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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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Pro-Palestinian protesters calling for an investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes. Britain's government rejected a parliamentary request to gather evidence on apparent war crimes in Gaza. EPA
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In response to foreign affairs committee report, Whitehall denies request for envoy to investigate Palestinians detained by Israel

UKOctober 30, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with a Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet on a visit to BAE Systems in Warton, northern England, on Tuesday. AFP
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MPs' report warns decrease in funding will lead to crises and reduce Britain's soft power

UKOctober 29, 2025
Irish independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly, whose views on Palestine and Hamas perturb mainstream Irish political opinion. Reuters
Pro-Palestine independent to be Irish president after landslide vote

Left-winger takes on influential role while criticising Nato, US, UK and French 'warmongering'

EuropeOctober 25, 2025
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EuropeOctober 23, 2025
Destruction in Gaza city after the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Reuters
UK senior military officers join US mission to monitor Gaza peace plan

Move aims to show how Britain can 'contribute in logistics, reconstruction and humanitarian efforts', source says

UKOctober 21, 2025
The derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was cancelled before kick-off on Sunday, after what police described as 'public disorder and violent riots'.
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European Commission prepares for 'the battlefields of tomorrow'

EuropeOctober 17, 2025
A Beechcraft Shadow aircraft. The UK has announced the planes' withdrawal from Gaza surveillance flights. Wikimedia Commons
UK air force halts spy plane flights over Gaza

Aircraft based in Cyprus flew daily to help recovery of hostages, says MoD

MENAOctober 17, 2025
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans stage a pro-Israel demonstration in Amsterdam before a match against Ajax in November 2024, which resulted in clashes with pro-Palestinian supporters. Getty Images
Push to overturn ban on Israeli football fans in UK

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans prevented from attending match at Aston Villa after police classed it 'high risk'

UKOctober 17, 2025
Stand Up To Racism supporters protest in Westminster, London. The government is set to back-track on a policy to enact a new Islamophobia law. Getty Images
Britain set to ditch plans for Islamophobia law

Insiders tell The National move floundered even though Muslims are being attacked 'because of who they are'

UKOctober 16, 2025
A joint military exercise in Situbondo, East Java, Indonesia, in 2023. Indonesian troops may form part of a security force in Gaza. Getty Images
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The burnt facade of the mosque in Peacehaven after what some have described as a terror attack. PA
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Community leaders at Sussex mosque tell The National worshippers are scared to attend prayers

UKOctober 06, 2025
Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in Manchester. She has called a pro-Palestinian march in London on Saturday 'unacceptable' given the anti-Semitic terror atack. AFP
Planned Palestine Action protest 'unacceptable' in wake of Manchester attack, says UK home secretary

Shabana Mahmood, the government's most senior Muslim, has called for Palestine Action supporters to 'step back'

UKOctober 03, 2025
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