Over 10,000 people have called for the closure of a Government unit which exists to find sales for private arms companies.

Hundreds of campaigners, including many Christians, have formed a human chain around the headquarters of DESO (Defence Export Services Organisation), a Government unit that secures business for private arms companies.

Over thirty leading UK church figures from a range of traditions including Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Anglican and United Reformed have joined the Fellowship of Reconciliation's new 'Stop Living by the Sword' campaign.

Thirty UK Church leaders have signed a statement calling for the closure of the government arms sales unit, the Defence Export Service Organisation (DESO).