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BLOOD ON HIS HANDS? Philip Hammond was in Saudi Arabia to discuss economic co-operation despite the Court of Appeal finding that arms sales to the country broke the law because of its brutal war on Yemen
CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond rubbed shoulders with Saudi Arabia’s warmongering King Salman at a royal palace in Jeddah today.
Hammond’s scheming with the kleptocrat over potential finance and security co-operation was immediately criticised by Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT), which said it showed Britain’s “uncritical support” for the dictatorship.
CAAT spokesman Andrew Smith told the Star: “Only two weeks ago the Court of Appeal found that the UK government was breaking the law by arming and supporting the terrible Saudi-led bombardment of Yemen.
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The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism