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National’s Saudi house of cards collapses with leaked letter

 Murray McCully, Tim Groser and Michelle Boag sent 2011 letter about potential resumption of live export trade; Key changes story on cause of action.

Jamie Ball
Thu, 25 Jun 2015

Contrary to the government’s assertions over the past two months, a leaked letter from 2011 reveals that National, rather than Labour, was “looking seriously” at restarting the live export sheep trade with Saudi Arabia.

The November 2011 Brownrigg Agriculture letter to Foreign Affairs Minister

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Jamie Ball
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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