article_snippet: Last month, following the death of King Abdullah, Prime Minister David Cameron defended Britain's ties with Saudi Arabia - despite Saudi Arabia’s record on human rights.
article_snippet: He added: 'Now, you can be Prime Minister and say exactly what you think about every regime in the world and make great headlines, and give great speeches.
article_snippet: But I think my first job is to try and keep Saudi Arabia safe from terrorism
article_snippet: and if that means you have to build strong relationships sometimes with regimes you don't always agree with, that I think is part of the job and that is the way I do it.