Campaigners press US to ban Israel arms sales after UK’s partial halt

The US state department has said the UK decision to suspend arms sales has no bearing on US policy since the two countries have separate arms exports control regimes. The degree of private anger with the US over the UK decision is contested, but one UK Foreign Office source said it was comparable to the US anger when David Cameron as foreign secretary said Israel should not have veto power on recognising Palestinian statehood.