He tells H something truly amazing. The Saudis submit their usual list to get accreditation for the Labour Conference. There is a delay. Then the message comes back that no one from the Royal Kingdom is invited. This has never happened before. The Saudis are aghast, and soon the other Arab ambassadors show solidarity by refusing to attend as well. Even the head of the Palestinian delegation, who apparently has been trying and has so far failed to obtain a meeting with Corbyn, pulls out. As the ambassador says, if Labour become the government do they intend to have no bilateral relations with
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