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'I'll do you a good deal on a fighter jet' David Cameron starts whistle stop tour of the Gulf to sell £6billion worth of British military aircraft
- Prime Minister embarks on three-day trade visit to the Gulf and Middle East
- He hopes to secure deals to sell 100 Typhoon jets worth £6billion
- PM insists push for commercial contracts will not stop him raising human rights concerns
- He also warns Iran developing nuclear weapons would be a 'desperately bad development for our world'
David Cameron arrived in the Gulf today, hoping to seal multi-billion pound deals to sell fighter jets to Arab states.
The Prime Minister arrived in Dubai this morning, at the start of a three-day tour of the Gulf and the Middle East. He insisted there was 'no no-go areas' in raising human rights concerns with leaders in the region, as he pushed for British industry to secure lucrative contracts.
He also insisted he would do 'everything we can' to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
The Premier hopes to help cement deals worth more than £6billion for the sale of 100 aircraft to the region in the coming year, deals that together would be directly worth over £6 billion to British firms.
Mr Cameron hopes to persuade the United Arab Emirates military to buy 60 of BAE's Typhoon fighter jets, as they seek to replace their current fleet of French Mirage jets.
Tomorrow he will travel to Saudi Arabia which is also considering adding to its own Typhoon force. It is Mr Cameron's second to each country since becoming Prime Minister.
Downing Street insists the trip was part of a wider effort to build a 'reinvigorated partnership' between Britain and the region's leaders.
David Cameron visits the Gulf hoping to sell £6bn worth of British Typhoon military aircraft | Mail Online
That sounds like a desperate plea
- Prime Minister embarks on three-day trade visit to the Gulf and Middle East
- He hopes to secure deals to sell 100 Typhoon jets worth £6billion
- PM insists push for commercial contracts will not stop him raising human rights concerns
- He also warns Iran developing nuclear weapons would be a 'desperately bad development for our world'
David Cameron arrived in the Gulf today, hoping to seal multi-billion pound deals to sell fighter jets to Arab states.
The Prime Minister arrived in Dubai this morning, at the start of a three-day tour of the Gulf and the Middle East. He insisted there was 'no no-go areas' in raising human rights concerns with leaders in the region, as he pushed for British industry to secure lucrative contracts.
He also insisted he would do 'everything we can' to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
The Premier hopes to help cement deals worth more than £6billion for the sale of 100 aircraft to the region in the coming year, deals that together would be directly worth over £6 billion to British firms.
Mr Cameron hopes to persuade the United Arab Emirates military to buy 60 of BAE's Typhoon fighter jets, as they seek to replace their current fleet of French Mirage jets.
Tomorrow he will travel to Saudi Arabia which is also considering adding to its own Typhoon force. It is Mr Cameron's second to each country since becoming Prime Minister.
Downing Street insists the trip was part of a wider effort to build a 'reinvigorated partnership' between Britain and the region's leaders.
David Cameron visits the Gulf hoping to sell £6bn worth of British Typhoon military aircraft | Mail Online
That sounds like a desperate plea