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UK national security

  • Why are we even considering China’s ‘super-embassy’?

    Opinion

    One day the story of China’s “super-embassy”, whether it is built or not, will be the subject of book-length investigative reporting that wins prizes, writes Eliot Wilson.

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  • After British Steel, what else will the government nab for national security?

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    The potential nationalisation of British Steel in the name of 'national security' must make us ask what the government will justify next, writes Eliot Wilson.

    SCUNTHORPE, ENGLAND - APRIL 17: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves in the rail and sections hot end rolling mill during her visit to the British Steel site on April 17, 2025 in Scunthorpe, England. This weekend, the UK government passed emergency legislation to transfer control of British Steel's Scunthorpe site from Chinese owners Jingye Steel, who had said they were planning to permanently decommission its two blast furnaces. (Photo by Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
  • ‘More capable and lethal’: British soldiers test new body-worn tech with lasers in security offensive

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    The 'digitally connected soldiers' were able to think faster, "increasing the tempo of a battle", and make better decisions in combat.

    Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood addressing the House of Commons on new asylum system reforms inspired by Denmark.

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