mago Protesters who heckled Lammy accuse government of 16:49, ‘rewarding terrorism’ Two of the protesters who heckled Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy at the vigil earlier have been speaking to Sky News in Manchester. They explained how the government's decision to recognise Palestinian statehood recently, despite the 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas on Israel, had fuelled their decision to speak up. Eddie Edwards said: "This is a direct result of a government rewarding terrorism "Look at last night, why would people march only a few miles down the road?” he said, referring to pro-Palestinian protests that reportedly took place in Manchester yesterday. "The government are complicit in this - if you reward terrorism, you get terrorism,” he added