THE British government is facing mounting pressure to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia after President Joe Biden announced an end to US support for the bombing of Yemen.
The United States, which will freeze arms sales to the despotic kingdom, is the world’s largest exporter of military supplies. Between 2015 and 2019, US-made weaponry accounted for almost three-quarters of arms sales to Saudi Arabia, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Britain has also been a major provider of arms to the Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen. Since the war began in March 2015, Britain has licensed at least £5.4 billion worth of military equipment to the Saudi regime.
BRITAIN must follow the lead of the Biden administration and freeze arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, anti-arms campaigners have urged.
The United States is the world’s largest arms exporter, with its sales accounting for about a third of the global trade in military hardware.
US-made equipment accounted for almost three-quarters of all sales to Saudi Arabia by volume from 2015 to 2019, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Britain is also a major contributor to Saudi Arabia, with at least £5.4 billion worth of arms supplied to Saudi forces since the start of the the war in Yemen.
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