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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent

UK strikes £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states

Keir Starmer with Bahrain’s crown prince and prime minister, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Keir Starmer with Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s crown prince and prime minister. The Gulf deal has been criticised for not including a chapter on human rights. Photograph: Alastair Grant/PA

Keir Starmer has struck a trade deal with six Gulf states in what he described as a huge win for British business, ending four years of talks led by four different prime ministers.

The deal will offer £3.7bn worth of opportunities for exporters – double the original estimates – particularly in the food and luxury car sectors but also defence, aerospace, hospitality and other services, the government said.

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