European Parliament votes in favour of EU-wide arms export embargo against Saudi Arabia

European Parliament votes for EU-wide arms export embargo against Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has been accused of bombing civilians with European-made equipment during in its war in Yemen

The Government must approve all arms exports by UK companies abroad. Overall UK licences granted to military equipment to the country are £6.7 billion since David Cameron took office in 2010 and £2.8 billion since the bombing of Yemen began.



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