Blair under fire after Saudi arms deal probe halted
Prime Minister Tony Blair came under fire yesterday after fraud investigators stopped a probe into a weapons deal with Saudi Arabia due to concerns it would damage Britain's national interests.
However, shares at defence group BAE systems soared and workers celebrated amid fears they could have lost jobs if the Saudis had pulled out of a new multi-billion pound deal.
Thursday's announcement by Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith was slammed as a blow to Britain's reputation in business by the opposition Liberal Democrat party and a former minister in the governing Labour party.
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