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Read MoreAcoba advised Richard Fuller he could take up post with Investcorp Securities, a subsidiary of private equity firm backing Sense TimeA government watchdog advised a former minister that he could work with a subsidiary of a...
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Read MoreMPs likely to be whipped against move to add protections, as government insists it is already taking action on risk of forced labourMinisters have accused of turning a “blind eye to slavery” by ordering Labour MPs to remove...
Read MoreForeign secretary discussed China’s treatment of Uyghurs and support of Russia as well as ‘areas of cooperation’David Lammy pressed his Chinese counterpart on human rights concerns and China’s support for Russia’s invasion of...
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Read MoreForeign Office says officials would have been prepared to meet with Erkin Tuniyaz to raise human rights concernsThe governor of China’s western region of Xinjiang will not be visiting Britain this week, according to the UK...
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