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Williamson accused of fuelling repression in the Gulf after signing ‘defence’ agreement with Oman

GAVIN WILLIAMSON is being accused of fuelling “brutal repression” in the Gulf after he signed a “defence agreement” with Oman’s dictatorship.

The deal is believed to allow Britain’s Royal Navy to berth its new aircraft carrier at Duqm, Oman’s deep water port.

The Defence Secretary visited Oman yesterday to finalise the plan and said he was “delighted” to be there.

 
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