20, 2023
      Demonstrators hold Iranian flags at a protest backing the Iranian resistance movement outside the EU headquarters in Brussels. AFP
      Congress pressures EU over drive for IRGC terror proscription

      Bloc and UK are resisting pressure to follow in footsteps of Biden administration

      UKApril 11, 2023
      US President Joe Biden is set to arrive in Belfast on Tuesday for his tour of the island of Ireland. AFP
      SPECIAL REPORTBiden's cousins prepare the warmest of Irish welcomes

      The US President visited his ancestral homeland in 2016 when he was vice president

      UKApril 11, 2023
      Striking NHS junior doctors on the picket line outside Leicester Royal Infirmary as the BMA holds a 96-hour walkout in a dispute over pay. Picture date: Tuesday April 11, 2023.
      NHS leader warns junior doctors’ strike will have catastrophic effect

      Government dismisses union request for 35 per cent pay rise as 'unreasonable'

      UKApril 10, 2023
      Sadiq Khan has campaigned for the introduction of London-only worker visas to help fill job vacancies in the capital. PA
      Tourism booming in London once again, says city mayor

      Mayor 'incredibly excited' by prospect of working with Labour government in future

      UKApril 10, 2023
      Residents from the Falls and Shankill Roads create a 'human peace wall' to form a line of solidarity between the two communities, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. EPA
      Bomb plot 'reminder of fragility of peace' in Northern Ireland

      Police foiled a plan to disrupt commemorative events to mark the 25th anniversary of the peace deal

      UKApril 10, 2023
      Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern at a press conference at Hillsborough Castle near Belfast after talks that led to the Good Friday Agreement. PA / Getty
      Troubles are on Bertie Ahern's mind on Northern Ireland's big anniversary

      The former Irish leader, who was a co-signatory to the historic Good Friday Agreement in 1998, tells The National about the new risks being posed to the hard-won peace

      WeekendApril 07, 2023
      A mural commemorating 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement in Belfast. AP
      Biden to see successes and setbacks of Northern Ireland's 25-year peace

      US President marks anniversary of Good Friday Agreement with trip to Belfast and Dublin

      UKApril 07, 2023
      The 'Bibby Stockholm' barge, a 222-bedroom, three-storey vessel, will house asylum seekers under government plans aimed at reducing the use of hotels. PA
      UK announces deal to house 500 migrants on giant barge

      The Prime Minister has pledged to 'stop the boats' and is under pressure to stamp out illegal immigration

      UKApril 05, 2023
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