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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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Liverpool fans pay their respects at the Hillsborough memorial at Anfield in 2009, on the 20th anniversary of the disaster. Getty Images
Hillsborough Law to oblige public officials to tell truth

Keir Starmer announces 'legal duty of candour' in response to official lies and cover-up in wake of infamous football tragedy

UKSeptember 16, 2025
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood at a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street. PA
'You can be English and look like me,' Shabana Mahmood tells England's far-right

Home Secretary, a Muslim of Pakistani descent, calls out hijacking of St George's flag by anti-immigration crowd

UKSeptember 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump with King Charles III, who was then Prince of Wales, during his last state visit to Britain in 2019. Getty Images
Britain rolls out peak pageantry for Trump state visit

King Charles III to host US President in feast of military pomp and ceremony

UKSeptember 15, 2025
The Royal College of Defence Studies building in Belgravia, London. Britain has barred Israeli officers from its top defence academy, escalating diplomatic tension over the Gaza conflict. Alamy
Israeli officers banned from prestigious UK defence academy

Source tells The National that renewed Gaza offensive led to 'pause' in enrolment at Royal College of Defence Studies

UKSeptember 15, 2025
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Drone warfare the hot topic at Europe's top arms fair

Unmanned vehicles set to dominate land, sea and air battles

EuropeSeptember 11, 2025
Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage is seeking to shake off his glib reputation. The National / Getty Images
Can Nigel Farage shake off his upstart image to measure up as Britain's PM?

With just a handful of MPs and a reputation for insouciance, the hard-right insurgent cuts an unlikely figure for the highest office – but the polls suggest that's where he's heading

UKSeptember 05, 2025
Yvette Cooper, seen in Downing Street this week, is the new foreign secretary. EPA
Yvette Cooper replaces David Lammy as UK Foreign Secretary

Cooper is safe pair of hands who has served every Labour PM this century

UKSeptember 05, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, seen arriving in Downing Street this week, has resigned from the UK government. PA
Angela Rayner quits UK government over tax scandal

Deputy prime minister bought apartment after divorce but failed to pay full duties

UKSeptember 05, 2025
A Polish soldier with the Nato flag behind him. The alliance will be severely challenged if the US draws down troops from Europe. Getty
Europe warned of gaping defence holes when US departs

Report finds lack of long-range missiles and space surveillance among allies

EuropeSeptember 02, 2025
Former Columbia University president Minouche Shafik. AP
Starmer picks Shafik as new economic adviser despite ignominious Columbia exit

Egypt-born former university president appointed as PM reshuffles cabinet in attempt to reset beleaguered government

UKSeptember 01, 2025
Israeli tanks in Gaza. Mobile armour will be used in an attempt to flush out Hamas fighters who will then be spotted by facial recognition technology and attacked by drones. Reuters
Israel has tech-led plans for attacking Hamas as civilians flee Gaza city

Military wants to use drones and facial recognition technology to identify fighters

MENAAugust 30, 2025
Royal Navy personnel attend the Defence and Security Equipment International event in 2023. The exhibition attracts tens of thousands of visitors. Getty Images
UK bans Israeli officials from major defence exhibition in London

Diplomatic relations sink lower as British government delivers rebuke for Gaza city assault

UKAugust 29, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz lands by helicopter on a visit to the navy frigate Bayern, before a defence summit with Emmanuel Macron. AP
Germany ups pressure on France over fighter jet project

Berlin's defence chief urges Paris to put aside 'national interests' after French demands for greater workshare

EuropeAugust 29, 2025
Paragraf's chips. The company's graphene technology could help produce major advances in electronics. Photo: Paragraf
Multimillion Abu Dhabi funding helps UK firm expand ground-breaking tech

Paragraf aims to transform electronics using graphene that allows for smaller, faster devices with low energy use

MENAAugust 27, 2025
Emergency workers put out a fire caused by a strike on the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia, a few months after Moscow invaded Ukraine. AP
Ukraine shows it has 'leverage' in peace process with Russian oil attacks

Kyiv flexes muscles with demonstration of long-range weapons

EuropeAugust 27, 2025
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