Less than a third of UK public would support a Saudi Arabia trade deal

Less than a third of UK public would support a Saudi Arabia trade deal

Less than a third of the UK public would support a trade deal with Saudi Arabia, data published by the government has revealed as the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, meets senior figures in the oil-rich state.

Truss is on a trip to the Gulf, where a government spokesperson said she would discuss “Afghanistan, regional security, climate change and trade”.

But a survey carried out by the Department for International Trade (DIT) earlier this year showed just 27% of the public would support a trade deal with the country.