David Lammy's speech was thrown into chaos (Image: Sky News)
A speech by Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has erupted into chaos this afternoon after a pro-Palestine protestor jumped onto the stage at a Labour Party event in London.
The MP for Tottenham was heckled by two people while speaking at Guildhall Yard at the FEPS-Fabian Society's New Year Conference 2024: Plans for Power event.
The event, which organisers describe as one of the "biggest events in the political calendar", was meant to serve as a platform for Mr Lammy to detail Labour's foreign policy in the event the party won the next general election.
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Security officials led one of the protesters out of the building, after which another attendee took their turn to stand up and heckle the MP.
They were heard shouting a question at Mr Lammy, asking him how he could "call himself a socialist", to which he replied: "I was born in Tottenham, don't worry... we all want to see a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza."
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At least two other protesters were heard interrupting the speech, with further outbursts of "you should be ashamed of yourself" and "blood on your hands".
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Other senior Labour figures expected to appear at today's event included Emily Thornberry, Anneliese Dodds, Hilary Benn and Jonathan Reynolds.
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