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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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Armed police officers at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue where two people died in a suspected terror attack. PA Wire
How the Manchester synagogue security response played out

Government emergency handbook sets out advice to keep civilian casualties at a minimum

UKOctober 02, 2025
Jane Goodall at the University of Montana in 2022. She visited the UAE in February this year. AP
ObituaryJane Goodall: The wildlife expert who tackled climate change

Trailblazing scientist pioneered close study of chimpanzees in the wild

ObituariesOctober 01, 2025
Federal Police officers lead two Hamas suspects out from the helicopter after a batch of arrests in 2023. EPA
Hamas suspects arrested in Germany over plot against Jewish targets

Weapons recovered were allegedly intended to be used to carry out attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions

UKOctober 01, 2025
Tony Blair has been earmarked to play a key role in US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. AP
UK ministers back Trump plan as Blair is handed role

Former PM's involvement in Israel-Palestine peace process expected to 'raise eyebrows'

UKSeptember 30, 2025
Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair with then Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak, left, and Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad before talks Jerusalem in December 2007. Getty Images
CommentTony Blair wants to run Gaza once the war is over. Could that work?

Can a septuagenarian European run the most sensitive part of the Middle East?

CommentSeptember 29, 2025
A protester holding a Palestinian flag interrupts Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech on the second day of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. AFP
Labour Party motion on Gaza triggers grassroots revolt

Trade unions provide powerful backing for motion opposed by leadership

UKSeptember 29, 2025
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer cuts an unpopular figure among many of the electorate, despite Labour's dominant political position. EPA
AnalysisCan Starmer lift the gloom hanging over the Labour Party?

Latest poll shows Reform challenge has moved within a whisker of majority

UKSeptember 26, 2025
Surinder Arora has grand plans for Heathrow Airport. Getty Images
ExclusiveArora's Heathrow dream promises better future for London airport

Hotel tycoon hopes to beat existing operator with an outsider's expansion plan

AviationSeptember 24, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, welcomes Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to 10 Downing Street in London, on September 8. EPA
The UK recognising Palestine is a huge moment – and a boost for Starmer

It reassures the Labour Party base and progressives as a whole that the British government is on the side of principled action

CommentSeptember 22, 2025
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer records a video message on the recognition of Palestine by the UK Government. EPA
Recognising Palestine is pathway to peace, UK says

Government minister says two states remains 'only viable and just solution'

UKSeptember 22, 2025
A malaria patient rests on a bed after being discharged in Kiryandongo, northwestern Uganda, on April 11, 2017. AFP
CommentThe funds to stop diseases have been cut. Where does that leave global health?

Organisations such as the Global Fund are finding their environment a lot more challenging

CommentSeptember 21, 2025
Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, has worked on a Gaza reconstruction blueprint. AFP Photo
'Gaza for Gazans' hailed as key element in Tony Blair's peace plan

Former UK security adviser says plan would need backing from Arab nations to succeed

UKSeptember 19, 2025
Police officers outside Windsor Castle ahead of the state visit of President Donald Trump. Carl Court / Getty Images
What will come out of Trump's second state visit to the UK?

British government is opening finance, technology, science and nuclear energy to US firms

UKSeptember 16, 2025
Saturday's rally was an attempt to capture the mood that had seen crowds gather outside hotels housing migrants calling for the expulsion of new arrivals. Reuters
CommentStarmer must hold the line against the UK's ultra-right

The recent Unite the Kingdom march in London was an ugly display of anger against a government that appears stuck

CommentSeptember 15, 2025
A pro-Tommy Robinson march in London. Lemma Shehadi / The National
London Muslims told not to change plans during far-right march

Police issues statement to reassure community on edge before far-right march

UKSeptember 12, 2025
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