Over 8,000 trade justice supporters took to the streets of Westminster on Wednesday 2 November to make PM Tony Blair think about the impact on the generations of people who will remain in poverty if his promise to allow poor countries to protect their markets is broken.

This call for trade justice was delivered to hundreds of MPs at the biggest lobby of Britain's parliament this year; urging the UK Government to oppose moves to lever open markets in developing countries ahead of crucial World Trade Organisation talks in December.

John Hilary, Director of Campaigns and Policy at War on Want, said: "At this 11th hour of the talks, we need the government to ensure developing countries are allowed to protect their industries, farmers and services. The UK Government's actions have completely failed to match its anti-poverty rhetoric."

The mass lobby for Trade Justice is part of an unparalleled mobilisation of hundreds of millions of ordinary people around the world who are demanding Tony Blair and other world leaders make radical changes to the way world trade is currently managed so it benefits poor people and the environment and not just the rich and powerful.

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