The UK foreign secretary talks tough on rights abuses, but where’s the action? | Dan Dolan

James Cleverley squares up to some states, but ducks egregious cases involving allies such as India, Bahrain and Saudi ArabiaThe foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has said that the British government “wants dictators to fear us”, but to those watching…

James Cleverley squares up to some states, but ducks egregious cases involving allies such as India, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has said that the British government “wants dictators to fear us”, but to those watching closely it would seem that he has a highly selective approach to human rights abusers.

Just days ago, the Foreign Office was scrambling to withdraw comments by a minister, David Rutley, acknowledging that Saudi Arabian authorities had tortured a Jordanian father facing imminent execution, after a complaint by Saudi authorities.

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