Gaza protest to take place outside Scottish Labour conference

A PRO-Palestine protest is set to take place outside the Scottish Labour party conference this weekend.

Organisers have accused Labour leader Keir Starmer of being a "war criminal", with the Prime Minister set to address delegates on Sunday.

The national demonstration, organised by the Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee, will take place on Saturday from 12.30pm.

Demonstrators will gather in Glasgow's George Square before marching to the Scottish Exhibition Centre, where the Scottish Labour conference is taking place until Sunday.

In a statement on the group's Instagram, organisers said: "The Scottish Labour Party conference is welcoming and protecting a war criminal.

(Image: GGEC, via Instagram @GGECSCOT) "Those who endorse Starmer by partaking in this event are complicit in those war crimes.

"Come gather and march to the Labour Party event to demand their indictment and prosecution."

It comes after another protest was organised by trade union Unite over the closure of Grangemouth on Friday.

Demonstrators accused both the Labour and Scottish governments of being “on the verge of colluding in a catastrophe”, with the oil refinery set to close as early as May.

Scottish Labour have been contacted for comment.