Senior UK politician praises UAE’s ‘quiet leadership’ securing Mideast peace

LONDON:  A senior British politician has praised the UAE for its role in “discreetly shaping peace and stability” in the Middle East and North Africa.

Tobias Ellwood, a former government minister and chair of the UK Defence Select Committee, said Britain needs to work closely with the UAE, calling it a “loyal ally” and “a worthy member of the UN Security Council.”

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he highlighted the UAE’s “quiet leadership” in a region where “diplomatic momentum has been all but lost, but stability is vital.”