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A report on arms exports by a key committee of MPs has failed to examine the Government’s recent suspension of a Serious Fraud Office investigation into BAE’s arms deals with Saudi Arabia. The Quadripartite Committee – which brings together the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Select Committees – gave only

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO) is to be shut down. The news follows a high-profile campaign by CAAT and other groups for the closure of DESO, a Government unit whose purpose is to promote sales for private arms companies, despite being funded

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has applied to the High Court to re-list injunctive proceedings against BAE Systems concerning confidential CAAT documents that have been leaked to BAE. BAE admitted earlier this year to paying a private investigator to gather information on CAAT, but fresh evidence has revealed that BAE has been involved in

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has welcomed reports that the Government plans to close down the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO), a unit of the Ministry of Defence whose role is to find sales opportunities for private arms companies. The news follows CAAT’s high-profile campaign for DESO’s closure. CAAT has called on the Government

Documents released today – following court action by activist comedian Mark Thomas – reveal that the UK Government was prepared to break international law in order to terminate the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) inquiry into BAE’s dealings with Saudi Arabia. [1] The admission is made in the Government’s response to judicial review proceedings initiated by

Research published today by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) reveals that 75 local authorities in the UK hold investments in BAE Systems through their pension funds. CAAT used the Freedom of Information Act to question all local authority pension funds, which between them own shares in BAE worth over £300million. The research comes after

Until the recent shocking events of the past couple of days our new Prime Minister Gordon Brown seemed to have a permanent grin attached to his face. In every photo in every paper there he was beaming from ear-to-ear, an expression that I had never seen him reveal as Chancellor. Gordon Brown had obviously been

As Gordon Brown prepares to become Prime Minister today, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has called on him to show his independence from Tony Blair by reopening the Serious Fraud Office inquiry into BAE’s arms deals with Saudi Arabia. The call comes the day after the US Department of Justice confirmed that it was