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Labour MP Resigns Amid Cyprus Trip Controversy

8/16/2025

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Afzal Khan, Labour MP for Manchester Rusholme, resigned as the UK's trade envoy to Turkey amid controversy.
He personally funded a trip to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, meeting the president of the self-declared Turkish Republic.
The visit faced backlash from both the Cypriot government and the UK Cypriot community.

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Afzal Khan, Labour MP for Manchester Rusholme, resigned as the UK's trade envoy to Turkey amid controversy.
He personally funded a trip to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, meeting the president of the self-declared Turkish Republic.
The visit faced backlash from both the Cypriot government and the UK Cypriot community.