Theresa May and Boris Johnson should deliver tough messages during Bin Salman visit

Expand Putra Mahkota Mohammed bin Salman menghadiri upacara wisuda di King Faisal Air College di Riyadh, Arab Saudi, 25 Januari 2017. © 2017 Reuters On Wednesday, the British government will roll out the red carpet for Saudi's crown prince and de facto leader, Mohammed Bin Salman. If you listen to Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson – who has called the prince, dubbed "MBS", "a remarkable young man" – you'd think that the prince is promoting reform in Saudi Arabia and peace in neighbouring Yemen. He is doing neither. Repression and violations Despite MBS' ambitious reform rhetoric…

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