A major London police station was locked down as protesters staged a sit-down demonstration during rush hour.
A huge swathe of people sparked chaos in the capital as they sat in Liverpool Street station, a point that connects the centre of the capital with northeast London.
People can be heard chanting: “What do we want? Ceasefire. When do we want it? Now.”
The movement was arranged by SOAS Detainee Support (SDS) who warned the campaign would be taking place ahead of time.
Protesters engulfed the station
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People took to X, formerly Twitter, to vent fury, with one user commenting: “People trying to get home from work. Absolute joke this is! Police more concerned about people filming on their phones!!”
Another added: “Getting out of hand now, disrupting people’s lives. Something will have to be done.”
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“Revolting”, another enraged user commented.
Others have questioned the police’s role, with another user asking: “Why aren’t they [the police] stopping it?”
The SDS group said on X: "Hundreds packing out the station - get down here now and show your solidarity."
Despite the mass influx of people into the station, no delays were reported as a result of the action.
Protesters engulfed the station
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Labour MP Claudia Webbe risked the wrath of Keir Starmer by siding with the protesters, commenting: “We cannot be silent or silenced. This is Liverpool Street Station, London.”
Keir Starmer is dealing with a headache when it comes to his own party’s stance on the Hamas-Israel conflict with many councillors stepping down as a result of his refusal to call for a ceasefire.
The party leader spoke earlier today on the matter where he reaffirmed his stance.
He called for a humanitarian pause to allow people out of the enclave and let aid in, in line with the UK Government.
“It is the only credible approach which has a chance of what we all want to see in Gaza”, he said.
He appeared to show a sense of solidarity with those wanting a ceasefire, adding he understands why.
He condemned the “horrifying” scenes of civilian suffering in the Middle East.
Starmer said a permanent ceasefire at this stage would allow Hamas to carry out the sort of attack we saw on October 7 which kicked off the bloody warfare.