QATAR’S £40bn BET ON UK

Qatari firms hold £40bn of investments in the UK – and plan £5bn more

Investments include a 22pc stake in Sainsbury’s and 20pc in BA owner IAG

They also have a 20pc holding in Heathrow

And they own 10.3pc of London Stock Exchange; 8.5pc of miner Glencore and 6pc of Barclays

They own Harrods, The Shard and The Savoy

Qatar also supplies 90pc of liquefied natural gas imported by the UK