Arms industry staff seconded into key roles at UK Department for Trade

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Arms industry staff seconded into key roles at UK Department for Trade
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Concerns raised after FoI request reveals arms firms’ employees in influential government posts

Employees of some of the world’s largest arms companies have been on secondments to influential positions within the UK’s Department for International Trade, a freedom of information request has revealed.

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