Labour shadow minister slams MoD's promotion of arms firms 
Labour's Shadow Trade Minister Wilf Stevenson has said it is "completely bonkers" that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) effectively lobbies within government for the interests of private arms companies. His words have encouraged anti-arms campaigners, who want Labour to move away from the enthusiastic support for arms exports demonstrated by Tony Blair. The Labour Party's position on the issue now remains somewhat unclear.
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) have long argued that arms firms have wielded too much influence over government policy, whether under Conservative, Labour or Liberal Democrat ministers.  http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/15439