Leo Docherty posed on one of Lord Bamford’s JCB diggers in Baku when the company wanted to ‘raise their profile’ in the country
A Conservative minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office used an official visit to Azerbaijan to promote the interests of a billionaire party donor.
Leo Docherty, the Tory MP for Aldershot until 30 May, visited a showroom for JCB machinery in February 2023 and climbed behind the wheel of one the company’s diggers to “help promote UK products in Azerbaijan”. He later posted a photo on X of the visit, tagging the company’s official account.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/16/tory-foreign-office-minister-used-official-visit-to-azerbaijan-to-promote-party-donors-business
Author : Lucas Amin and Shanti Das
Publish date : 2024-11-16 16:08:43
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