The UK has licensed the sales of over eight billion dollars of military hardware to Saudi Arabia since British Prime Minister David Cameron took office in May 2010. According to the latest figures released by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) NGO, since Cameron was elected almost sixyearsago, Britain has also sold arms to 24 of the 27 ...

The UK government has approved more than 3,000 export licences for military sales to countries which it believes have questionable records on human rights, MPs say. The House of Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls says the value of the existing export licences to the 27 countries in question exceeds 12bn. This includes significant sales ...