The marchers gathered outside Downing Street to plead the government to put an end to the violence (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster / Daily Express)
Campaigners from Operation Shutdown gathered outside Downing Street to plead for the Government to call an emergency Cobra committee within 48 hours to put an end to the mindless bloodshed.
The emotional demonstration saw grieving families gripping placards with photos and names of their murdered relatives.
Marchers holding a banner that read Stop The Violence and shouting “Drop the knife, Save a life” made their way down Whitehall towards the Houses of Parliament in a powerful show of solidarity.
Victims’ parents, siblings and friends shared heartbreaking stories along the way.
Tracey Hanson, whose son Josh, 21, was fatally stabbed in 2015, said: “So many families haven’t had justice.
“There are meetings at the top of the chain but we have not been involved. But I believe we will make a huge change to that.”
The demonstration saw grieving families gripping placards with pictures of their murdered relatives (Image: PA)
Victim's parents, siblings and friends shared heartbreaking stories of their lost loved ones (Image: PA)
Youth worker Lucy Martindale, 29, one of the main
