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Petition · past parliament

Stop Arms Transfers to Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

As citizens of the UK we call upon the government to completely suspend arms sales to the Saudi-led coalition which continues to mercilessly bomb Yemen. Despite going to court and shamefully seeking to appeal the decision AGAINST exporting arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The United Kingdom officially supports the Saudi-led coalition blockade of Yemen through arms transfers made to the Saudi government. This blockade has been compounded by numerous other issues such as flooding, COVID-19, and an economic crisis to name a few. This has resulted in the world's worst humanitarian crisis with 4/5 of the Yemeni population at risk.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Provide immediate aid to Yemen and stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia.

Timeline

13 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
16 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Jul 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.