Sunak clashes with UN over long sentences for climate protesters
The Prime Minister said it was ‘entirely right that selfish protesters’ are handed ‘tough sentences’
The Prime Minister said it was ‘entirely right that selfish protesters’ are handed ‘tough sentences’
The Tory deputy chairman accused the activists of gluing themselves to the memorial.
Two people attacked the Rokeby Venus painting by Velazquez at the museum on Monday.
Protesters are also using the tactic of ‘going floppy’ to make it harder for police officers to take them away when arrested.
“I have done everything legal I can to get our message across. Most of that has been ineffective, so it’s time to break the law."
“Valjean steals bread to feed a starving child. How long before we are all forced to steal?”
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he would not revoke the 100 new drilling licences Rishi Sunak plans to grant for North Sea exploration.
Morgan Trowland, 40, and Marcus Decker, 34, were previously found guilty of causing a public nuisance after scaling a bridge on the Dartford Crossing.
Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested for failing to move out of the road in Parliament Square in their latest slow march.
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