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Peace campaigners call on Prime Minister to withdraw use of Storm Shadows
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a bilateral meeting with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte in 10 Downing Street, London, October 10, 2024

CAMPAIGNERS and MPs handed in a letter to Downing Street calling on the government to withdraw the use of British-supplied missiles in Ukraine ahead of tomorrow’s emergency Ukraine-Nato council meeting in Brussels.

It comes after the US authorised the use of long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), while Britain has permitted the use of Storm Shadow missiles on Russian territory.

Russia then launched a new hypersonic ballistic “Oreshnik” missile into Ukraine and approved a new doctrine which lowers the threshold for a nuclear strike. 

The letter to Downing Street calls on the government to withdraw the use of its Storm Shadow missiles and use its influence in support of a ceasefire and peace negotiations. 

Diane Abbott MP, who signed the letter, said: “Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives in this conflict. 

“Instead of risking an all-out confrontation ... Starmer should act on the wishes of the Ukrainian people, a majority of whom want an urgent end to the conflict through peace talks.”

Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn, who also signed the letter, said: “As we edge closer and closer to catastrophe, we should be doing everything in our power to bring about de-escalation and peace.

“Instead, our political leaders are adding fuel to the fire and gambling with people’s lives for political gain.” 

Stop the War Coalition convener Lindsey German said: “The firing of US and UK missiles into Russia is a terrifying development which escalates the Ukraine war and demonstrates our own government’s direct involvement in the conflict.

“We face a greater threat of nuclear war than for more than 50 years.”

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