THE British Government has dismissed as “absurd conspiracy theories” claims by former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo that the United Kingdom is backing President Mnangagwa and his party Zanu-PF ahead of the country’s harmonised elections.
Instead, the UK said it was impartially advocating for a free and fair electoral process and was funding civil society organisations to promote a credible election.
In a series of tweets on Sunday, Prof Moyo – who fled into exile during Operation Restore Legacy in November last year – accused the British Government and its Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ms Catriona Laing of supporting President Mnangagwa’s administration.
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