“Saudi Arabia has been commended for allowing women the right to drive; the opening of cinemas and other entertainment establishments; ending the power of arrest of the religious police. In parallel however, there have been arrests of the activists who for years had advocated for these changes.”

British politician

Crispin Blunt is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Reigate from 1997 to 2024. A former Conservative, he held ministerial office in the Ministry of Justice and later chaired the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice from 2010 to 2012. From 2015 until 2017, he chaired the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, a role that placed him at the center of scrutiny over Britain’s foreign policy. His public profile is tied to parliamentary work, ministerial duties, and foreign affairs.