Labour Under Pressure to Sack Trade Envoy Who Visited Northern Cyprus – Guido Fawkes

Labour Under Pressure to Sack Trade Envoy Who Visited Northern Cyprus

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The UK’s Trade Envoy to Turkey Afzal Khan MP is under pressure today to resign today over his recent trip to Northern Cyprus. The territory is not recognised by the UK…

Khan turned up for what local newspaper Londra Gazete said were “official engagements.” He is set to get an honorary university doctorate today according to the paper…

The FCDO claims it wasn’t informed in advance of the trip and that it was done in a “personal capacity“. Doesn’t sound very personal if it’s full of “official engagements”…

Priti Patel called for Khan to resign last night and now Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Wendy Morton has written to FCDO minister Stephen Doughty asking if Khan will be sacked. At the Lobby briefing of journalists today Downing Street refused to take any position and said he “undertook visit in personal capacity” and it had “no more details.” Doesn’t wash…

It will be up to Labour to sack him. Morton tells Guido: “The Government must urgently clarify whether this visit had any official approval, and if so, which departmental minister approved it. Credibility and consistency are on the line.” Diplomatic blunders are Labour’s MO…

Read Morton’s full letter below: