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Picked up in todays DT was an article claiming SofS is snubbing our allies in the region because he didnt go to the Manama dialogue this weekend. Philip Hammond dismays Britain's Gulf allies by 11th hour pull-out to deal with crisis-hit defence procurement sell-off - Telegraph
Fascinating to wonder who is selectively leaking to the DT, particularly as they forgot to mention that Hammond has been in region several times in the last couple of months, that the Foreign Secretary and CDS were reportedly present, and that the UK still had by far the largest and most high profile delegation of any foreign nation. The Gulf will not revisit its relationships on this one issue, although it is depressing to see that a genuine good news story (huge UK presence showing how much we have re-engaged in the region since 2010) has been spun into the latest round of Army / Daily Telegraph Vs Hammond the fusilier butcher...
A shame to see one of the best SofS MOD has ever had be subjected to such relentless attacks for no good reason.
Fascinating to wonder who is selectively leaking to the DT, particularly as they forgot to mention that Hammond has been in region several times in the last couple of months, that the Foreign Secretary and CDS were reportedly present, and that the UK still had by far the largest and most high profile delegation of any foreign nation. The Gulf will not revisit its relationships on this one issue, although it is depressing to see that a genuine good news story (huge UK presence showing how much we have re-engaged in the region since 2010) has been spun into the latest round of Army / Daily Telegraph Vs Hammond the fusilier butcher...
A shame to see one of the best SofS MOD has ever had be subjected to such relentless attacks for no good reason.