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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.
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NHS resident doctors outside Leeds General Infirmary, as thousands go on strike across England in a pay dispute. PA Wire
How the strike-blighted NHS is faring under Starmer

With gloom and doom dominating UK headlines before next week’s budget, it is important to remember that Labour can have an impact where it matters

CommentNovember 17, 2025
People protest in Sweden's capital, Stockholm, against Israel's continued attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, carried out in violation of the ceasefire, on Saturday. Reuters
CommentTalk is cheap. It's time for Europe's leaders to walk the walk on Gaza

They need to follow through with impact on the ground if they want to change the situation in Palestine for the better

CommentNovember 10, 2025
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Dubai seeks tourism record as World Travel Market opens

London-based event is one of the pillars of the global travel industry

UKNovember 04, 2025
For all its current drift, the City of London still represents one of the deepest capital pools anywhere on the planet. Getty
Can the UK government own the country's digital revolution?

Challenges abound, including London's budget crisis and a culture of relying on private capital. But times have changed

CommentNovember 04, 2025
Emergency service personnel walk along a train platform at Huntingdon Station on Saturday night after the stabbing attack. AFP
Two British men arrested after mass stabbing attack on UK train

Life-threatening injuries suffered by two after 10 were taken to hospital near Cambridge

UKNovember 02, 2025
A municipal committee in Birmingham ruled to ban the Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv from travelling to the city to play a game against Aston Villa. PA
CommentThe spectre of sectarianism hangs over British politics

It could prove too enticing for a country that is bankrupt on both ideas and cash

CommentOctober 27, 2025
At 135 metres tall, the London Eye is the world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel. Photo: London Eye
What goes around comes around: How the London Eye’s pods get their regular upgrade

The selfie-era superstar attraction is undergoing a makeover for a new generation - but the gizmos likely to feature in its new capsules are a closely guarded secret

UKOctober 24, 2025
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Downing Street, London, for a meeting of the so-called 'coalition of the willing'. AP
Zelenskyy warns of humanitarian disaster as allies look to keep 'Kyiv's lights on'

Ukraine's leader gains promise of more long-range missile capabilities at 'coalition of the willing' meeting in London

EuropeOctober 24, 2025
Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Photo: Kalimat Foundation
London's Great Ormond Street Hospital accepts gift of 100 books from UAE foundation

Boost for libraries at specialist children's medical centre, which hosts Zayed Centre for Research

UKOctober 22, 2025
Destruction in Gaza city after the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Reuters
UK senior military officers join US mission to monitor Gaza peace plan

Move aims to show how Britain can 'contribute in logistics, reconstruction and humanitarian efforts', source says

UKOctober 21, 2025
Ann Snow, UK special representative for Syria, meets Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra in Damascus. Photo: Ann Snow / X
UK removes Hayat Tahrir Al Sham from terror list

Decision aimed at enabling closer engagement with post-Assad Syrian government

UKOctober 21, 2025
Smoke rises from the compound in Abyan governorate. Photo: Yemen First Support and Logistics Brigade / Facebook
Nine killed in 'Al Qaeda attack' on Yemeni government forces

Four soldiers and five extremists die in car bomb attack at government compound

MENAOctober 21, 2025
Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash were once both linked to a teaching programme in Hangzhou, a city on China’s eastern seaboard. PA
CommentThe China spy row has put investment-hungry Britain in a fix

London keeps stumbling over its own domestic politics as it tries to attract the Chinese

CommentOctober 20, 2025
First impressions of Connaught Hotel in the exclusive area of Mayfair often include a parade of supercars. Getty Images
Inside The Connaught Hotel in London, where the suite is king

Royal lineage and famous guests inspire revamp of Mayfair's grand marque hideaway

TravelOctober 19, 2025
Irish Senator Sharon Keogan says the presence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the republic needs to be investigated. Photo: Houses of the Oireachtas
Ireland under pressure to take a stand on Muslim Brotherhood

Spreading influence of underground organisation seen among 100,000-strong Muslim community

UKOctober 18, 2025
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