Weapons sales to Saudi now declared illegal – but Corbyn was attempting to end them years ago

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has today called on the government to accept a court ruling outlawing the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia because they are being used against civilians in the awful carnage in Yemen:

The UK government should accept today’s court ruling that arms sales to Saudi Arabia are unlawful because of their use against civilians in Yemen.



UK advice, assistance and arms supplies to Saudi's war in Yemen is a moral stain on our country.



Arms sales to Saudi must stop now. — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) June 20, 2019

Corbyn’s record on Saudi Arabian arms sales is impeccable. In 2016, the Labour leader forced a vote in the House of Commons on a motion to halt weapons sales and military support to that country in the devastation it was inflicting on Yemen:

Shamefully, the likely next Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson voted against the motion – as did each one of the remaining Tory leadership hopefuls.

Labour deputy leader Tom Watson – currently the centre of a storm of scorn for ignoring Labour’s Brexit policy and his attempts to use the media to paint Labour into a full-remain corner – did not vote for Corbyn’s motion.

SKWAWKBOX view:

As the media and centrists push harder than ever to smear and undermine the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn continues to demonstrate his humanitarian and political credentials – even when it is against the odds and without glory, he has consistently been on the right side of history on vital issues.

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