LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom
The UK Treasury chief faced an unexpected interruption on Monday when activists from the group Climate Resistance disrupted her keynote speech.
During the speech by Rachel Reeves, chancellor of the Exchequer, at a ruling Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, protesters stood up and unfurled a banner reading, “Still backing polluters, still arming Israel – we voted for change,” in a direct challenge to Labour policies.
One of the activists shouted loudly: “We are still selling arms to Israel! I thought we voted for change, Rachel!”…