How did the UK become a global arms dealer?

Weekly Economics Podcast by New Economics Podcast

Oct 14, 202500:41:54News & Politics

Israel’s attacks on Gaza have been described by ministers as “intolerable”, “appalling” and “cruel”. Last year this government suspended around a tenth of Israel’s arms export licences. Yet this summer the UK managed to...

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