UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia are declared unlawful by Court of Appeal as senior judges demand a
review of £4.7billion trade in jets, drones and missiles. British arms sold to Saudi Arabia and then
used in Yemen were ruled unlawful today - but the UK can still continue its £4.7billion trade
in weapons and aircraft with the Gulf state. Campaigners have won a landmark legal
challenge at the Court of Appeal in London after convincing judges the UK-made weapons
contributed to civilian casualties as jets from the Saudi-led coalition bombed their
neighbour.The Court of Appeal ruling published this morning says that 'the process of decision-making
by the government was wrong in law in one significant respect'.