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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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A delegate takes a selfie next to Labour Party branding on the first day of the party's conference in Liverpool. Getty Images
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Labour Party conference opens with message that 'change is possible'

Israeli settlers warned they could face UK sanctions over intensifying violence in occupied West Bank

UKSeptember 23, 2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Downing Street ahead of the Labour Party conference next week. PA
Starmer 'must send positive message to Middle East' at party conference

Anger remains in the party over Gaza but the repositioning of the UK's relationship with Israel has helped, insiders tell The National

UKSeptember 21, 2024
A pro-Gaza march in London protesting against Israel's bombing of the territory. A large majority of Briton's now distrust Israel to act responsibly on the world stage, a poll has found. EPA
UK majority distrusts Israel to act responsibly on global stage

Support for immediate ceasefire, increased Gaza aid and halting arms exports shown in poll

UKSeptember 19, 2024
An ambulance arrives after reports of a device exploding during a funeral of people killed when hundreds of paging devices exploded across Lebanon, in Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP
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Many Hezbollah fighters blinded by explosions

Questions have been being raised over whether the devices were set off prematurely because a member of Hezbollah was getting suspicious

UKSeptember 18, 2024
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy delivers a keynote climate speech at Kew Gardens in London. Bloomberg
UAE's 'inspiring' Cop28 summit helps UK pivot on climate change

Foreign Secretary David Lammy praises progress made and calls for international finance to assist the Global South transition to renewable energy

ClimateSeptember 18, 2024
The American University of Beirut Medical Centre is packed with wounded from the pager blasts. Reuters
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Hack or sabotage? Theories swirl over pager attack on Hezbollah

Experts say the group suffered serious damage to its communications network but retains significant combat power

MENASeptember 17, 2024
An ambulance on Westminster Bridge in London. A government-backed report has called for HAPI zones to be created to help tackle the UK's health crisis. AP
Can 'HAPI zones' solve Britain's health crisis?

Government-backed report calls for more parks and swimming pools in poor towns to improve UK population's well-being

UKSeptember 16, 2024
Taliban security officials at a checkpoint, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The regime has used jamming technology possibly from Iran to stop an independent Afghan channel broadcasting into the country. EPA
Taliban jams Afghan TV station 'with Iran's help'

Regime has allegedly used Tehran technology to block respected independent outlet broadcasting into the country

AsiaSeptember 16, 2024
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit to University College London Hospital. AFP
Keir Starmer's reform plan to plug Britain's health gap

Prime Minister demands move from analogue to digital as report highlights 'critical' state of UK medical care

HealthSeptember 12, 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrive to attend a meeting with Ukrainian president in Kyiv on September 11, 2024, amid the Russian invasion on Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP)
Will Iran's missile supply to Russia hurt them more than the West?

Ukraine's allies the US and UK send envoys to Kyiv to discuss strikes deep into Russian territory as Moscow's forces push west

UKSeptember 11, 2024
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says it is vital to speak to Arab states to find a solution to the regional crisis. EPA
UAE and Arab partners important to post-war Gaza, Lammy says

UK Foreign Secretary emphasises need for two-state solution as Blinken backs push for ceasefire agreement

UAESeptember 10, 2024
An Iran Air Airbus A330 touches down at Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport. Getty Images
UK, France and Germany halt Iran flights after Tehran sends missiles to Russia

Europe’s E3 taking immediate steps to cancel bilateral air services with Iran

EuropeSeptember 10, 2024
A British air drop of aid for northern Gaza. The UK government has launched reviews on how to 'maximise Britain’s global impact'. Photo: FCDO
UK launches foreign policy review to 'restore reputation overseas'

Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he wants to reconnect, particularly with rising powers including Gulf states and Global South

UKSeptember 09, 2024
A test firing of Iran's home-built surface-to-surface Fateh missile. AFP
Iranian missiles sent to Russia for new onslaught

President Zelenskyy says Western allies are dragging their feet, with a significant number of promised air defences still to be delivered

EuropeSeptember 06, 2024
Donald Trump would give Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 'even more free rein' than President Joe Biden, a former MI6 agent has said. Reuters
ExclusiveMI6 compiles dossier for Trump's 'messy' global return

The Middle East and Ukraine could suffer from the withdrawal of US backing in a second Trump presidency

UKSeptember 05, 2024
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