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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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Nigel Farage leader of the Reform UK party. Local election results give his hard-right party power for the first time. AFP
Farage brands migrants 'males of fighting age', as Reform makes breakthrough

Populist party secures by-election win and first mayor, with hundreds of council seats expected

UKMay 02, 2025
Flames rise after US air strikes on Sanaa, Yemen, on April 28. EPA
British intelligence identified Houthi drone factory ahead of joint US and UK strike

Attack on Yemen first by British jets since Donald Trump intensified Red Sea campaign

MENAApril 30, 2025
Spectators of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament during the blackout that hit Spain and Portugal. EPA
Sabotage investigation launched over power blackout that paralysed Spain

Engineering failure, human error and atmospheric conditions all being examined after outage causes national emergency

EuropeApril 29, 2025
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in Downing Street. PA
UK vows two-state solution support as Palestinian PM meets Starmer

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy refuses to 'give up' on peace process and recognition of Palestinian state

MENAApril 28, 2025
The El Soldado copper mine in Chile. The head of the IEA has warned that the clean energy transition could be threatened by copper shortages within a decade. Reuters
Copper’s looming 'major deficit' threatens clean energy transition

IEA chief Fatih Birol warns that within ten years demand for the critical mineral could outstrip supply

NewsApril 25, 2025
Leader of the Reform Party Nigel Farage and mayoral candidate Luke Campbell during a visit to the Boxclub boxing centre in Hull, England. Getty Images
Elections could herald 'sea change' for UK Muslim politics

Poll for local councillors likely to create surge in votes for independent Muslim candidates in northern England

UKApril 25, 2025
A liquefied natural gas tanker passes through the Suez Canal. Egypt is aiming to unlock gas reserves to become a regional hub for energy. Reuters
Egypt sets out ambitions to become 'regional energy hub'

Unlocking gas deposits in Eastern Mediterranean will allow country to supply its neighbours, says minister Karim Badawi

MENAApril 25, 2025
Stacks of Syrian notes at an exchange shop in Damascus. Britain said its lifting of sanctions was also to 'promote regional stability and encourage the return of Syrian refugees'. AFP
Britain lifts Assad-era sanctions in boost for Syria

Defence, financial and energy sectors will all have restrictions lifted, providing opportunity for significant economic growth

MENAApril 24, 2025
A rare mineral mine in Utah, USA. The concentration of criticial minerals in just a few countries is a risk for energy security, the IEA's chief has warned. AP
IEA warns critical mineral supply is new threat to energy security

Dr Fatih Birol warns concentration of rare minerals in just a few countries is risk to global renewables supply

EnergyApril 24, 2025
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defence Secretary John Healey meet Ukraine Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ and Defence Minister Rustem Umerov. FCDO
US and Ukraine relations plunge after Zelenskyy refuses Trump peace plan

Kyiv insists on negotiation while Washington pushes Crimea surrender as condition for peace deal

EuropeApril 23, 2025
Migrants on a small boat attempt to cross the English Channel. Getty Images
UK urged to cut migrant hotel stays to free up overseas aid budget

In letter activists and refugee charities highlight that 20 per cent of foreign aid is spent on accommodation and tell Prime Minister to change course

UKApril 17, 2025
Britain's new RFDEW weapon can take on mass drone attacks. MoD
British military uses radio waves to defeat mass drone attack

Ministry of Defence has announced that a frequency wave device can fend off swarms of more than 100 kamikaze drones

MENAApril 17, 2025
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy delivers his opening remarks at the London Sudan conference. Getty Images
Sudan divisions gaping as UK hosts summit two years since civil war outbreak

Leading Sudanese politician tells The National country faces permanent discord unless diplomatic solution is found

MENAApril 15, 2025
IMMINGHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: An aerial view of coal and coke mounds at the British Steel bulk terminal site at Immingham Docks. Coke and raw materials are shipped to the docks and transported to the Scunthorpe blast furnaces by rail on April 14, 2025 in Immingham, England. Government officials are scrambling to secure the raw materials needed to keep Britain's last two blast furnaces capable of producing virgin steel burning. Irreparable damage could be done to the pair, nicknamed Queen Anne and Queen Bess, if they are allowed to cool. UK parliament passed an emergency law on Saturday allowing the government to take control of the struggling Chinese-owned British Steel plant. (Photo by Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)
British Steel takeover sets up race against time to reverse Chinese shutdown

Emergency legislation allows state to seize operational control and demonstrates UK's need for new industrial policy

UKApril 14, 2025
Israeli soldiers conduct a raid in the Al Ain camp for Palestinian refugees, west of Nablus. AFP
What cards can UK play as frustration with Israel deepens?

British government 'very seriously considering' recognition of Palestine and sanctions on far-right Israeli cabinet members

UKApril 08, 2025
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