section_path: Foreign involvement/United Kingdom
section_name: United Kingdom
paragraph_text: United Kingdom
  
  In June 2024, The Guardian reported that according to multiple sources, UK government officials "attempted to suppress criticism" of the United Arab Emirates and its alleged role in supplying arms to the RSF. Furthermore, the UK is the UN Security Council's " penholder " for Sudan. In early 2023, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office initiated secret talks between the RSF and the UK.
  
  Sudan's Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council Malik Agar criticized the British government during a December 2024 meeting with the Head of the UK Office for Sudan. Agar said that "If Britain wants to end the suffering of the Sudanese people, it must communicate with the UAE to stop the logistical support it provides to the militia". Agar also denounced the UK's penholder status for Sudan on the United Nations Security Council, and demanded a change in the UK's foreign policy towards Sudan as a prerequisite for improving bilateral ties.