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UK arms trade: A trifecta of everything that’s wrong

UK arms trade: A trifecta of everything that’s wrong

ANNA STAVRIANAKIS 31 March 2026

Declassified’s latest investigation into UK arms exports to Israel left me shaking my head and shouting at the screen. Here’s why.

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Met Police officer exposed by Declassified has been suspended

Met Police officer exposed by Declassified has been suspended

Martin Williams 30 March 2026

Special Constable David Soffer, wearing grey hoodie, in Golders Green on Monday (Photo: YouTube / Middle East Eye)

Revealed: Man filmed in Al Jazeera ‘intimidation’ mob is Met police officer

Revealed: Man filmed in Al Jazeera ‘intimidation’ mob is Met police officer

Martin Williams 26 March 2026

When Britain secretly met an Iranian coup plotter

When Britain secretly met an Iranian coup plotter

MARK CURTIS 25 March 2026

Israel’s Negev Nuclear Research Research Center near Dimona seen in August 2023 (Photo: Google Earth)

UK saw Israel as ‘chief problem’ to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions

UK saw Israel as ‘chief problem’ to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions

MARK CURTIS 23 March 2026

Bobby Vylan performs at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2025 (Photo: Matt Crossick / Alamy)

Revealed: The internal police guidance on chanting ‘death to the IDF’

Revealed: The internal police guidance on chanting ‘death to the IDF’

JOHN McEVOY and Amaar Chowdhury 23 March 2026

A Defend Our Juries protest in Trafalgar Square in October 2025 (Photo: Ron Fassbender / Alamy)

Met police failed to follow internal guidelines on policing Palestine protests

Met police failed to follow internal guidelines on policing Palestine protests

Amaar Chowdhury 19 March 2026

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Royals

Prince Andrew shakes hands with a Saudi royal

Whitehall cover-up of Prince Andrew files exposed

Whitehall cover-up of Prince Andrew files exposed

RICHARD NORTON-TAYLOR 31 March 2025

What is Prince Andrew hiding?

What is Prince Andrew hiding?

ANDREW LOWNIE 22 December 2023

Prince Andrew rushed to Saudi Arabia after King Abdullah (right) lost his brother Nayef. (Photo: Getty)

Prince Andrew’s Saudi trip made Foreign Office “extremely grateful”

Prince Andrew’s Saudi trip made Foreign Office “extremely grateful”

PHIL MILLER 27 September 2021

Prince Andrew helped deepen UK relations with Gulf regimes for eight years after Epstein scandal

Prince Andrew helped deepen UK relations with Gulf regimes for eight years after Epstein scandal

PHIL MILLER 25 February 2021

iran

US troops at RAF Fairford in England prepare bombs to be dropped on Iran. (Photo: Alastair Grant / Alamy)

UK military refuses to give ‘running commentary’ on Iran civilian deaths

UK military refuses to give ‘running commentary’ on Iran civilian deaths

PHIL MILLER 13 March 2026

Smoke rises above Tehran on 7 March following a strike on an oil storage facility (Photo: Alireza Sotakbar / Alamy)

They attack, we defend: how the media toe the line on Iran

They attack, we defend: how the media toe the line on Iran

DES FREEDMAN 12 March 2026

The UK military & intelligence figures backing pro-Israel regime change in Iran

The UK military & intelligence figures backing pro-Israel regime change in Iran

MARK CURTIS 11 March 2026

A Super Galaxy transport aircraft arrives at RAF Fairford on 7 March (Photo: Uwe Deffner / Alamy)

How Britain is involved in Trump’s Iran war

How Britain is involved in Trump’s Iran war

DANIA AKKAD 10 March 2026

Labour Party

Labour donor Sir Trevor Chinn. (Photo: Alex Morris / Declassified UK)

How Labour megadonor won Israeli medal of honour

How Labour megadonor won Israeli medal of honour

JOHN McEVOY and Alex Morris 26 February 2026

Starmer ‘on borrowed time’ after losing Mandelson and McSweeney

Starmer ‘on borrowed time’ after losing Mandelson and McSweeney

PHIL MILLER 9 February 2026

Labour think tank paid PR firm to investigate Declassified journalist

Labour think tank paid PR firm to investigate Declassified journalist

PHIL MILLER 6 February 2026

MP broke rules at Maccabi hearing by not declaring husband

MP broke rules at Maccabi hearing by not declaring husband

DECLASSIFIED STAFF 22 January 2026

Ukraine

Vladimir Putin and Tony Blair have an aperitif in a beer garden in Moscow, November 2000. (Photo: LaPresse / Alamy)

Blair and Major reassured Russia about Nato expansion

Blair and Major reassured Russia about Nato expansion

MARK CURTIS 4 June 2025

Britain wants Ukraine’s minerals too

Britain wants Ukraine’s minerals too

MARK CURTIS 11 March 2025

Keir Starmer stands at a podium with British and Ukrainian flags behind him.

Keir Starmer’s plan for UK growth – the Ukraine war

Keir Starmer’s plan for UK growth – the Ukraine war

MARK CURTIS 26 February 2025

Sir Keir Starmer KC. (Photo: Ian Hinchliffe / Alamy)

Rights and wrongs over Gaza judgment exposes Starmer

Rights and wrongs over Gaza judgment exposes Starmer

PHIL MILLER 18 February 2025

Media

Special Constable David Soffer, wearing grey hoodie, in Golders Green on Monday (Photo: YouTube / Middle East Eye)

Revealed: Man filmed in Al Jazeera ‘intimidation’ mob is Met police officer

Revealed: Man filmed in Al Jazeera ‘intimidation’ mob is Met police officer

Martin Williams 26 March 2026

Paul Biya, second from right, is re-elected as Cameroon’s president last November (Photo: Angel Ngwe / Alamy)

MoD refuses to apologise after Declassified called ‘extreme’

MoD refuses to apologise after Declassified called ‘extreme’

MARK CURTIS and Laura Pidcock 18 March 2026

Smoke rises above Tehran on 7 March following a strike on an oil storage facility (Photo: Alireza Sotakbar / Alamy)

They attack, we defend: how the media toe the line on Iran

They attack, we defend: how the media toe the line on Iran

DES FREEDMAN 12 March 2026

Parliament initially blocked Declassified from getting a media pass. (Photo: Hanna-Johara Dokal / Declassified UK)

Declassified wins battle over access to Parliament

Declassified wins battle over access to Parliament

Martin Williams 24 February 2026

Kenya

British soldiers training in Kenya. (Photo: Andrew Milligan / Alamy)

Kenyan politicians accuse British army of ‘contempt’ for their country

Kenyan politicians accuse British army of ‘contempt’ for their country

PHIL MILLER 3 December 2025

‘Mauled by a lion’: British army workers in Kenya sue over safety

‘Mauled by a lion’: British army workers in Kenya sue over safety

PHIL MILLER 2 December 2025

White phosphorus can cause severe burns to human skin. (Photo: Hussein Malla / Alamy)

British army scales back firing white phosphorus in Kenya

British army scales back firing white phosphorus in Kenya

PHIL MILLER 4 November 2025

Tilam Leresh was 27 when he died. (Photo: Leresh family)

No prosecution of British soldier who shot Kenyan in back

No prosecution of British soldier who shot Kenyan in back

PHIL MILLER 28 October 2025

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