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Laura O'Callaghan

Laura O'Callaghan

Political Correspondent
London
Laura O’Callaghan is the political correspondent covering Westminster politics. Reporting from the British Parliament, she has covered the UK’s response to the war in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the coronation of King Charles III and foreign relations. Before joining The National in 2021, she worked as a reporter for The Daily Express and a local journalist in east London.

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Britain's Prime Minister is preparing for his first Tory conference as leader. AFP
Has Rishi Sunak made progress on his five pledges to the UK public?

Prime Minister asked voters to judge his leadership in five areas shortly after he entered Downing Street

UKOctober 01, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
A photo by photographer Federico Rios Escobar showing a migrant resting while trekking from Colombia to Panama has been shortlisted for a prize at the V&A Museum in London. Photo: Federico Rios Escobar
Migration and trauma photos shortlisted at London's V&A Museum

Twelve photographers who document indigenous people, conflict and childhood have made the cut for the prize

LifestyleSeptember 29, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been urged to adopt a stronger foreign policy to boost ties with allies around the world in the post-Brexit era. Getty Images
The National poll spurs calls for stronger UK foreign policy

Survey shows less than a third of Britons believe Rishi Sunak has a clear vision for the country's future

UKSeptember 28, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Jaguar Land Rover car plant after announcing he was scrapping key parts of the Tories' green agenda. Photo: Downing Street
UK POLLUK support for net zero by 2050 rises after PM's green U-turn

More people said Britain should stick to its target after the Prime Minister delayed a ban on new diesel and petrol cars

UKSeptember 28, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
Anoosheh Ashoori, left, and Richard Ratcliffe celebrate at end of the Vitality London 10km race outside Buckingham Palace. Photo: Elika Ashoori
Ex-hostage completes London run in aid of those still held in Iran

Mr Ashoori, who spent five years detained in Tehran, ran the 10km race in aid of charity helping hostages

UKSeptember 25, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
The new UK taskforce will advise ministers on threats from AI ahead of a global summit. Getty Images
UK sets up Frontier Taskforce to tackle AI's threats

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will welcome leaders and policymakers to Bletchley Park in November for AI summit

UKSeptember 25, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
Armed police officers stand guard outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday. AP
Army on terror standby as Met Police officers hand in their guns

More than 100 officers have reportedly handed in permits allowing them to carry weapons in protest over discipline procedures

UKSeptember 24, 2023
Thomas Harding
A model wears a traditional Afghan kaftan at an autumn fashion show in Belgravia, London. Amy McConaghy / The National
Hyper-local and global: how Belgravia hijacked London street fashion

Models paraded a wide range of outfits, from Afghan kaftans to traditional English dresses

UKSeptember 22, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
Nizar Zakka, a former prisoner in Iran, said President Joe Biden's $6 billion deal to release five US citizens from Tehran could damage future hostage negotiations. Photo: Nizar Zakka
Biden's deal 'risks placing $1bn price tag on Iran's hostages'

Businessman spent four years imprisoned in Iran after being arrested following a tech event in Tehran

USSeptember 22, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
Gazelle Sharmahd with her father Jamshid 'Jimmy' Sharmahd before he was abducted and imprisoned in Iran. Photo: Gazelle Sharmahd
ExclusiveMy father has been 'left to die' in Iran under Biden's deal

Iranian-German citizen has been detained in Tehran for three years and was not included in prisoner swap deal

USSeptember 19, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
Migrants at a processing centre on the Italian island of Lampedusa after crossing the Mediterranean. EPA
EU's von der Leyen heads to Lampedusa after warning over migrant surge

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni says 'extraordinary measures' are needed to curb surge in migrants illegally crossing from North Africa

EuropeSeptember 16, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
Daniel Burke travelled to the country last year as a military volunteer.
Body of missing ex-British soldier Daniel Burke found in Ukraine

Volunteer disappeared from his flat in Zaporizhzhia, but his mother said there were no signs of a break-in

UKSeptember 16, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
A driver charges his electric van in London. But some Tories believe pushing forward with green plans will cost them votes. Getty
Rishi Sunak to unveil forced transition to electric vehicles 'within weeks'

The PM is sticking to the 2030 ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars

UKSeptember 16, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
Migrants arrive in Dover, Kent, after being picked up at sea by British rescuers. PA
UK borders an 'acute security concern', opposition leader Starmer says

Labour Party chief is expected to declare people smuggling as one of the four major threats to western countries

UKSeptember 16, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu, centre, takes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, on a tour of a military site in far eastern Russia on Saturday. AFP
Kim Jong-un inspects nuclear-capable warplanes during tour of Russia's far east

The North Korean leader was shown fighter aircraft, including those in use in Ukraine

AsiaSeptember 16, 2023
Laura O'Callaghan
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