Deputy PM urged to meet lawyers of Palestine activists

A GROUP of MPs and peers, including 19 Labour MPs, has written to Justice Secretary David Lammy urging him to meet the lawyers of eight Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike in prison.

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A meeting was rejected by justice minister Jake Richards in the Commons on Tuesday, saying he is "satisfied" that the proper procedures are being enacted.

The letter, seen by the Press Association, expresses "dismay" at the Government's "lack of action to protect the health and wellbeing of British citizens".

Labour MPs Rachael Maskell (York Central), Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill), Paula Barker (Liverpool Wavertree), Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham) and Simon Opher (Stroud) are among the 51 signatories to the letter.