War Criminal Tony Blair lobbied Treasury minister on behalf of Arab state

‘Tony Blair privately lobbied a British minister on behalf of an Arab state attempting to secure deals in the UK worth hundreds of millions of pounds, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose.

Mr Blair held talks with Lord Deighton, the then commercial secretary to the Treasury, in July 2013, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates shortly before the signing of a £1 billion property deal in Manchester.

Abu Dhabi United Group, a UAE private equity firm, planned to build more than 6,000 properties in Manchester. The equity firm owns Manchester City Football Club, which is chaired by a key business contact of Mr Blair.’

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