Jeremy Corbyn has demanded the UK end its policy of selling £4.5billion of “deadly weapons” to Saudi Arabia in an angry PMQs attack.
Labour’s leader told Theresa May “save those lives!” as he blasted her for not going far enough after a Court of Appeal defeat.
Top judges ruled last week the UK made no attempt to assess if Saudi Arabia had breached international humanitarian law in Yemen.
Britain has now suspended new arms exports licences to the country until the case is resolved. But the UK government wants to appeal.
Mr Corbyn said instead of appealing, the judgement should be a “wake up call”.
“There is overwhelming evidence that war crimes are being committed in Yemen by Saudi forces,” he said.
“Instead of appealing the judgement why not accept the judgement and stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia now and bring about peace in the Yemen and save those lives.”
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/corbyn-demands-45bn-saudi-arms-17260536
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