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Stephen Fry backs Extinction Rebellion as two-week protest looms
The actor praised the group for their efforts ahead of a planned two-week demonstration in central London.
MPs demand Patel launches review of refugee accommodation after five-year-old Afghan died
“It is very, very sad for the whole community. Everybody has been devastated for this poor family who had just arrived from Afghanistan to have a life here."
Watch: Anti-vaxxer compares vaccinated people to ‘Nazis’ in angry tirade
Some people in the crowd supported his rant and cheered along with him as he shouted.
Watch: Flashback to Tony Blair committing to ‘not walk away’ from Afghan people
It comes as Labour MP Tahir Ali said: "The decision was taken by George Bush and by Tony Blair to go to war and the Afghan people are now paying the price."
Policing Extinction Rebellion has cost taxpayers £50 million in two years
A fresh wave of action by the group is planned this month - and the police is worried.
Fury as T-shirt mocking people who died fleeing Afghanistan goes on sale
'Audible gasp of utter disgust,' wrote one sickened Twitter user.
‘Scandalous:’ Planes leaving Afghanistan ’empty’ says veteran as he shares pic of flight
He said aircraft are taking off from the airport every hour "regardless of whether they're full or not."
Raab making a phone call – or not – has been given the meme treatment
'Dominic Raab takes decisive action, by pretending to do the thing that he failed to do," tweeted one person.
‘A lie:’ Thunberg rubbishes claims that UK is a climate leader as she shares sobering Tweet from 3 years ago
Thunberg said the UK is "very good at creative carbon accounting" but that "doesn't mean much in practice".