Category: Arms trade

Activists say they have proof ministers tried to influence police over Israeli arms firm protests

Palestine Action says papers show ministers attempted to sway police and prosecutors to crack down on protesters Internal government documents show that Home Office ministers and staff tried to influence police and prosecutors...

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Campaigners press US to ban Israel arms sales after UK’s partial halt

Activists say Britain’s decision bolsters case for Congress to follow suit and may embolden opposition to Biden policyThe UK’s decision to suspend some arms exports to Israel has bolstered the case for Congress to...

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Priti Patel repeats call for Tory members to have more say in running party after defeat in leadership race – as it happened

Former home secretary finishes behind Mel Stride with Robert Jenrick leading the contest at this stage. This live blog is closedPriti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership contest in first roundPMQs is starting soon. Here is the...

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Priti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership race with Robert Jenrick securing most votes in first round – UK politics live

Former home secretary finishes behind Mel Stride after only securing 14 votesGrenfell Tower inquiry report – live updatesPMQs is starting soon. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.Kemi Badenoch is the clear...

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Downing Street insists UK remains ‘staunch ally’ of Israel after Netanyahu brands arms sales decision as ‘shameful’ – UK politics live

Spokesperson for Keir Starmer refuses to accept decision by UK government damages diplomatic relations with IsraelTom Tugendhat, the former security minister, is launching his campaign for the Tory leadership. There is a live...

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Which countries have banned or restricted arms sales to Israel?

As the UK shifts its position on supplying weapons, here is how different countries have responded to the war in GazaIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesBritain is the latest country to shift its position on arms sales...

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Benjamin Netanyahu says UK decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel ‘shameful’ amid growing backlash – UK politics live

Israeli PM says ‘shameful decision will not change Israel’s determination to defeat Hamas’Israel Katz, the Israeli foreign minister, has also issued a statement criticising the UK’s decisiont to suspend...

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Defence secretary rejects Boris Johnson’s claim suspension of some arms sales means UK ‘abandoning Israel’ – UK politics live

Foreign secretary David Lammy announced on Monday some arms sales to Israel were being suspendedGood morning. The Hamas massacre of Israelis on 7 October last year, and Israel’s brutal war in Gaza that has been going on...

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UK decision to suspend some Israel arms sales faces growing backlash

Criticism of decision comes from across political spectrum, with some saying ban does not go far enoughThe decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel was facing a growing backlash from all sides, with Boris Johnson accusing...

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Starmer rejects Badenoch’s claim Labour is ‘clueless’ and urges Tories to apologise for the ‘mess they made’ – as it happened

PM says he will not take lectures from previous government as Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership campaignKemi Badenoch is speaking now. She says she wants to talk about the future.She was born in the UK, but “grew up...

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Special relationship at risk if UK bans arms sales to Israel, says Trump adviser

Robert O’Brien says UK could face US counter-embargos and put its role in F-35 fighter jet project in dangerLabour risks a serious rift in the UK’s special relationship with the US if it goes ahead with a ban on arms...

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