Johnson's as much up to his eyes in this as he is accepting Russian money.
BAE systems involved with deals with Saudi will no doubt make it harder for them to go against their instincts, but pressure needs to be applied to Premier League and Tories over the Barcodes
The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, warned Boris Johnson in a text message that UK-Saudi Arabian relations would be damaged if the British government failed to intervene to “correct” the Premier League’s “wrong” decision not to allow a £300m takeover of Newcastle United last year.
Johnson asked Edward Lister, his special envoy for the Gulf, to take up the issue, and Lord Lister reportedly told the prime minister: “I’m on the case. I will investigate.”
BAE systems involved with deals with Saudi will no doubt make it harder for them to go against their instincts, but pressure needs to be applied to Premier League and Tories over the Barcodes
Saudi crown prince asked Boris Johnson to intervene in Newcastle United bid
Mohammed bin Salman warned of damage to relations with UK if Premier League refusal not ‘corrected’
www.theguardian.com
The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, warned Boris Johnson in a text message that UK-Saudi Arabian relations would be damaged if the British government failed to intervene to “correct” the Premier League’s “wrong” decision not to allow a £300m takeover of Newcastle United last year.
Johnson asked Edward Lister, his special envoy for the Gulf, to take up the issue, and Lord Lister reportedly told the prime minister: “I’m on the case. I will investigate.”
Morally, you're right of course....
Should never have allowed them to buy in to begin with..... Much like Abramovich shouldn't have been indulged either.