Hilary Benn calls for revival of Commons committee on arms controls to examine licences for weapons used by RiyadhLabour is calling for the urgent re-establishment of parliament’s watchdog on arms exports to investigate whether British weapons sold to Saudi Arabia are breaching international humanitarian law in Yemen.
Hilary Benn,the shadow foreign secretary, urged action by the House of Commons committee on arms export controls after it emerged that the body has not re-convened since the general election final May.
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Source: theguardian.com