This is the moment Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds had his speech interrupted by pro-Palestine protesters.
Reynolds was speaking at Chatham House when a man stormed the stage waving a Palestinian flag.
He ran behind the minister while hitting out at the Government’s arms sales to Israel, accusing them of complicity in the “massacring of Palestinians”.
The first protester shouted: "This man and his government are complicit in genocide. The F35s [fighter jets] are massacring Palestinians, and they have not stopped the trade of F-35s.
Reynolds had his speech interrupted by pro-Palestine protesters
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"400 Palestinians killed last Tuesday, 200 children - one of the largest massacres of Palestinian children in history. And they're selling F-35 parts."
Reynolds responded to the protester, saying: “We have suspended arms exports to Israel.
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PA“We haven’t suspended F-35s because they’re integral to our national security and particularly the defence of Ukraine.
“People will know the supply chain of F-35s means they cannot be isolated to one country, and that decision was laid out very clearly in Parliament.”
He was cut off by another protester who jumped on stage, also holding a Palestinian flag.
“Stop arming Israel, free Palestine”, he demanded.
Reynolds suffered a blow earlier this month when he was found to have embellished his CV by claiming to have been a solicitor.
The minister said he worked as a solicitor for law firm Addleshaw Goddard before becoming an MP.
He also told the House of Commons in 2014 that he “worked as a solicitor in Manchester city area” before switching careers.
It later emerged he did not qualify for the title of solicitor because he did not complete his training contract.
