Campaign group urged broadcaster to rethink over companies’ role in
Yemen civil warThe broadcaster Clare Balding, who fronted an emergency appeal for victims of the Yemen crisis, has pulled out of speaking at an arms industry annual dinner attended by many of the companies whose weapons are fuelling the country’s civil war.
She was due to host the ADS Group dinner at an undisclosed location in London. Tickets for the event – whose previous speakers have included the broadcaster Jeremy Vine and the
Labour former cabinet minister Alan Johnson – cost up to £470 each.