Dowden: Advice on UK Arms Sales to Israel Remains Unchanged

The deputy prime minister said the UK is holding Israel to a high standard.

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, on April 7, 2024. Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Oliver Dowden has said the foreign secretary’s advice on the UK’s arms exports to Israel remains unchanged as the government faces pressure to halt the sales.

Speaking to broadcasters on Sunday morning, the deputy prime minister said the UK will not be sending arms to Israel if it can’t legally do so.