Jamal Khashoggi: should Liam Fox withdraw from Saudi trade summit?

UK trade secretary under mounting pressure amid growing diplomatic scandal

Liam Fox
Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox
(Image credit: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images)

Trade Secretary Liam Fox is facing mounting pressure to withdraw from a high-level Saudi trade conference next week in the wake of the Jamal Khashoggi scandal.

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