Category - UK government

April 20, 2016

New report shows over £2.8bn UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia

The latest official government figures, collated by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), reveal that the UK approved £2.8 billion worth of arms sales to Saudi Arabia since the bombing of Yemen began.
April 20, 2016

Government backs away from plans on union subscriptions

The government yesterday backed away from plans to ban workers from opting to pay their union subscriptions through payroll in the public sector – the so-called ‘check-off’ system.
April 18, 2016

UK-Saudi ‘target training’ revealed amid concerns over Yemen

UK military personnel have provided nearly 400 hours of targeting training to Saudi forces since the start of a Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen, it has emerged.
April 18, 2016

UK response to Panama Papers an 'increasingly tangled web'

The UK government appears to be scrambling around for new policies to shut down the debate on financial transparency, rather than using the momentum created by the Panama Papers to drive through real change, says Christian Aid.
April 14, 2016

UK failing to protect vulnerable refugees say aid agencies

The UK is failing in its responsibility to protect some of the world’s most vulnerable people who have been displaced by conflict, violence, persecution and poverty, a group of 13 aid and refugee agencies said today (14 April 2016).
April 11, 2016

UK plays 'critical' role in Yemen drone war

It has emerged that the British government is directly involved in the covert US programme in Yemen, including secret drone strikes, despite having denied such involvement for several years.
April 7, 2016

£1.7 trillion military spending 'destroying global economy'

Conscience, the peace building NGO, is supporting the Global Day of Action on Military Spending this year by raising awareness of the £1.7 trillion spent by governments on war.
April 5, 2016

Foreign Affairs Committee to monitor Briton held in Ethiopia

Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) has said it will monitor the case of a British father held in Ethiopia, among other cases, amid concerns that the government has lessened its commitment to ending human rights abuses abroad.
April 5, 2016

Panama Papers 'explode UK excuses' for tolerating secrecy

The Panama Papers have exploded any remaining excuses the UK had for allowing secrecy in its tax havens, Christian Aid said yesterday..
April 4, 2016

Saudi executions on course to double 2015 total

This year has seen Saudi Arabia execute 82 people so far, according to new research by the international human rights organisation Reprieve – which suggests the Kingdom is on course to behead twice as many prisoners as last year.