Overview

• Two people have been arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest in Glasgow, where Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was attending a gala dinner.
• Protesters accused Starmer of facilitating genocide in Gaza due to his refusal to back a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war.
• Starmer has faced significant backlash within his own party, with ten frontbenchers resigning last month to vote for a ceasefire against his instructions.
• Protests also took place at BAE Systems shipyard in Glasgow, with campaigners urging the company to end ties with Israel and cease all weapons trading.
• Starmer was confronted by protesters at Glasgow Central Station and during his train journey, with activists accusing him of being responsible for the deaths of over 7,000 children in Gaza.