Maggie Chapman: “If the UK is to be a credible voice for peace, then there must urgently be an end to the arming of war criminal regimes…”

With a new prime minister about to take office, he should scrap this divisive guidance.

We must stand against the far right in all its forms – on our streets, in our media, in our politics, wherever we find them.

If the Emirati regime has been spying on UK citizens, we should all be deeply concerned, especially given that these allegations have only come to light through the work of journalists.

Let’s make it very clear: these ‘patrols’ aren’t about keeping women and girls safe; they are about targeting already marginalised people and making them feel unsafe in their own communities.