jQuery UI selectable, links not being followed on click

Using the jQuery UI library selectable(). Links within the selectable list items are not being followed on click, only by right clicking and opening in new window or tab.

HTML

<ul class="selectable-list">
    <li>
        <p>Visit Google.</p>
        <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a>
    </li>
    <li>
        <p>Visit Apple.</p>
        <a href="http://www.apple.com">Apple</a>
    </li>
    <li>
        <p>Visit Microsoft.</p>
        <a href="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft</a>
    </li>
</ul>

CSS

.selectable-list li.ui-selected, .selectable-list li.ui-selected:hover {
    background-color: #ccc;
}

JS

$(document).ready(function(){

    $(".selectable-list").selectable();

});