Questionable profits? Tory ministers back Lockheed’s sale of arms to Qatar

‘Conservative Ministers will “strongly support” arms firm Lockheed Martin’s sale of tank components to Qatar, despite its poor human rights record and role in sponsoring radical Islam.

Documents obtained by the Morning Star newspaper under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act reveal Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood met with Lockheed Martin UK at a time when the company was seeking to sell tank turrets, carrying guns or missiles, to Qatar.

In response to the meetings, the Foreign Office said it wanted to “strongly support Lockheed Martin UK in their [redacted]bid” to make the sale.’

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