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Department for International Trade
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UK Government faces legal challenge over arms supply for Yemen’s war
The UK Government is facing a legal challenge in the high court over its supply of weapons for the war in Yemen.
UK’s second-hand clothing pollutes African nations
On Korle-Gonno beach in Accra, Ghana’s bustling capital, reams of tangled clothing are burrowed into the sand.
Export licence system lets ‘illegal’ arms sales to Saudi Arabia continue
Bombs and missiles will still be exported to Saudi Arabia under a secretive licensing system despite a court ruling that UK arms sales are illegal.
Yemen: hundreds of alleged war crimes but only 79 investigations
There have been 366 alleged war crimes in Yemen but only 79 investigations by the Saudi-led coalition - and none by the Ministry of Defence.
Liam Fox spends tens of millions on firms warning of Brexit dangers
Liam Fox's Brexit trade department has spent tens of millions on companies that have warned of "chaos" after the UK leaves the European Union.
