Stop Arming Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is the UK's biggest arms customer and most shameful relationship. One of the world's most authoritarian regimes, its repression at home and aggression abroad is propped up and supported by UK arms sales. Sign the petition to stop the arms sales.

This Thursday the European Parliament will vote on a Resolution on the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen and an amendment calling for an immediate arms embargo to Saudi Arabia. This is an important opportunity to increase the pressure on the UK and other European governments to act. Please email your MEP today, asking them to support the resolution.

Protect local democracy

The government is trying to block local authorities from making ethical investment decisions relating to the arms trade. This is an astonishing attack on local democracy and on arms trade campaigning, but it could have even wider implications. Please ask your MP to support EDM 1020, a parliamentary petition objecting to the proposals.

Security and Jobs

The current approach to achieving 'security' – more military spending and intervention – makes nobody safer. In fact, it fuels the very threats it purports to tackle, while neglecting root causes of insecurity such as climate change and inequality.

Investing in green energy rather than Trident and arms sales would create more and better jobs and a safer world for all. An investment of £200m – half the cost of one warship – could make Scotland a global leader in green energy.

• Find out more about how to take part in Labour’s review of its defence policy to highlight the devastating impact of current UK policy and the alternatives.

Security and Policing

From 8-10 March, the Home Office and the arms industry trade body are organising Security and Policing. The government's arms sales unit, UKTI DSO, is responsible for inviting international delegations and last year 16 authoritarian regimes, including Saudi Arabia, were on the invite list.

A coalition of groups is joining the dots between the companies that are fuelling and profiting from conflict and the refugee crisis, and the government's role in exporting repression. Find out what's planned.