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Corbyn Calls for UK Arms Sale Suspension to UAE

11/5/2025

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Jeremy Corbyn, a British politician, urged the UK to suspend arms sales to the UAE after reports of weapons used by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan.
He cited mass killings in El Fasher, with 12.9 million displaced by the conflict.
The UK arms exports totaled £750 million to the UAE from 2019 to 2023.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper defended the regulations as strong.

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Story summary

Jeremy Corbyn, a British politician, urged the UK to suspend arms sales to the UAE after reports of weapons used by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan.
He cited mass killings in El Fasher, with 12.9 million displaced by the conflict.
The UK arms exports totaled £750 million to the UAE from 2019 to 2023.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper defended the regulations as strong.