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| Boris Johnson's £14,000 Saudi visit revealed | Boris Johnson's £14,000 Saudi visit revealed |
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| Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made an all-expenses-paid trip to Saudi Arabia costing £14,000, it has been revealed. | Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made an all-expenses-paid trip to Saudi Arabia costing £14,000, it has been revealed. |
| He has declared the visit - which was funded by the Saudi foreign ministry - in the register of MPs' interests. | He has declared the visit - which was funded by the Saudi foreign ministry - in the register of MPs' interests. |
| Saudi Arabia has faced global condemnation over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul on 2 October. | Saudi Arabia has faced global condemnation over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul on 2 October. |
| Mr Johnson's trip took place just under two weeks earlier, on 19-21 September. | Mr Johnson's trip took place just under two weeks earlier, on 19-21 September. |
| According to the entry in the register, first reported in The Sun, its purpose was "meeting with regional figures to promote education for women and girls". | According to the entry in the register, first reported in The Sun, its purpose was "meeting with regional figures to promote education for women and girls". |
| A source close to Mr Johnson said it was part of his "long standing campaign" on the issue. | |
| The former foreign secretary recently wrote about the Khashoggi case in his Daily Telegraph column, describing it as a "barbaric act to which we in Britain refuse to turn a blind eye". | |
| Earlier this month a BBC analysis of Parliament's expenses register revealed MPs had made use of more than £2m worth of free overseas trips between May 2016 and June 2018. | Earlier this month a BBC analysis of Parliament's expenses register revealed MPs had made use of more than £2m worth of free overseas trips between May 2016 and June 2018. |
| Over the period - which was either side of the last general election - Saudi Arabia was the government that spent the most on visits by MPs, followed by Taiwan and Hong Kong. | Over the period - which was either side of the last general election - Saudi Arabia was the government that spent the most on visits by MPs, followed by Taiwan and Hong Kong. |