Sudan humanitarian disaster: UK must block arms sales to the UAE  

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

The Liberal Democrats have called for the UK to cease selling arms to the UAE as horrific reports of cold-blooded executions by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) spread.

The RSF seized the key city of el-Fasher over the weekend in a rapid escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

This week, the Guardian reported that UK military equipment had been used by the paramilitaries in Sudan, who have been accused of genocide.

Liberal Democrat International Development Spokesperson, Monica Harding MP, said:

"The civil war in Sudan is the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world. Millions are on the brink of starvation and experiencing unimaginable suffering.

"The possibility that British military equipment is contributing to the horrors occurring there, and aiding the carnage caused by the RSF, is horrific.

"The UK must cease all arms sales to the UAE immediately - until we can confirm without a doubt that no British weapons are going via the UAE to the RSF.”

ENDS

Please see initial reporting on the party’s calls for an arms embargo here, reported by the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/30/britain-urged-stop-selling-weapons-uae-genocide-claims/ 

Please see reporting by the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/28/uk-military-equipment-rapid-support-forces-rsf-militia-accused-genocide-found-sudan-united-nations