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A group of activists calling for an arms embargo on Israel covered Labour’s central London headquarters with red paint on Monday afternoon.
Twelve demonstrators from the Youth Demand group were arrested for criminal damage after targeting the building while calling for the government and opposition to commit to preventing the supply of weapons to Israel.
Labour has to date resisted backing an embargo, saying arms exports should be suspended only if ministers receive legal advice that Israel has breached international law in its war in Gaza.
The government has come under increased pressure in recent days to publish the advice it has been given following an attack which killed seven aid workers in Gaza, including three from Britain.
Labour Party HQ in London covered in red paint - in pictures
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Police outside the Labour Party headquarters in London after red paint was thrown over the outside of the building. Picture date: Monday April 8, 2024. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire -
The Youth Demand group covered the building in red paint to show support for Palestine. Reuters -
"Free Palestine" is written on the door of Labour headquarters in London. PA -
Red handprints on the side of the building. Reuters -
Youth Demand supporters sitting in Labour's headquarters after daubing the building with red paint. Reuters -
A Youth Demand supporter sprays the building with red paint. Reuters -
A Youth Demand supporter sprays red paint inside the building. Reuters -
A Youth Demand supporter is detained by police during the group's protest. Reuters -
Labour headquarters in London after the building was covered in red paint by a pro-Palestinian protest group. PA
Youth Demand, which is calling for an arms embargo as well as an end to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, said three of its supporters had sprayed the outside of Labour’s head office while another painted the lobby.
Scotland Yard said officers were called to an incident in Rushworth Street at 2.18pm and arrived within two minutes, arresting 12 people on suspicion of criminal damage.
