Middle East crisis: Mossad chief in Paris for hostage talks; food protests in Jabalia refugee camp – as it happened
Pressure has mounted on Netanyahu government to negotiate a ceasefire and secure the release of those kidnapped on 7 October
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has defended the right to lobby UK MPs in large numbers", amid reports the group wanted so many protesters to turn up that parliament would have to lock the doors".
According to the Press Association (PA), the group said the issue of MPs' security was serious" but should not be used to shield MPs from democratic accountability".
This week over 80,000 people emailed their MPs ahead of the ceasefire debate. More than 3,000 came from across the UK to lobby their MPs in person, in one of the largest physical lobbies of parliament in history.
Shamefully, most were denied entry, ending up queueing for over four hours in the rain as extraordinary measures were introduced to limit the number who could meet their MPs face to face.
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