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UK government approved export of repressive equipment to US months after crackdown on BLM protests
UK licensed at least £420,000 worth of ‘anti-riot’ shields within months of police violence against BLM protests UK-made shields were linked to police violence at the time of protests UK arms export criteria bans sale of weapons for internal repression Government statistics, compiled by Campaign Against Arms Trade for the