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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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      Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP
      Starmer leadership questioned after his pick for Washington post failed security vetting

      Top Foreign Office civil servant sacked after fresh revelations on Peter Mandelson appointment

      UKApril 17, 2026
      The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford is expected to be part of a carrier group blockading the Strait of Hormuz. Getty Images
      Three US aircraft carrier groups and 10 destroyers blockade Strait of Hormuz

      American forces face dangers from shore and sea as they target Iran shipments

      MENAApril 15, 2026
      British paratroopers on exercise. Gen Sir Richard Barrons has warned the UK armed forces are in dire need of a vast increase in spending, or they will be left behind. Getty Images
      UK defence spending tips 'backwards' despite rising threats

      Ex-army chief accuses government of ignoring strategic review calling for instant military cash boost

      UKApril 14, 2026
      US damaged aircraft illustration shorthand Roy 'Stan' Cooper / The National
      Special report‎A $30bn bill: The cost of America's war on Iran

      After six weeks of aerial bombardment, the cost in munitions expenditure and damage inflicted by the enemy is unprecedented given the time period

      USApril 14, 2026
      RFA Lyme Bay in the Mediterranean. The vessel is being adapted to carry and support autonomous mine-hunting systems. Photo: Royal Navy
      UK ship carrying mine-sweeping drones to be based in Oman

      Vessel expected to operate from Duqm to counter threats in the Strait of Hormuz

      UKApril 13, 2026
      The Strait of Hormuz, where the US military said it would blockade Iranian ports, a move UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to support. AFP
      Starmer and Macron challenge Trump over US blockade of Strait of Hormuz

      Prime Minister insists UK will not get 'dragged into war' with Iran, but will offer minesweepers to help shipping

      UKApril 13, 2026
      Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City FC, with the regenerated Ancoats and New Islington neighbourhoods in the background. Getty Images
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      From grime to glory: How Manchester became a regional powerhouse

      UK city embraced global investment to transform post-industrial landscape into a modern, thriving economy

      UKApril 08, 2026
      The Cheongung-II travels at 6,175kph and is capable of engaging ballistic missile targets at altitudes of 20km, destroying them with direct impact. Photo: South Korea Ministry of Defence
      Can Cheongung-II missile defence production expand in 2026?

      South Korean weapons cost a third of Patriot systems and made successful combat debut intercepting Iranian projectiles

      MENAApril 08, 2026
      A North Sea oil platform close to the Jackdaw gas field that is now expected to be given the green light. Photo: Equinor
      UK set to approve new gasfield in North Sea amid fuel shortage concerns

      Energy Secretary Ed Miliband 'minded' to give development green light as Labour responds to impact of war

      UKApril 03, 2026
      The Harrier autonomous minesweeper is set to be used to find Iranian mines in the Gulf. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence
      UK's next-generation minehunter drones will patrol Strait of Hormuz

      Minister makes summit pledge to tackle threats in waterway after war

      UKApril 02, 2026
      A US Navy taskforce of the kind that Gen Richards has suggested is needed with multinational support to open the Strait of Hormuz. AFP
      Only might on Nato scale can reopen Strait of Hormuz, says former UK military chief

      David Richards worries that Washington's plans for coalition are too tentative

      MENAMarch 31, 2026
      Assault hovercraft could be used for an operation to unblock the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: US Navy
      Pentagon has options for Kharg Island and unlocking the Strait of Hormuz

      US soldiers on Iranian territory under consideration, says President Donald Trump

      MENAMarch 31, 2026
      As some petrol stations run short of fuel in London and elsewhere in the UK, Keir Starmer is hosting a meeting of energy chiefs. PA
      Keir Starmer to meet energy chiefs as fears of UK fuel shortage grow

      Prime Minister hosts round-table at Downing Street as Britain told to prepare for knock-on effects of Iran war disruption

      UKMarch 30, 2026
      US Marines training for chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare, which they could face in Iran. US Marine Corps
      US troops drill on deck for contamination warfare in Iran

      US forces heading by sea and air to the region where the spillover risk from Iran has risen, according to IAEA

      MENAMarch 27, 2026
      RAF Akrotiri is one of two British sovereign bases in Cyprus. Reuters
      Future of UK airbases in Cyprus raised by leaders

      RAF bases to remain British sovereign territory but president wants negotiations after Iran attack

      UKMarch 25, 2026
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