Activists gathered in Parliament Square for a demonstration organised by No Births Behind Bars calling for an end to the imprisonment of pregnant women and mothers. The protest, held ahead of Mother’s Day, highlights the impact of custodial sentences on families and children, with campaigners urging the government to adopt community sentences instead of prison for pregnant women and primary carers. Demonstrators carried flowers, placards and banners expressing solidarity with mothers in prison and calling for reforms to the justice system.