Britain’s parliament is to officially question Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt and his deputy Alistair Burt over the government’s continued support for Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen.
Local media said the questioning in the parliament will come amid renewed pressure on the British government to take action against Saudi Arabia after the kingdom allegedly ordered a brutal killing of a dissident journalist in Turkey earlier this month.
Hunt is expected to attend a foreign affairs select committee on Wednesday to answer questions of the lawmakers about London’s support for Saudi Arabia, especially with regards to the war in Yemen where the Saudis have allegedly used many British weapons against the civilian population.
Burt, the junior minister for Middle East, will also face the international development select committee on Tuesday to discuss the situation of UK-Saudi relations following the death of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on October…