Government has shown it cannot be trusted to uphold Court ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia – there must be an arms embargo
Government has shown it cannot be trusted to uphold Court ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia - there must be an arms embargo
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UK Government issues apology after failing to comply with Court ruling on arms sales to Saudi for use in Yemen
UK Government issues apology after failing to comply with Court ruling on arms sales to Saudi for use in Yemen
Tomorrow’s DSEI arms fair will bring a roll call of despots, dictatorships and arms dealers to London
The DSEI arms fair opens at the Excel Centre in East London tomorrow
CAAT response to Saudi-bombing of detention centre in Yemen: A terrible atrocity that Downing Street is complicit in
Reports from International Committee of the Red Cross indicate 100 people killed in Saudi air strike on Yemen
UK licensed £6.3 billion worth of arms to Saudi-led forces in first 4 years of Yemen bombing
In June 2019, Court of Appeal ruled that Government acted unlawfully in licencing arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
As Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson licensed £1.2 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia
Government statistics show that during his tenure as Foreign Secretary, Johnson approved £1.2 billion worth of arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
UK licensed £650 million worth of arms to Saudi Arabia in six months that followed Khashoggi murder
Newly released arms export statistics show that the UK Government licensed £648 million worth of arms to Saudi Arabia in the six months that followed the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Court of Appeal upholds ban on future arms sales to Saudi Arabia, but gives Government permission to appeal verdict
Government given permission to appeal Court of Appeal verdict that it acted ‘irrationally’ and ‘unlawfully’ in allowing arms sales to Saudi
