LONDON, 16 Dec. - (ANA) - The hunger strikers are at risk of death. 

 

Jeremy corbynI asked the minister if he would do the bare minimum and meet their lawyers — a demand shared by over 50 MPs and Peers.

 

His response? “No”. MPs laughed along. They should be ashamed of themselves.

 

More than 50 MPs and peers have called on the UK government to urgently step in over the worsening health of Palestine Action activists on hunger strike in British prisons, warning that some detainees are at risk of life-threatening complications.

 

In a letter signed by 51 parliamentarians and sent to the justice secretary, the group urged an immediate meeting with the law firm representing eight prisoners who are refusing food.

 

The lawmakers said the lawyers had contacted the government on December 9, cautioning that without swift intervention their clients’ health could decline “beyond any possible recovery”.

 

“We are growing increasingly dismayed at the government’s lack of action to protect the health and wellbeing of British citizens,” the letter said.

 

The hunger strikes relate to the imprisonment of activists linked to Palestine Action, who are accused of targeting military or defence-related sites, including RAF bases and locations connected to Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems.   - (ANA) -

 

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