Tories drop 'human rights' and 'rule of law' from goals of Gulf trade deal

Boris Johnson's government has been accused of removing human rights and the rule of law from its list of objectives in negotiating a trade deal with the Gulf states

BORIS Johnson's government has dropped “human rights” and the “rule of law” from its list of objectives in securing a trade deal with Gulf states.

Both issues were included during a consultation published in October on what the trade deal should achieve.