UK declines to follow US in suspending Saudi arms sales over Yemen
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5DXRB)
Foreign minister says Britain will continue to assess issue according to strict licensing criteria'
British ministers have refused to join the US in suspending arms sales to Saudi Arabia for offensive use in war-torn Yemen, saying the UK makes its own decisions about selling weapons.
The US president, Joe Biden, announced the suspension last week, meeting a longstanding campaign pledge.
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