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Will Durrant

Sir Keir Starmer ‘raised human rights’ with UAE amid efforts to free UK prisoner

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as met President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer “raised human rights” with the Emirati government during his visit to the Middle East, but did not say whether he had personally demanded the release of a British prisoner arbitrarily detained there.

Ryan Cornelius was originally detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for 10 years as part of a bank fraud case, but authorities extended his detention by 20 years in 2018.

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