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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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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
Iranian surface-to-surface missiles. The arms will be central for Iran to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. AP
Iran could build a nuclear missile within six months, experts warn

Stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 per cent means weapon is well within Tehran's reach

MENAApril 03, 2025
Dejan Lovren, Mohamed Salah and Xherdan Shaqiri of Liverpool celebrate after winning the Premier League in July 2020. Getty Images
English football regulator bid 'poses risk for Premier League's future'

But UK sports minister tells The National that 'light-touch' regulator will be good for all fans

UKApril 02, 2025
Yvette Cooper, UK home secretary, right, greets Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, Iraq's interior minister, at the Border Security Summit in London. EPA
UK summit targets Kurdish people-smuggler bosses

Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts first international conference to tackle 'global security threat' of illegal immigration

UKMarch 31, 2025
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer places a floral tribute to the child victims of a knife attack in Southport, England. Getty Images
Boss of UK Prevent anti-extremism unit quits over Taylor Swift dance class murders

Organisation failed to pick up killer's threat despite Axel Rudakubana being referred to it three times

UKMarch 28, 2025
More money will be spent on developing and manufacturing weapons systems such as this laser-directed DragonFire. Photo: Ministry of Defence
Laser weapons fast-tracked for UK warships as economic growth forecast halved

Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use development cash to boost defence

UKMarch 26, 2025
Emergency service workers look at the remains of a cluster bomb in Bakhmut, Ukraine. Getty Images
Britain urged to join allies in pulling out of landmine treaty

Former defence secretary calls cluster munition accords ‘outdated’ when Europe faces new threat

EuropeMarch 25, 2025
A deserted Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport. Residents close to the electricity substation that caught fire said they heard 'explosive-like' noises. EPA
Terror police investigate Heathrow 'sabotage'

Suspicion falls on Russia over electricity substation blaze that shut down all five London terminals

UKMarch 21, 2025
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