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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Starmer urged to tackle human rights abuses with nigerian president on state visit - What They Never Told You

A senior Labour MP has led a political backlash against the state visit of Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu amid growing concerns about human rights abuses in the African country.

Fabian Hamilton, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Rights, has written to Sir Keir Starmer warning that he has a “moral responsibility” to raise concerns about democracy and human rights with President Tinubu.

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