Campaign Against Arms Trade has accused David Cameron of relying on inflated and out of date job figures to defend government promotiojn of arms sales.

Campaign Against Arms Trade is calling for action to protect public decision-making from behind-the-scenes influence of arms companies.

The UK Government has been threatened with legal action over its failure to stop the export of components for the drones used by the CIA in Pakistan.

A report by the Committees on Arms Export Controls says the UK must betteridentify the risk of arms transfers being used for repression or human rights violations.