Pro-Palestine demonstrators marched in London calling on the newly elected Labour government to take action over the situation in Gaza.

The Met Police deployed 700 officers across the capital in anticipation of the rally and other potential demonstrations, standard.co.uk reported. 

Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, explained the purpose of the march: "We're here to show the new government that we're not going away and to demand they take decisive action to end UK complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza and defend Palestinian rights."

Jamal criticized Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's previous stance on the Gaza conflict, saying that he had instructed Labour MPs not to vote for a ceasefire. The PSC director emphasized the need to "ramp up" pressure on the new Labour administration.