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Boris Johnson slammed for joke on UK becoming ‘Saudi Arabia of penal policy’

Boris Johnson has come under fire for a joke on the UK becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of penal policy’ under Priti Patel, the country’s home secretary.
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