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      Damien McElroy

      Damien McElroy

      London Bureau Chief
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      Damien McElroy is London bureau chief at The National. He is a former foreign correspondent who has covered politics and conflict across Europe, the Middle East, the US, Africa and Asia. Before joining The National in 2017 to oversee the London editorial operation, he worked for The Sunday Times and Telegraph titles as an editor and roving reporter. He started his career in China and has a degree in finance.
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      The HMS Dragon, a type 45 destroyer, will be part of a coalition jointly led by the UK and France, to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters
      UK sends warship to Gulf for potential Strait of Hormuz mission

      Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon will 'pre-position' in region as US awaits response from Iran on new proposal

      UKMay 09, 2026
      The cruise ship MV Hondius leaves Praia, Cape Verde, on May 6. Reuters
      Risk of Hantavirus outbreak in Spain is low, says WHO chief

      World Health Organisation leaders do not believe outbreak on cruise ship has similarities with start of Covid pandemic

      HealthMay 07, 2026
      Donald Trump's swipe at Friedrich Merz includes an accusation that the German leader has been 'ineffective' in ending the Ukraine war. EPA
      CommentThe Trump-Merz feud could hasten the US-Europe separation

      EU nations, led by Germany, might soon be scrambling to build a new security order

      CommentMay 04, 2026
      A passenger aircraft takes off from London Heathrow Airport. Bloomberg
      Jet fuel fears compel UK to change summer airline cancellation rules

      Consolidation of services by airlines would be allowed under new government planning

      UKMay 02, 2026
      British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley meet first responders from the Shomrim ambulance service in Golders Green on Thursday. Getty Images
      UK terrorism threat raised to 'severe' after Golders Green attack

      IRGC ban among measures being considered after two Jewish men wounded in allegedly Tehran-linked stabbing

      UKApril 30, 2026
      UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to unveil a new parliamentary agenda in the King’s speech on May 13. Getty
      CommentTo survive, Keir Starmer need only look at recent British political history

      Two former prime ministers – both ideological rivals – might have lessons to offer

      CommentApril 28, 2026
      Keir Starmer will order his MPs to vote down the proposal to refer the Mandelson affair to the Privileges Committee. AFP
      UK's Keir Starmer fights for survival by blocking inquiry

      Prime minister takes tough stance over probe that cost Boris Johnson his job

      UKApril 27, 2026
      The Iran war has caused the cost of living to increase in the UK. Bloomberg
      UK inflation leaps in March as Iran war takes toll

      Prices rise from 3% to 3.3% in past year, as UK government says conflict is 'not our war'

      UKApril 22, 2026
      It is known that Donald Trump has been buoyed by two state visits to the UK and the attention of King Charles III. Reuters
      CommentCan King Charles save the US-UK relationship?

      The British monarch will partake in American independence anniversary celebrations amid Trump's fall-out with Starmer

      CommentApril 21, 2026
      Tom Fletcher speaking at Chatham House in London. Photo: Chatham House / X
      UN's Tom Fletcher urges countries to maintain foreign aid despite Iran war

      More swingeing cuts already in pipeline as humanitarian chief warns of Iran war's impact on aid

      UKApril 20, 2026
      Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP
      Starmer leadership questioned after his pick for Washington post failed security vetting

      Top Foreign Office civil servant sacked after fresh revelations on Peter Mandelson appointment

      UKApril 17, 2026
      The deal was sealed at 12pm UK time on Thursday when Axel Springer formally submitted its £575 million agreement to buy The Telegraph. PA Wire
      Daily Telegraph sold to Axel Springer in profitable RedBird IMI deal

      Agreement means UK media assets return £675m for media investor

      BusinessApril 16, 2026
      An electricity pylon next to a new residential housing development in Ebbsfleet, UK
      Special reportIran gas crisis help 'cannot match' UK bailout after 2022 energy crunch

      Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt says markets would not allow level of government intervention from 2022

      UKApril 15, 2026
      Dublin has made itself look tin-eared by writing off the fuel protests as stirred up. Getty
      CommentThe Iran war fuel crisis is shaking up politics as far afield as Ireland

      The Irish Prime Minister could be in trouble as citizens feel the pain

      CommentApril 14, 2026
      Streaks of light illuminate the sky during an interception attempt, amid the U. S. -Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, April 7, 2026. REUTERS / Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
      UK to deliver Skyhammer drone interceptor missiles to Gulf allies

      New weapon in fight against Shahed drones to be dispatched next month

      UKApril 10, 2026
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