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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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The murders in Southport by Axel Rudakubana, left, were an indication that terrorism has changed, says Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right. EPA
Starmer signals ‘loner laws’ to tackle new terror threat

Failures over mass stabbings in Southport murder spree ‘leap off the page’, says UK Prime Minister

UKJanuary 21, 2025
Protesters in London this weekend. Police arrested 77 people over a variety of alleged offences. AP
Dozens arrested during pro-Palestine protest march in central London

Some marchers intended to break away and hold rally outside BBC’s headquarters, police say

UKJanuary 19, 2025
People crossing the English Channel. The previous UK government is under fire over the amount spent on a Rwanda deportation scheme that never got off the ground. AP
Previous UK government spent £130 million on IT for failed Rwanda scheme

A total of £715 million was spent on deportation plan that was never put into effect

UKJanuary 19, 2025
British soldiers take part in Nato training exercises in Estonia. Getty Images
British troops' role in Ukraine needs ‘high bar’ for boots on ground

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suggested force of European soldiers could act as deterrent against Russia following any peace deal

EuropeJanuary 17, 2025
A damaged UNWRA-run school near Khan Younis. If Israel imposes its ban on the refugee agency operating in Gaza, it could lead to starvation, a senior MP has told The National. AFP
UNRWA ban: Israel urged to reveal Plan B for Gaza aid

UK’s international development committee chairwoman warns of no plan once Israel law banning UN agency for Palestinians comes into effect on January 28

UKJanuary 17, 2025
People celebrate the ceasefire agreement in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Do not ‘let slip’ the chance of peace in Gaza, says UK foreign secretary

UK Foreign Secretary raises concerns over decades of ‘lost opportunities’

MENAJanuary 16, 2025
Incoming US president Donald Trump previously vowed to end the Ukraine conflict 'in one day' . Reuters
Ukraine's hopes lie in Trump allowing it to ‘take the gloves off’

US general tells The National that Moscow can be beaten, after Kyiv launches biggest missile attack

EuropeJanuary 16, 2025
An RAF Beechcraft Shadow R1. The aircraft are being used to pass hostage information to the Israeli military. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
British military aircraft pass Gaza hostage intelligence to Israelis

Foreign Secretary David Lammy says surveillance planes ‘do not have a combat role’

MENAJanuary 14, 2025
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He could be replaced the 'hardest of hardliners' according to a former UK national security adviser. EPA
Weak Iran could see ‘hardest of hardliners’ take leadership, says former UK national security adviser

Mark Sedwill says that Britain should align itself to Donald Trump’s policy of maximum pressure sanctions

MENAJanuary 12, 2025
Calls are growing for MP Tulip Siddiq to be sacked over alleged property deals tied to her aunt and ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina. PA
Calls grow for sacking of British minister linked to former Bangladesh leader

Tulip Siddiq is coming under pressure following alleged property deals with the regime formerly run by her aunt Sheikh Hasina

UKJanuary 12, 2025
Reform leader Nigel Farage. His right-wing party now poses a serious political threat to the Conservatives and Labour. EPA
Reform’s test for UK politics: Is right the right path?

With Labour struggling in government and the Conservatives in disarray, Farage’s Trump-lite vehicle could take pole position in Westminster

UKJanuary 11, 2025
Euclid’s view of the Horsehead Nebula. The mapping of the entire universe could change humankind's understanding of life. ESA
How the Euclid probe will revolutionise the science of space

Telescope has begun releasing first images of galaxies that will ultimately look ten billion years into the universe's origin

UKJanuary 10, 2025
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a meeting in Rome. AP
UK foreign secretary heads to Riyadh to push for Syria peace deal

David Lammy hopes for positive direction from Turkey amid efforts to end fighting with Kurds in the Syrian north-east

MENAJanuary 10, 2025
Anneliese Dodds, International Development Minister, said there was 'considerable concern' over Israel's ban on UNRWA. PA
Is Israel’s government listening? British minister won’t say if her country’s views are ignored

Another frontbencher says there is now clear disagreement between the two countries

MENAJanuary 08, 2025
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a speech on reducing NHS wait times. He also gave a robust counter-attack against Elon Musk's tweets that were highly critical of Britain's government. AP
Musk labels Starmer 'utterly despicable' as public spat intensifies

European leaders condemn billionaire for using his immense influence and wealth to interfere in the continent's politics

UKJanuary 06, 2025
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