News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Horse Racing
Israel-Gaza war
Weekend

Podcasts Newsletters Follow us Alerts App Video
Israel-Gaza warWeekend
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Horse Racing
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Horse Racing

Damien McElroy

Damien McElroy

London Bureau Chief
Damien McElroy is London bureau chief at The National. He is a former foreign correspondent who has covered politics and conflict across Europe, the Middle East, the US, Africa and Asia. Before joining The National in 2017 to oversee the London editorial operation, he worked for The Sunday Times and Telegraph titles as an editor and roving reporter. He started his career in China and has a degree in finance.
Follow on

Articles

From left: Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visit Independence Square in Kyiv on May 10. EPA
European leaders in Ukraine to show support for Zelenskyy

Calls for ceasefire from US, France, UK, Poland and new German Chancellor Merz

May 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about a trade deal with the UK in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Reuters
Donald Trump announces 'historic' US-UK trade deal

London wins race to sign first post-tariff deal as Britain grants new access for American products

May 08, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a map of Gaza during the 'Treasures rescued from Gaza' exhibition in Paris last month. Reuters
Palestinian statehood needs a joint push at the UN next month

European diplomacy has gone into overdrive. Others should join in

May 06, 2025
Two groups of men were arrested in separate anti-terror operations. Getty Images
Seven Iranians arrested in British anti-terror operations

Raids target Iran-backed activities across the UK as experts suggest plots got 'too close to call'

May 04, 2025
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has a commanding majority in Parliament for the next few years. AFP
Starmer should ignore the sagging poll numbers

Good policy will eventually help the UK Prime Minister's political fortunes

April 29, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin in an online meeting with General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov.  EPA
Putin announces VE day truce plan in Ukraine after retaking Kursk

All combat operations to be suspended from May 8 to 10 after Donald Trump calls for halt in fighting

April 28, 2025
The lobster pie is a popular choice at Mount St Restaurant. Photo: The M Collective
Reimagined British favourites at London's Mount St Restaurant

All the charm of London's swankiest neighbourhood, with food to match

April 25, 2025
A statue made from steel girders flies the flag of St George next to the British Steel Scunthorpe site in England last week. Getty
The UK's indecision over foreign investment is coming at a price

Foreign capital is helping bridge a gap caused by the country's current taxes and regulations

April 23, 2025
Shahram Dabiri and his wife enjoyed a luxury cruise in Antarctica. Tasnim News Agency
The Antarctic cruise that exposed a chasm in Iranian politics

The removal of vice president Shahram Dabiri for his controversial foreign holiday highlights the difficulties posed by economic hardship and Tehran's revolutionary rhetoric

April 07, 2025
Palestinians at the site of an Israeli air strike on an UNRWA-run clinic in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
British government calls on Israel to halt Gaza offensive

Minister says that conflict is set to continue 'until we return to a pathway to a two-state solution'

April 02, 2025
British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper greets Bruno Retailleau, France's Interior Minister, at the Border Security Summit in London. EPA
France will publish landmark report to expose spread of Muslim Brotherhood's influence

Interior minister warns laws and language of freedom and tolerance are being exploited to empower radicals

April 01, 2025
The US says control over the seas around Greenland is critical to American security interests. AP
How Washington's new bloc-based foreign policy is set to carve up the world

'Blocs' are the future, and Washington is trying to assert greater control over its own

April 01, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Bloomberg
UK and France to send military mission to Ukraine as coalition talks flounder

Allies urged to be ready to put peace deal into effect 'whatever its precise shape turns out to be'

March 27, 2025
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves visits Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land in Telford, Shropshire, to announce an increase in defence funding. AFP
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves eases finance industry worries with investment push

Defence spending boost of £2.2bn on March 26 to offset accusations of a return to austerity

March 25, 2025
Travellers waiting at Heathrow a day after a fire at an electrical substation wiped out the power at the airport. Reuters
Heathrow Airport shutdown is another painful reminder that Britain is broken

Country as a whole is struggling to get a grip on its critical national infrastructure

March 24, 2025