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      Thomas Harding

      Thomas Harding

      Security and Policy Editor
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      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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      Scrapping restrictive policies would unlock 7.5 billion barrels of oil and gas worth £165 billion in the UK's North Sea, the government has been told. Photo: Equinor
      Tony Blair think tank urges UK to reverse ban on new oil and gas licences

      Scathing report echoes US President Donald Trump's call to exploit North Sea oil and end windfall tax on energy companies

      EnergyFebruary 13, 2026
      Sir Jim Ratcliffe with Andy Burnham, left, and Keir Starmer, right, at Old Trafford in 2024. Getty
      Manchester United co-owner apologises for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants'

      Manchester mayor and Prime Minister among those to condemn comments about immigration

      UKFebruary 12, 2026
      Emily Thornberry, Labour MP and chairwoman of the UK's foreign affairs committee, says Iran's regime is weaker than ever. PA
      Senior MP asks UK government to push Gaza disarmament plan

      Emily Thornberry says Britain should build on Trump peace plan

      MENAFebruary 11, 2026
      Health Secretary Wes Streeting released WhatsApp messages to Peter Mandelson in which he says Israel's government 'talks the language of ethnic cleansing'. PA
      British minister secretly condemned Israel for 'committing war crimes' in Gaza

      Labour leadership contender Wes Streeting reveals criticism in messages to disgraced politician Peter Mandelson

      UKFebruary 10, 2026
      Keir Starmer in happier times with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, who has now called on the Prime Minister to resign. Getty Images
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      Starmer's premiership on the line but cabinet rallies round

      Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls for PM's resignation after 'distraction' of Epstein-led crisis

      UKFebruary 09, 2026
      Clockwise from top left: Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Shabana Mahmood, Angela Rayner, Ed Miliband, Peter Kyle and Wes Streeting. Getty Images
      Starmer rivals eye top job as Morgan McSweeney resigns

      Prime Minister's Chief of Staff quit on Sunday

      UKFebruary 08, 2026
      Reform UK's deputy leader and spokesman on finance and foreign affairs, Richard Tice. AFP
      InterviewUK must get tough on Muslim Brotherhood, says Reform's Tice

      Populist party's foreign affairs chief Richard Tice calls for robust government in interview with The National

      NewsFebruary 06, 2026
      Keir Starmer, right, with the then British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, in Washington. PA
      Starmer accuses Mandelson of 'betraying country' to get US ambassador job

      Politician was appointed Washington ambassador despite Prime Minister being aware of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

      UKFebruary 04, 2026
      IRGC soldiers in Tehran. Britain has rejected calls for regime change in Iran despite the slaughter of protestors. EPA
      Britain rejects involvement in potential Iran regime change

      Foreign minister also deflects calls from MPs to proscribe IRGC as terror group

      UKFebruary 03, 2026
      UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson, the former Labour party influencer who is facing calls to be removed from the House of Lords following more Epstein revelations. PA
      Starmer orders inquiry into Mandelson's links with Epstein after email release

      UK Prime Minister also calls on former Labour politician to resign from House of Lords and testify

      UKFebruary 02, 2026
      Former RAF pilot Prince William, pictured at the controls of a Chipmunk aircraft in 2015, is due to visit Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
      Prince William to visit Saudi Arabia as UK hopes for fighter jet deal

      British royal's first official visit to country coincides with its World Defence Show

      UKJanuary 30, 2026
      People take part in a Palestine Action 'Lift The Ban' protest in Edinburgh, Scotland. Getty Images
      Judge allows judicial review of Palestine Action ban in Scotland

      Ban began in July following then-home secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe activist group under terrorism laws

      UKJanuary 27, 2026
      Keir Starmer (left) and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham. Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA Wire
      Keir Starmer's China trip allows UK leader to leave leadership turmoil behind

      Downing St confirms first Beijing visit in eight years as Manchester mayor guns for PM's job

      UKJanuary 26, 2026
      Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, held talks with US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos. AFP
      Territorial talks on the table at UAE meeting between Ukraine and Russia

      Donbas debate at centre of US-mediated negotiations between warring sides

      NewsJanuary 23, 2026
      The Typhoons will be part of a joint RAF-Qatari unit to 'bolster defensive capability' in the region. PA
      UK sends warplanes to Qatar as fears rise over Iran conflict

      British government responds to Qatar request amid 'regional tensions' as US aircraft carrier heads for Gulf

      UKJanuary 23, 2026
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