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Yemeni Human Right and Saudi Arms Sales

Yemen is facing a major humanitarian crisis. A devastating conflict has left children and families in urgent need of food, water and medical supplies. Currently, 1.71 million children are internally displaced. No place in Yemen is safe for children.

40% of the UK’s weapons sales between 2010 and 2019 went to Saudi Arabia, who are major contributors to the crisis.

An Early Day Motion (EDM), calling on the Government to end all support for the war and suspend all arms sales to Saudi Arabia immediately, has been tabled in the House of Commons

Merseyside MPs Paula Barker (Wavertree), Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside), Dan Carden (Walton) and Mick Whitley (Birkenhead) have already pledged their support, but many other are yet to do so. If your MP hasn’t signed, please get in touch with them as soon as possible. You can find their contact details on the Parliament website at https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

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Trident replacement cost rises to £205 billion

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National CND has announced that the cost replacing Trident will cost £205,000,000,000 (billion).

With Parliament set to vote later this year, we urge you to lobby your MP and tell them to reject a new generation of nuclear weapons. Instead this money should be spent on the NHS, education, transport and other vital public services. If you live in Merseyside you can find the contact details of your MP in this document.

The Cost of Replacement

  • Manufacturing four new submarines – £31 billion
  • Contingency fund – £10 billion
  • Missile extension programme – £350 billion
  • Replacement warheads – £4 billion
  • Infrastructure capital costs – £4 billion
  • In service costs – £142 billion
  • Conventional military force support – £1 billion
  • Decommissioning – £13 billion
  • TOTAL – £205 billion
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Stop Trident Parliamentary Lobby

Wednesday 13th July

National CND is calling for a lobby of MPs as Parliament prepares to vote on whether to waste £100,000,000,000 (billion) on a new generation of nuclear weapons.
Following on from the hugely successful Stop Trident demonstration in February, this lobby is not only a great way to maintain momentum but could also be our last opportunity to influence the decision.

Please contact your MP and tell them that instead of murderous, useless and obscenely expensive nuclear weapons, that money should be spent on the N.H.S., education, transport and other vital public services.

As a sign of the widespread opposition to Trident, CND is being supported by numerous organisations including: Campaign against Arms Trade, Medact and the Quakers

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