British MPs Across Parties Urge UAE Arms Embargo Over Sudan Atrocities

British MPs from multiple political parties have called on the UK government to immediately suspend arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), amid mounting evidence that British-made weapons are being used by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s bloody conflict.

The appeal follows reports that the RSF seized the city of el-Fasher in North Darfur last week after a 500-day siege, killing hundreds of civilians. According to Middle East Eye (MEE), MPs from the Liberal Democrats, Green Party, Labour Party, the Independent Alliance, and the Scottish National Party (SNP) have all demanded an embargo on UK arms exports to the UAE.

Earlier this week, British military equipment was reportedly found in RSF-controlled areas in Sudan. The Guardian also reported that the UN Security Council received intelligence suggesting the UAE may have supplied British-made arms to the RSF — a group accused by the US and human rights organizations of committing genocide in Darfur.

Despite the UAE’s denial of backing the RSF, multiple investigations — including one by MEE — have uncovered evidence of weapons shipments and medical support for RSF fighters via the Bosaso air base in Somalia, where Colombian mercenaries have also been seen.

Liberal Democrat MP Monica Harding urged the UK government to “immediately suspend arms sales to the UAE,” warning that continuing exports “while British-made equipment may be facilitating RSF atrocities” would be deeply concerning.

Green Party MP Ellie Chowns echoed this demand, saying the government “must act urgently to stop the bloodshed and ensure humanitarian aid reaches those affected.”

Labour MP Abtisam Mohamed, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said she was “appalled that British weapons are being used to fuel mass killings,” and called on the government to “use its soft power” to push for a ceasefire and uphold international law.

Two UN dossiers, dated June 2024 and March 2025, reportedly show that the UK continued to approve arms exports to the UAE even as evidence mounted of weapons diversion to Sudan. Images in the documents show small-arms target devices recovered from RSF sites in Khartoum and Omdurman.

Labour MP Kim Johnson said the government “cannot champion human rights abroad while turning a blind eye to British-made weapons being used in atrocities,” while Imran Hussain warned that “entire communities are facing annihilation in Darfur” and demanded tougher export scrutiny.

SNP MP Chris Law urged the restoration of the Committee on Arms Exports Controls (CAEC), which was dissolved in 2024, to ensure greater oversight. He said the UK must act “long before it’s too late.”

Independent Alliance MPs Ayoub Khan and Shockat Adam also joined the call, saying Britain must “immediately cease supplying arms, directly or indirectly,” to avoid complicity in what Adam described as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”

Sudan’s civil war began in April 2023, when tensions between the RSF and the national army over integration plans spiraled into full-scale conflict. The war has since killed more than 150,000 people and displaced 13 million others, according to UN estimates. Both sides have been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Source: Middle East Eye