MP calls for 'immediate' vote on jet-fighter parts exports

Parliament should vote "immediately" on whether the Government should continue exporting fighter jet parts used by Israel, a Leeds MP has said after the High Court dismissed a legal challenge.

- by Harriet Sutton

Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq took legal action against the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) over its decision to continue licensing exports of components for F-35 fighter jets, telling a hearing in May that it was unlawful and "gives rise to a significant risk of facilitating crime".