MPX5096547: The two hunger strikers who have been fasting on the pavement at the corner of Whitehall and Downing Street since Christmas Eve, ended their vigil today as they handed in a petition to No. 10. The men collapsed and had to be carried to the door of No. 10 and after handing the petition were given treatment until transport arrived to take them away. The two men have been protesting against the Northern Ireland special powers act. Lying on the pavement outside No. 10, Christopher Maloney who collapsed after handing in a petition. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5095754: The two hunger strikers who have been fasting on the pavement at the corner of Whitehall and Downing Street since Christmas Eve, ended their vigil today as they handed in a petition to No. 10. The men collapsed and had to be carried to the door of No. 10 and after handing the petition were given treatment until transport arrived to take them away. The two men have been protesting against the Northern Ireland special powers act. Christopher Maloney is comforted by friends after collapsing outside No. 10. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5096552: The two hunger strikers who have been fasting on the pavement at the corner of Whitehall and Downing Street since Christmas Eve, ended their vigil today as they handed in a petition to No. 10. The men collapsed and had to be carried to the door of No. 10 and after handing the petition were given treatment until transport arrived to take them away. The two men have been protesting against the Northern Ireland special powers act. Christopher Maloney is comforted by friends after collapsing outside No. 10. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images