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Tory minister cosies up to Bahrain's unelected rulers as political prisoners rot in jail

Phil Miller - 21 February 2019

Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy criticised Britain for ‘contining to overlook and cover up the horrific rights abuses’ in the Gulf state

FOREIGN Office Minister Alistair Burt cosied up to Bahrain’s unelected leaders at yesterday’s meeting with the Gulf state’s crown prince and his retinue.

Mr Burt pushed ahead with the trip despite concerns raised by Bahraini exiles whose friends and relatives are held as political prisoners by the regime.

Their fears that Britain is too close to Bahrain were echoed by MPs, including Labour’s Lloyd Russell-Moyle, who have written to Mr Burt... See more

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