UK urged to follow Biden’s lead and end Yemen war support
UK pressed to step up efforts to help impose a ceasefire in Yemen by suspending arms exports to Saudi.
UK pressed to step up efforts to help impose a ceasefire in Yemen by suspending arms exports to Saudi.
Saudi Arabia is the largest buyer, with UK-made weapons playing a central role in the Saudi-led bombardment of Yemen (pictured), campaigners say.
The UK has licensed at least £5.3 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia since the conflict began in March 2015 – but the real figure could be far higher.
Charity reveals increased UK arms licensing activity with the fastest growth in sales to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen.
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The government said it condemned the murder “in the strongest possible terms” but has kept selling arms.
The UK has licensed at least £4.7 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia since the bombing campaign in Yemen began in 2015.
In the wake of alleged war crimes in Yemen, there is a consensus on the left that it is time to stop arming Saudi Arabia. But what would a progressive arms policy look like?
UK-backed siege in Yemen could constitute a war crime, say Amnesty – as leading progressives demand No 10 stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Past interventions in Yemen and Palestine have taught us that the Syrian strike is unlikely to be about (nor successful in) protecting defenceless civilians.