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Latest updates: former Tory leader says he is concerned PM’s position amounts to ‘appeasement’ of Beijing

Rishi Sunak had a meeting at the G20 summit with Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. According to No 10, Sunak did not bring up the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, which Prince Mohammed is thought to have ordered, but he did raise women’s rights, and freedom in Saudi Arabi generally.

After the meeting, the PM’s spokesperson said:

They had a fairly lengthy discussion on some of the work by Saudi Arabia in recent years to improve on social reforms. They talked about issues like women’s rights and the need for more progress on freedoms in the kingdom.

They had a good discussion. I think it was an honest discussion about the importance of the relationship between the UK and Saudi Arabia.

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​Latest updates: former Tory leader says he is concerned PM’s position amounts to ‘appeasement’ of BeijingRishi Sunak had a meeting at the G20 summit with Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. According to No 10, Sunak did not bring up the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, which Prince Mohammed is thought to have ordered, but he did raise women’s rights, and freedom in Saudi Arabi generally.After the meeting, the PM’s spokesperson said:They had a fairly lengthy discussion on some of the work by Saudi Arabia in recent years to improve on social reforms. They talked about issues like women’s rights and the need for more progress on freedoms in the kingdom.They had a good discussion. I think it was an honest discussion about the importance of the relationship between the UK and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading…