The UK government has been accused of complicity in a clandestine web of bribery involving a former Saudi king, his son and senior Saudi officials to secure lucrative arms deals. The British government orchestrated a “deniable fiddle” so they could send payments to Prince Abdullah, who would rule the kingdom for a decade, of up to £60 million, said a QC representing two men charged with corruption in relation to Saudi contracts, reported the Guardian. Barrister Ian Winter said the covert operation used private contractors; namely Airbus subsidiary GPT, “which would permit [the British governme…