Pro-Palestine activists block UK’s Department of Business and Trade entrance

Hundreds of workers have blocked the entrances to the UK’s Department of Business and Trade (DBT) in protest against Britain's arms sales to Israel.

DBT oversees arms export licences and has the power to approve or deny the sale of British arms to other countries.

Activists said they shut down access to DBT in support of civil servants who requested to “cease work immediately” on arms export licences to Israel over fears they could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza. 

The protest outside DBT is also part of an organised blockade against arms factories across the UK to pressure the government to end its support for Israel.