International Trade Secretary Liz Truss is making up for lost time after sales of our weaponry used to blow up children were suspended for a year following legal action by the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT). And the end of an Appeal Court ban is good news for the Saudi dictatorship. “By arming the brutal Saudi dictatorship the UK is making itself complicit in the atrocities and abuses inflicted on Yemen. Saudi is leading a military coalition against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and is the biggest single buyer of our arms. Industry estimates claim that around 55,000 UK jobs rely on the trade.

Source: Daily Mirror October 10, 2020 19:27 UTC