Push for trade with Turkey risks UK's human rights reputation - lawmakers


  • World
  • Saturday, 25 Mar 2017

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain risks looking as though it has put defence and trade ties with Turkey ahead of human rights concerns as it pushes to secure a closer relationship with Ankara, a committee of lawmakers said on Saturday.

The warning comes as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to begin negotiating Britain's exit from the European Union - enacting a decision made at a referendum last year which has forced the government to seek new allies and trading partners.

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