An FOI request shows that Kwasi Kwarteng met with three CEOs from oil firms who flew him around the kingdom and lobbied him on the UK's energy policy.
It comes as the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has described Joe Biden’s decision to visit Saudi Arabia as “heartbreaking”, accusing the US president of backing down from his pledge of prioritising human rights.
It comes as the Met Police start compiling evidence and interviewing key witnesses on alleged lockdown-busting gatherings in No 10.
Johnson will meet the Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh days after the largest mass execution in the kingdom in modern history.
Director general Tim Davie last month outlined a "deep decarbonisation" strategy to help the BBC reach net zero by 2030.
Amnesty International has said the takeover is "an extremely bitter blow for human rights defenders".
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