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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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Royal Navy personnel attend the Defence and Security Equipment International event in 2023. The exhibition attracts tens of thousands of visitors. Getty Images
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UKAugust 29, 2025
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Germany ups pressure on France over fighter jet project

Berlin's defence chief urges Paris to put aside 'national interests' after French demands for greater workshare

EuropeAugust 29, 2025
Paragraf's chips. The company's graphene technology could help produce major advances in electronics. Photo: Paragraf
Multimillion Abu Dhabi funding helps UK firm expand ground-breaking tech

Paragraf aims to transform electronics using graphene that allows for smaller, faster devices with low energy use

MENAAugust 27, 2025
Emergency workers put out a fire caused by a strike on the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia, a few months after Moscow invaded Ukraine. AP
Ukraine shows it has 'leverage' in peace process with Russian oil attacks

Kyiv flexes muscles with demonstration of long-range weapons

EuropeAugust 27, 2025
Protesters calling for the closure of The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex. AFP
UK court ruling throws migrant hotel policy into disarray

Security Minister says closure of hotel could lead to protests across country

UKAugust 20, 2025
US President Donald Trump said he hoped Russia's President Vladimir Putin would 'be good', otherwise 'it’s going to be a rough situation'. PA Wire
Trump urges Putin and Zelenskyy to be 'flexible' over peace meeting

US leader suggests America may provide air power under security guarantee to Ukraine

EuropeAugust 19, 2025
A USAF F-35 stealth fighter. Europe will need a new air armada if the US withdraws. Reuters
Europe faces $1 trillion military bill to replace US might on continent

If American military withdraws after a Ukraine peace deal, powers would have to increase spending back to Cold War levels

EuropeAugust 19, 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He has called for effective security guarantees ahead of any peace deal. AP
Zelenskyy seeks 'effective' security guarantees in US after Trump's Nato rebuke

Ukrainian President and European leaders will meet Donald Trump for talks on ending three-year war

EuropeAugust 18, 2025
Dr David Nott, whose foundation has trained surgeons in the occupied West Bank. Photo: David Nott Foundation
Surgeons in West Bank treat more traumatic injuries as Israeli violence rises

Medics receive training to deal with severe wounds suffered in attacks by troops and settlers

MENAAugust 18, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and U. S. President Donald Trump attend a joint news conference following their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 15 August 2025. EPA / GAVRIIL GRIGOROV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT
AnalysisNo ceasefire deal baked in Alaska but first steps taken towards peace

Presidents Putin and Trump allude to agreement to end war in Ukraine as summit concludes with smiles but no deal

EuropeAugust 16, 2025
Ukrainian recruits undergoing training in the Zaporizhzhia region. EPA
Will Russia and Ukraine accept 'frozen conflict' after years of fighting?

Ukraine may be forced to lose territory as price of Trump-driven ceasefire

EuropeAugust 15, 2025
A Ukrainian developer handles a Besomar 3210 unmanned aerial vehicle system during their handover to the Ukrainian army. EPA
Drone dogfights: Ukraine's new weapon to wrest back control of skies from Russia

With Moscow producing thousands of deadly drones, Kyiv is building shotgun-toting machines to shoot them down

EuropeAugust 13, 2025
'To lose hope is a horrific thing,' says Labour MP Sarah Champion.
Interview‘I had to do something’: UK MP who sparked Palestine recognition move

Sarah Champion tells The National how plight of a Gazan family led her to help influence Britain's historic decision

MENAAugust 12, 2025
Emmanuel Macron has called for a permanent ceasefire, and the rebuilding of peace and security in the Palestinian territories. AFP
Macron calls for progress on UN-led coalition to 'stabilise' Gaza

French President describes Israel's intensified military operation in Gaza as 'disaster waiting to happen'

EuropeAugust 11, 2025
Police officers detain an 89-year-old woman, who had been expressing support for Palestine Action, in Parliament Square, London. Reuters
Half of arrested Palestine Action supporters over 60 as defiance against UK government widens

Hundreds rally against Britain's designation of group as terrorist organisation

UKAugust 11, 2025
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