The prime minister said he wanted people to feel better off, so 'we have to win contracts and investment around the world', and recent deals with Saudi Arabia have 'yielded' 4,000 jobs to the UK.
Sir Keir Starmer has said UK economic growth was his 'number one mission' as he defended his trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The prime minister accused predecessor Boris Johnson of 'going cap in hand from dictator to dictator' when the former PM met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2022.
Hanan Elatr Khashoggi said Sir Keir should demand answers about what happened to her husband, telling The Guardian she hoped his case 'has not been forgotten'. Dan Dolan, the group deputy executive director of campaign group Reprieve, called on Sir Keir to raise the issue of Abdullah al Howaiti and Abdullah al Derazi, children facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, saying 'he could save their lives'.
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