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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media after his arrival in Abu Dhabi on Sunday night. Kirsty Wigglesworth / WPA Pool / Getty Images

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to visit the UAE as part of first official Gulf visit

Downing Street says the UK leader will hold talks in Abu Dhabi on Monday before heading to Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

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