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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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The derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was cancelled before kick-off on Sunday, after what police described as 'public disorder and violent riots'.
Tel Aviv derby violence shows UK ban on Maccabi fans is correct, says UK MP

Supporters of Israeli club are barred from Birmingham tie next month over hooliganism fears

MENAOctober 20, 2025
Europe to roll out drone shield next year in response to Russian incursions

European Commission prepares for 'the battlefields of tomorrow'

EuropeOctober 17, 2025
A Beechcraft Shadow aircraft. The UK has announced the planes' withdrawal from Gaza surveillance flights. Wikimedia Commons
UK air force halts spy plane flights over Gaza

Aircraft based in Cyprus flew daily to help recovery of hostages, says MoD

MENAOctober 17, 2025
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans stage a pro-Israel demonstration in Amsterdam before a match against Ajax in November 2024, which resulted in clashes with pro-Palestinian supporters. Getty Images
Push to overturn ban on Israeli football fans in UK

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans prevented from attending match at Aston Villa after police classed it 'high risk'

UKOctober 17, 2025
Stand Up To Racism supporters protest in Westminster, London. The government is set to back-track on a policy to enact a new Islamophobia law. Getty Images
Britain set to ditch plans for Islamophobia law

Insiders tell The National move floundered even though Muslims are being attacked 'because of who they are'

UKOctober 16, 2025
A joint military exercise in Situbondo, East Java, Indonesia, in 2023. Indonesian troops may form part of a security force in Gaza. Getty Images
What could a 'combat-capable' Gaza security force look like?

With a ceasefire imminent, military experts point to the successful Kosovo mission in a Muslim-majority country

MENAOctober 13, 2025
The burnt facade of the mosque in Peacehaven after what some have described as a terror attack. PA
Mosque firebomb attack fuels hate crime fears in UK

Community leaders at Sussex mosque tell The National worshippers are scared to attend prayers

UKOctober 06, 2025
Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in Manchester. She has called a pro-Palestinian march in London on Saturday 'unacceptable' given the anti-Semitic terror atack. AFP
Planned Palestine Action protest 'unacceptable' in wake of Manchester attack, says UK home secretary

Shabana Mahmood, the government's most senior Muslim, has called for Palestine Action supporters to 'step back'

UKOctober 03, 2025
Jihad Al-Shamie, the suspect in the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, and armed officers called to the scene. Social Media / Getty Images
Family of British-Syrian who carried out Manchester attack condemn killings

Police say Jewish worshipper was killed by officer’s gunfire

UKOctober 03, 2025
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
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood suggested that defining Islamophobia might increase hatred, as it risked giving the community 'special treatment'. AFP
UK government signals climbdown on Islamophobia rule

Muslim leaders call on Labour to embrace protections against anti-Muslim activity

UKOctober 01, 2025
Keir Starmer gives his speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool. Getty
Britain's globalisation will be reversed, vows embattled Starmer

Prime Minister's Labour Party conference speech comes with his own position looking increasingly precarious

UKSeptember 30, 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
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Britain was as 'an open, tolerant and generous place', but the far-right was hijacking patriotism to its own ends. Bloomberg
Migrants face 'good citizenship' test to remain in Britain

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood recalls her upbringing working in her Pakistani parents' shop as she signals shift to right on immigration

UKSeptember 29, 2025
A Russian soldier launches a drone in Ukraine. EPA
Europe plans 'drone wall' to fight off escalating Russian threats

Three serious incidents blamed on Moscow this month raise fears of widening war

EuropeSeptember 27, 2025
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