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Ministers warned against trade deal with Gulf states over ‘appalling’ human rights record 22/06/2022

Trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan kicking off talks in Saudi Arabia.

https://www.independent.co.uk/

UK quietly drops ‘human rights’ and ‘rule of law’ from list of goals in Gulf trade deal 25/06/2022

Ministers are desperate to sign new trade deals after damaging the UK economy with Brexit.

https://www.independent.co.uk/

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Arab diplomats urge Liz Truss not to move British embassy to Jerusalem 30/09/2022

Private letter says ‘illegal’ plan could jeopardise free trade deal between UK and Gulf Cooperation Council.

https://www.theguardian.com/

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Tories' tall tales abound as Gulf states wooed: Ian McConnell 24/05/2023

A CERTAIN dreary and dismal familiarity has developed around the Tories’ desperate efforts to secure trade deals with countries outwith the European Union, having decided to turn their back on the UK’s biggest export market.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/

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