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Anti-arms campaigners slam government decision to resume licensing of arms to Saudi Arabia
Elizabeth Windsor greets Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, in March 2018

ANTI-ARMS campaigners slammed the government’s decision to allow new arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the rest of the coalition bombing Yemen today as “disgraceful and morally bankrupt.”

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss announced the decision to resume the granting of new licences for arms sales to the country today. 

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) condemned the decision and said that it was considering the next legal steps. 

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