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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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      Cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters
      Reject closure of Strait of Hormuz, world leaders say

      Strong support for freedom of navigation and laws of the sea emerges in response to toll plans

      UKApril 09, 2026
      British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is due to address free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz at a speech in London. Reuters
      UK campaigns for free navigation in Strait of Hormuz as Trump calls for tolls

      Freedom of navigation means navigation must be free, says British Foreign Secretary

      UKApril 09, 2026
      A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras Al Khaimah. Reuters
      UK conference insists on free access to Strait of Hormuz

      Iran cannot hold global economy hostage with a veto on ships passing through Arabian Gulf, delegates say

      UKApril 02, 2026
      Thirty-five nations will gather in London this week to discuss the Iranian blockade, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. PA
      Starmer calls international meeting to discuss intervention in Strait of Hormuz

      British Prime Minister warns crisis will affect UK living standards but pledges not to join war on Iran

      UKApril 01, 2026
      The Sky Sabre has a range of 25km and can engage 24 projectiles at the same time. Photo: British Army
      UK sends its most modern air defence system to Saudi Arabia

      Move comes as US mocks absence of 'big, bad Royal Navy' as more British equipment arrives in Middle East

      UKMarch 31, 2026
      British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara at No 10 Downing Street in London. EPA
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      Al Shara joins Starmer in warning of severe impact of Hormuz closure

      Syrian President on visit to London for high-level meetings

      UKMarch 31, 2026
      Throughout our lives the Doomsday Clock has been something in the background. Reuters
      CommentThe first casualty of war is our sense of time

      The unsettling truth is that in armed conflict, the clock does not just measure events but shapes how we endure them

      CommentMarch 31, 2026
      A satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz, where only a handful of ships have been allowed access by Iran of late. AFP
      Belgium joins French-led coalition to set up Strait of Hormuz convoys

      Defence minister in Brussels says post-conflict plans are designed to guarantee safe passage through vital waterway

      UKMarch 30, 2026
      Then UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly in 2023. Leonardo Munoz / AFP
      ExclusiveUK MPs hail UAE's enduring strength against unprovoked attack

      Senior leaders back Emirates strength and resilience as a global hub

      UKMarch 26, 2026
      A South Korean protester wears a mask of Donald Trump during a protest in Seoul against the US President's request to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. AFP
      CommentHow far will Donald Trump test the Madman Theory in the US-Israel war against Iran?

      A recently released book might offer some clues

      CommentMarch 24, 2026
      A short-range interceptor, which could be used to defend against a ballistic missile attack, is fired. Photo: Ministry of Defence
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      Starmer to spend billions to get UK on 'war footing'

      UK Prime Minister due to host emergency meeting on Monday to address war's economic fallout

      UKMarch 23, 2026
      A US B-52 bomber takes off from the UK's Fairford airbase. Getty Images
      Iranian missiles target Diego Garcia after UK grants US use of base

      Reports of launch aimed at Indian Ocean facility after Iran's foreign minister warned counterpart Yvette Cooper of retaliation

      UKMarch 21, 2026
      Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper with members of a British military detachment near Riyadh. PA
      UK marks demise of development aid as global power tool

      Hard and soft power arguments have converged to the detriment of foreign aid spending

      CommentMarch 19, 2026
      A Ministry of Interior warning of a potential Iranian strike displayed on a mobile phone shortly before a missile was intercepted in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
      CommentHow to survive a war as a civilian

      A world more prone to conflict needs its people to be prepared to live through it

      CommentMarch 17, 2026
      A senior Norwegian police intelligence officer answers media questions in Oslo after the city’s US embassy was attacked on March 9. AFP
      Norway police arrest three brothers linked to US embassy bombing in Oslo

      Trio with Iraqi background held in custody as officers investigate role of 'Iranian state actors'

      EuropeMarch 11, 2026
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