A pro-Palestine activist questioned the UK's arms sales to Israel at the annual Labour Party Conference yesterday by disrupting Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech. A video of the incident which circulated online showed the 24-year-old saying: "We are still selling arms to Israel. I thought we were supposed to be changed, Rachel," in reference to the conference's theme "change begins". Two men also held up a banner reading: "Still backing polluters, still arming Israel – we voted for change". A man was seen putting his arm around the protester's neck and dragging him through the crowd, after which the protester was removed from the venue by security personnel. In response to the incident, Reeves said: "This is a changed Labour Party, a Labour Party that represents working people, not a party of protest."
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