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Youth Demand place body bags outside Lammy’s house to demand trade embargo on Israel

ACTIVISTS placed child-sized body bags in front of the Foreign Secretary’s house today to demand an end to Britain’s complicity with Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

The two activists from Youth Demand hung a banner declaring “Lammy stop arming genocide” over a hedge in front of his north London home.

One of those taking action, Sue Houseman, a mum from Lancaster, said: “For years I’ve worked with children, helping them understand what’s right and what’s wrong and giving them the confidence to use their voice and to speak up. 

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