Britain's newly appointed Foreign Secretary David Lammy leaves Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS

London, July 7 (RHC)-- Thousands of demonstrators have converged on the British capital London to demand the new government end the UK's complicity in the U.S.-Israeli genocide in Gaza.   

It may have been a wet day, but there was no stopping the demonstrators amassed in London calling on the British government to end the US Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Rehang Ali, former Independent Parliamentary candidate, stated: "Regardless of the rain, you know, if you feel some pity, what we need to remember is what the Palestinians are going through, and that is unimaginable horror.  So you know, tents filled with water, so this is nothing (compared to their plight)."

Thousands of demonstrators converged in the British capital to demand the new government end UK complicity with the genocide being committed by Israel.  It was the 16th demonstration of its kind since October last year, and this weekend's protest attracted tens of thousands who came out to send a clear message to the incoming Labour government.

Ben Jamal, of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, said: "The people in the streets were calling for a ceasefire long before the Labour Party started to move in that direction.  We also now know that public opinion backs a ending of arms sales to Israel.  So we're going to be pressing all of those demands."

Jamal added:  "The purpose of today's march was to bring 100,000 people right to the door of Parliament as Keir Starmer moves his furniture into Number 10, to say we're going to hold your feet to the fire."

As the first foreign policy announcement the new Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has announced his support for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, saying he'd do anything diplomatically to help U.S. President Joe Biden bring that about.