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Yvette Cooper: The people of Sudan continue to pay the price for a war fuelled not only by guns and fighters, but by illicit flows of…

On the recordJuly 16, 2026
The people of Sudan continue to pay the price for a war fuelled not only by guns and fighters, but by illicit flows of gold and finance to fill the war chests on both sides.
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Yvette Cooper
Labour Party

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Discussing sanctions on Sudan's gold trade

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