UK urged to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen war

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UK urged to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen war
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A letter from opposition party leaders says 'time is running out' and Yemen 'stands on the brink of catastrophe'.

This included 10,852 of the 17,640 UN documented civilian casualties in Yemen.

They accused the UK of being unwilling to accept any correlation between the UK's arms trade and support for the Saudi government, a key ally in the region.

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