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UCL: We can't end Qatar campus 'slavery'

A LONDON university that claimed it has no control over a “slavery” scandal at its Qatar campus is under pressure to act from shadow international development minister Alison McGovern.

Ms McGovern expressed her alarm at working conditions at the site in a letter to University College London (UCL) published yesterday.

The front-bench Labour MP and former UCL student requested urgent face-to-face talks with UCL international vice-provost Dame Nicola Brewer.

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