PEACE organisations in Britain have called on the Prime Minister to support an immediate ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war and to stop arming Ukraine.

In a letter delivered to Downing Street this morning, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and Stop the War Coalition (StWC) condemned Britain’s role in escalating the war between the two countries.

The two organisations warned Sir Keir Starmer of ever closer nuclear war and urged the PM and his government to end the supply of arms and instead seek an immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations between the two countries.

The letter read: “Part of this process must be the cessation of British arms shipments to Ukraine.

“It is reported that hundreds of thousands have already been killed in this conflict and countless more injured and displaced; infrastructure and livelihoods have been destroyed.

“Our weapons shipments, and failure to work for a ceasefire, play their part in this slaughter and destruction.”

CND and StWC went on to warn of the terrible risks of the war escalating into a conflict between Nato and Russia as a result of the demand that Ukraine be able to fire British Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia.

They called for the billions of pounds being spent on arming Ukraine, including the Challenger 2 tanks used in the Kursk incursion, to be used instead on improving the lives of millions of people in Britain facing poverty and deprivation.

The letter added: “Our public services and infrastructure are in crisis, our schools and hospitals are crumbling, homelessness is soaring, and your government has inherited a massive financial shortfall from the Conservative government.

“Our government should be investing in sustainable economic growth at home, not fuelling this terrible conflict.

“We call on you to use the billions you are pouring into this war to instead rebuild the fabric of our society, and improve the lives of millions here in Britain that face poverty and deprivation.

“We urge you to support a ceasefire in Ukraine, and to work for a lasting peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia. It’s time for the killing to end.”

The Cabinet Office was approached for comment.