Sir Michael Fallon: MPs' criticism affecting Saudi Arabia arms sales

Sir Michael Fallon has criticised MPs for questioning Saudi Arabia's human rights record, suggesting parliamentary scrutiny has prevented arms sales to the kingdom.Asked by the Defence Select Committee why Saudi Arabia hasn't yet signed a deal to buy new Typhoon jets, the Defence Secretary said: "I travelled to Saudi Arabia back in September and discussed progress on the deal with my opposite number, the Crown Prince, and pushed for a statement of intent, as we've had with Qatar.