'Revolutions are coming' What is Youth Demand and what does it aim to achieve?

A new organisation calling itself Youth Demand has hit the headlines in recent weeks after spray-painting the Labour party headquarters and the Ministry of Defence, as well as staging a protest at Keir Starmer's home.

- Daniel Boffey

Rows of children's shoes were laid outside the Labour leader's front door in Kentish Town, north London, at the beginning of the week.

A banner surrounded by red handprints was also hung outside the house he shares with his wife and children, with the words: "Starmer stop the killing." The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has said he will not tolerate protests at the private homes of politicians. Three people in their 20s have denied public order offences in relation to the demonstration. The trio are members of Youth Demand but what does their organisation want?

What is Youth Demand?

On 27 January a meeting was held at the Old Print Works in Birmingham by some of those involved in the direct action group Just Stop Oil and it was decided that more needed to be done across a range of issues, including but not limited to the climate crisis.