Labour Blames Starmer-Yunus Meeting Snub on Bangladeshi Authorities – Guido Fawkes

Labour Blames Starmer-Yunus Meeting Snub on Bangladeshi Authorities

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Labour is blaming the team of Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus for the fact that he was snubbed by Starmer on his visit to London last month. Quite some line to take…

Lord Wharton asked the FCDO why the visit didn’t take place in a written question and was told by Jenny Chapman: “The travel plans of Chief Adviser Professor Yunus are a matter for the Government of Bangladesh.“ Not true…

Bangladeshi authorities told reporters before the trip that Yunus would be meeting Starmer. This was never confirmed by Downing Street or the FCDO. Internal UK sources told Guido that Starmer was intensely nervous about meeting Yunus in case the interim leader mentioned Tulip Siddiq. Yunus previously discussed a possible extradition of Siddiq, who is facing charges in Bangladesh, which she denies. Guido then revealed any meeting was swerved on the UK side…

Tulip Siddiq and her lawyers deny all wrongdoing. After Yunus met numerous figures in the UK including receiving an award from the King Starmer’s refusal to meet the leader sparked a diplomatic incident. Yunus was asked why Starmer had said no: “I don’t think we have received an explanation from that kind of thing. Probably he is busy with other important things.” Labour’s new excuse doesn’t come close to washing…