Theresa May promises to beef up Britain’s intelligence sharing in the Middle East to destroy ISIS

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Theresa May promises to beef up Britain’s intelligence sharing in the Middle East to destroy ISIS
Ahead of her first trip to visit British troops abroad, the PM announced new measures to “prevent radicalisation" and tackle terrorism

BY HARRY COLE, WESTMINSTER CORRESPONDENT IN MANAMA, BAHRAIN
5th December 2016, 11:30 pm

THERESA May has promised to beef up Britain’s intelligence sharing in the Middle East to destroy ISIS ahead of her first visit to British troops abroad on active service.

Attending the Gulf Cooperation Council in Bahrain, the PM announced new measures to “prevent radicalisation and to tackle terrorism”, claiming “now more than ever, Gulf security is our security.”


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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at Bahrain International Airport ahead the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit
As well as new joint airport screening measures, No10 will set up new counter-terrorist training with Gulf partners and will despatch UK experts to help beef up cyber security in the region.

Mrs May said the “robust new package of joint measures with the Gulf to tackle terrorism and bolster our joint security” would keep Brits “safe at home and overseas”.

The announcement came ahead of the PM’s speech to joint forces personnel on board HMS Ocean today currently docked at the the Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Bahrain.


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She is welcomed by Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa
She will speak to 900 serviceman from 845 Naval Air Squadron, 662 Army Air Corps, 27 Squadron RAF and 42 Commando on board the Royal Navy Fleet Flagship.

Theresa May addresses sailors on board HMS Ocean during her trip to attend the Gulf Cooperati. UK’s premier warship is currently serving as the command platform for vital operations in the Middle East, directing the giant US Task Force 50 fleet.


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Theresa May will be the first female PM to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit

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The PM meets with the Prime Minister of Bahrain H.R.H. Prince Khalifa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa during her two-day visit to Bahrain

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The pair appear to get along as they chat shortly after PM arrives
Ahead of the speech Mrs May said last night: “Through the construction of HMS Juffair, we are creating a permanent naval base in the region, the first such facility east of Suez since 1971.”

 

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Theresa May addresses sailors on deck of HMS Ocean in Manama,


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Theresa May lands at Bahrain International Airport

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She is welcomed with a cup of tea

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Tonight Mrs May will dine with with the six leaders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman to discuss post-Brexit trade
“And we are also establishing a permanent British army presence in the region through our regional land training hub in Oman.

“Indeed, there are more British warships, aircraft and personnel deployed on operations in the Gulf than in any other part of the world.”

She added: “That’s why we are investing in hard power there, with over £3 billion of defence over the next decade – spending more in the Gulf than in any other region of the world.”


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The PM will stay in Bahrain for two days before returning to the UK
Tonight Mrs May will dine with with the six leaders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman to discuss post-Brexit trade as well as security issue.

Tomorrow the PM will become the first female leader to attend the mega-rich Gulf Cooperation Council as she aims for of the “closest, freest trading relationship between the UK and the Gulf post Brexit.”



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[Mamluk]

I don't think any of the powers having presence in this region is in the slightest bit interested in "destroying ISIS" or "tackling terrorism".

They are here for different reasons.

 

[Flash_Ninja]

Yes, and they'll the terrorists by supporting other terrorists. Same old story for the last 50 years. They don't want to completely destroy ISIS, just keep it contained to the middle east so they don't have to worry about it.

 

[mike2000 is back]

QUOTE="@xxx[{::::::::::::::::::>, post: 8985785, member: 178670"]I don't think any of the powers having presence in this region is in the slightest bit interested in "destroying ISIS" or "tackling terrorism".

They are here for different reasons.[/QUOTE]

Well, it's to help stabilise the region. Afterall, our airforce, soldiers and special forces have been involved on the ground and in the air bombing ISIS targets/fighters,training and instructing Iraqi and Kurdish forces against ISIS, and in case of special forces carrying out targeted strikes. So it's a welcome measure if we can offer even more.
Moreover our PM visit is also to shore up british business interests and trade. Due to BREXIT we are once again looking outwards and forming Win-Win relations globally, while securing our global interests.



£30billion: Trade deals that Theresa May is doing in the Gulf post-Brexit

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Theresa May will push a £30billion trade deal agenda in Bahrain

THERESA MAY is pushing a £30 billion trade deal agenda as she visits the Gulf.

PUBLISHED: 13:18, Mon, Dec 5, 2016UPDATED: 13:39, Mon, Dec 5, 2016

Attending the Gulf Co-operation Council summit in Bahrain, the Prime Minister is moving to free up business transactions between the UK and Middle East.

Mrs May is only the third Western leader, and first woman, to be invited to the gathering.

Speaking ahead of the visit, the Prime Minister said: "The Gulf is already our largest investor and our second biggest non-European export market and I think there is huge potential to expand this relationship in the years ahead.


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"That's why it is such an honour to be invited to attend the Gulf Co-operation Council where I will have the opportunity to talk to all six leaders about how we can develop our trade relationship, as well as co-operation on security and defence.

"Across these six countries there are exciting opportunities for British business, from energy to education, infrastructure to healthcare and here in the UK, investment from the Gulf is helping to regenerate cities from Aberdeen to Teesside, Manchester to London.

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Theresa May is the first woman to be invited to the gathering.


"As the UK leaves the EU, we should seize the opportunity to forge a new trade arrangement between the UK and the Gulf. This could transform the way we do business and lock in a new level of prosperity for our people for generations to come."

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Downing Street was using the two-day trip starting on Monday to announce a new five-year multiple entry visa for British businesses visiting Saudi Arabia, British participation in Expo 2020 in Dubai, and a joint working group to thrash out post-Brexit trade deals.

The Government says it has identified £30 billion of top level opportunities for British businesses across 15 sectors over the next five years.

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Mrs May hopes closer ties will allow the UK greater influence pushing its values
Mrs May will attend a dinner with the six leaders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman on Tuesday, before addressing the plenary session of the summit on Wednesday.

Before leaving for the visit, Mrs May said the controversial human rights record of Gulf states should not be a bar to increased post-Brexit trade with them.

With her hosts having been sharply criticised for the way they suppressed protests during the Arab Spring, Mrs May insisted closer ties will allow the UK greater influence in pushing its values.


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[hussain0216]

sucking the balls of the arabs

 

[Steve781]

With the US/EU/Turkish/Gulf backed head choppers on the brink of defeat in Aleppo and Trump elected in the US we should end our "Assad must go" stance.

I don't think any of the powers having presence in this region is in the slightest bit interested in "destroying ISIS" or "tackling terrorism".

They are here for different reasons.

We want to make money. No shit genius.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Yes, and they'll the terrorists by supporting other terrorists. Same old story for the last 50 years. They don't want to completely destroy ISIS, just keep it contained to the middle east so they don't have to worry about it.

Yes blame all your ills on us,Nothing new there, heard that countless times.
I'm sure your home country Pakistan suffering from suicide bombings and constant homegrown terror networks/jihadists is also the work of Britain .

 

[Mamluk]

We want to make money.

Thanks for being honest.

 

[hussain0216]

Yes blame all your ills on us,Nothing new there, heard that countless times.
I'm sure your home country Pakistan suffering from suicide bombings and constant homegrown terror networks/jihadists is also the work of Britain .

Truth be told Britain left alot of mess in its colonial wake

 

[Mamluk]

Yes, and they'll the terrorists by supporting other terrorists. Same old story for the last 50 years. They don't want to completely destroy ISIS, just keep it contained to the middle east so they don't have to worry about it.

Worry about it? Why would they? ISIS is nothing - they can wipe it off the face of Earth in a few days.

ISIS and similar terror outfits are just tools in big power games. At the end of the day, the goal is material wealth - using whatever means.

 

[Steve781]

Worry about it? Why would they? ISIS is nothing - they can wipe it off the face of Earth in a few days.

ISIS and similar terror outfits are just tools in big power games. At the end of the day, the goal is material wealth - using whatever means.

You got that right

https://twitter.com/x/status/805767568548044800

 

[mike2000 is back]

With the US/EU/Turkish/Gulf backed head choppers on the brink of defeat in Aleppo and Trump elected in the US we should end our "Assad must go" stance.

If you really believe we want to make Assad leave then you still don't understand what's going on in Syria. You really think if the U.S,U.K and France REALLY WANTED ASSAD gone, you believe he will still be in power today? Lol
Assad is nowhere 1/5th as strong as Saddam's Iraq was. He is as good as Gaddafi was. If we all wanted him gone he will long be gone and we would have intervened long ago way before Russia even got involved.
The conflict started as a peaceful protest against a tyrant, but due to his troops brutality against his own people , his own army featured and many defected and started fighting back. It's way after the protest had turned into a civil war/armed conflict that foreign and regional powers got involved. There was no ISIS for years when Assad was already fighting/killing his opponents. Lol Isis came wayyyyyy later. Now everybody uses ISIS for their own personal interests. Lol

Anyway, her visit is mainly business and trade oriented. The Military part is just a small part of the bigger picture.

 

[Flash_Ninja]

Yes blame all your ills on us,Nothing new there, heard that countless times.
I'm sure your home country Pakistan suffering from suicide bombings and constant homegrown terror networks/jihadists is also the work of Britain .

homegrown terrorists also come from Britain?

America and Britain bankrolled jihadists and fundamentalists to counter socialism, and protect their business interests. now its spun out of control because they fought a pointless conflict and ran off leaving the victims with just a pile of rubble to rebuild.

if Iraq/Afghanistan didnt happen then there would be no ISIS

 

[mike2000 is back]

homegrown terrorists also come from Britain?

America and Britain bankrolled jihadists and fundamentalists to counter socialism, and protect their business interests. now its spun out of control because they fought a pointless conflict and ran off leaving the victims with just a pile of rubble to rebuild.

if Iraq/Afghanistan didnt happen then there would be no ISIS

Wait you say we bankrolled Jihadists(Afghan war against the soviets)to counter socialism?
So you mean your own country Pakistan was at the forefront of sponsoring jihadists then?since we were merely helping you militarily (equipment wise) to deal with the soviet invasion of Afghanistan and threatening Pakistan. You people could have refused our help and face the Soviets and India(with Northern alliance in Afghanistan)alone then, let's see if you could have lasted 1week. Lol. Seems you want to eat your cake and have it.

Truth be told Britain left alot of mess in its colonial wake

Don't keep blaming colonial past for your country's abject poverty and failures. There are Many countries out there that we colonised(including the U.S, Canada Australia) who are as advanced if not more wealthier than we are today. Stop using the past to justify your country's pathetic performance .
Look at Singapore And even Hong Kong, they were our colonies as well. Lol
Similarly, South Korea was a Japanese colony and suffered from terrible wars even after WWII , they were still among the poorest countries in the world even after the Korean war ,but now look where they are today.
Keep crying about our colonial past, if it makes you people feel better. Lol