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Thomas Harding

Thomas Harding

Security and Policy Editor
London
Thomas Harding is the security and policy editor covering Westminster politics and European affairs. He has reported extensively on the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the British parliament. Before joining The National in 2020, he was a special adviser to the UK defence secretary, working on policy and communications in the Ministry of Defence. He was also defence correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, covering the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone, the Balkans and Northern Ireland. He has a degree in international history.
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Calls are growing for MP Tulip Siddiq to be sacked over alleged property deals tied to her aunt and ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina. PA
Calls grow for sacking of British minister linked to former Bangladesh leader

Tulip Siddiq is coming under pressure following alleged property deals with the regime formerly run by her aunt Sheikh Hasina

UKJanuary 12, 2025
Reform leader Nigel Farage. His right-wing party now poses a serious political threat to the Conservatives and Labour. EPA
Reform’s test for UK politics: Is right the right path?

With Labour struggling in government and the Conservatives in disarray, Farage’s Trump-lite vehicle could take pole position in Westminster

UKJanuary 11, 2025
Euclid’s view of the Horsehead Nebula. The mapping of the entire universe could change humankind's understanding of life. ESA
How the Euclid probe will revolutionise the science of space

Telescope has begun releasing first images of galaxies that will ultimately look ten billion years into the universe's origin

UKJanuary 10, 2025
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a meeting in Rome. AP
UK foreign secretary heads to Riyadh to push for Syria peace deal

David Lammy hopes for positive direction from Turkey amid efforts to end fighting with Kurds in the Syrian north-east

MENAJanuary 10, 2025
Anneliese Dodds, International Development Minister, said there was 'considerable concern' over Israel's ban on UNRWA. PA
Is Israel’s government listening? British minister won’t say if her country’s views are ignored

Another frontbencher says there is now clear disagreement between the two countries

MENAJanuary 08, 2025
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a speech on reducing NHS wait times. He also gave a robust counter-attack against Elon Musk's tweets that were highly critical of Britain's government. AP
Musk labels Starmer 'utterly despicable' as public spat intensifies

European leaders condemn billionaire for using his immense influence and wealth to interfere in the continent's politics

UKJanuary 06, 2025
Former Labour minister Peter Mandelson is first political appointment to the Washington ambassadorship in nearly 50 years. Getty Images
Political strategist Peter Mandelson named UK's ambassador to US

Keir Starmer wants a top operator in post to deal with the threat of Donald Trump's trade tariffs

UKDecember 20, 2024
Hayat Tahrir Al Sham leader Ahmad Al Shara. Britain's new national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, could lead the engagement with the man who must steer Syria. AFP
Will UK national security adviser Powell push for HTS deal?

Aide to prime minister can now push behind the scenes for steadily closer ties to Syria's de facto rulers

MENADecember 17, 2024
An Israeli flag flutters outside the embassy in Dublin, Ireland. Reuters
Has Israel shut its Ireland embassy in 'a fit of pique?'

Closure of Dublin embassy marks major diplomatic low between two countries that have been at odds for decades

MENADecember 16, 2024
People gather to celebrate the fall of the Syrian government in Manbij. AP
Kurds in Syria battle Turkish-backed forces and ISIS

Autonomous region in north under threat from militias and potential withdrawal of US troops

MENADecember 09, 2024
An abandoned Syrian army armoured vehicle near Aleppo. The collapse of the regime's military has been dramatic but not without precedent. AFP
How did the Syrian army collapse so rapidly?

While the regime's over-reliance on Russia, Iran and Hezbollah proved its undoing, its sudden demise is not without precedent

UKDecember 08, 2024
A bullet-riddled portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in Hama. Fears are growing that the Islamist offensive could result in a failed state in Syria. AFP
Syria failed state fears in West as rebel offensive grows

Worries grow over greater Iran influence and chemical weapons falling into extremist hands

MENADecember 06, 2024
Taylor Swift fans in Vienna. Three teenagers, all groomed on the internet, were arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack at a Swift concert in Austria, in August. AP
Warning of 'globalised extremism' after children radicalised online

Intelligence-sharing countries publish report asking parents to challenge social media content

UKDecember 06, 2024
British PM Keir Starmer speaks during his 'Plan for Change' speech at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, near London. EPA
Keir Starmer echoes Trump with 'great nation' ambition for 'Broken Britain'

After five months in office, Prime Minister makes defining speech aiming to set his government on course for success

UKDecember 05, 2024
An opposition fighter tears up a painting depicting Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and his late father Hafez at Aleppo’s airport. AP
UK minister to visit region amid fears of spillover from Syria attacks

Advance of militant group into Aleppo has reignited concerns of terrorism returning to the country

MENADecember 03, 2024
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