British arms sales prolonging Saudi war in Yemen, says Oxfam

UK exports including air-to-air refuelling equipment will prolong conflict, say campaigners

Oxfam has accused the British government of prolonging the war in Yemen by allowing the export of air-to-air refuelling equipment that it fears could be used to help the Saudi air force conduct indiscriminate bombing in the country.

The technology was licensed to Riyadh last summer when arms restrictions were lifted, alongside 1.4bn of other sales, and can be used to help war planes fly longer missions at a time when the conflict is intensifying.