‘Bent MOD official was given a new car’

A former MoD official accused of paying nearly £10m in bribes to top brass in the Saudi Arabian military in exchange for defence contracts was gifted with a new car, a court heard. Jeffrey Cook, 67, helped funnel the money to officials in the Saudi National Guard so they would use his company for military communications, it is claimed. Cook received £45,000, along with new cars for him and his wife, in commissions after persuading his boss to use £702,000…