Security · July 2026

The United Kingdom on July 22, 2026, saw its Foreign Office withdraw embassy staff from Iran amid ongoing US strikes, while Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham approved the use of UK bases for some US strikes on Iran. The moves come as the Trump administration said it will not block the extradition of the Tate brothers to the UK on sex charges, and as the UK boosts its GCAP investment with a £708 million combat air contract. BAE Systems entered the uncrewed fighter competition with 'Brontanax', and Germany is in the running to join the UK fighter jet programme. A 70-year-old woman was charged over the death of a British mother stabbed to death in her home in France. A former UK water company CEO was charged over alleged water test fraud. UK drivers face road chaos as the number of traffic cops drops again, with crimes going 'unpunished'.