He praised the UAE for banning the Muslim Brotherhood and said a Reform government would do the same, according to sources. The UAE, meanwhile, is a Middle Eastern dictatorship with no free speech and a population largely made up of migrants. This wasn’t the only time that Tice has spoken about issues important to Abu Dhabi in parliament. According to sources with knowledge of the matter, Zahawi has helped Reform cultivate relations with the government in Abu Dhabi. In December 2024, speaking at a finance conference in Abu Dhabi, Marshall sang the praises of the emirate and compared it favourably to Britain: “Income tax: Britain 45 percent, Abu Dhabi zero; capital gains tax: Abu Dhabi zero, Britain’s just gone to 24.