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Economy comes first for Starmer as he defies critics of Saudi trip

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Economy comes first for Starmer as he defies critics of Saudi tripSir Keir Starmer has said UK economic growth was his "number one mission" as he defended his trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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