Just Stop Oil clowns today brought Whitehall to a grinding halt as they marched towards the Cenotaph. The eco-mob were pictured lying next to the sacred war memorial on Monday as Metropolitan Police officers arrested at least 40.
Do you know the poppy sellers? Please email [email protected] Stop Oil activists were seen lying on the ground near the Cenotaph today in the latest protest near the hallowed war memorial - as calls grow for a ban on pro-Palestine demonstrations on Armistice Day.
Today, Rishi Sunak's spokesman said plans for a major pro-Palestine protest was 'provocative and disrespectful' and warned any desecration of monuments or incidents of racial hatred would be an 'affront to the public'. Footage shows chanting protesters holding a large banner reading 'Freedom for Palestine ' directly in front of an elderly man wearing a red beret
In a statement, the eco-group said: 'The slow march was moving down Whitehall when it was stopped by a line of police near the Cenotaph. Our supporters are refusing to cooperate with the police and many of them lay down on the ground. It was pure coincidence that this happened to be near the Cenotaph.'
Later, the Scottish Poppy Appeal confirmed its stall had packed up and left early because of the protest. Sources told the Scottish Daily Express that staff at Waverley offered assistance to its volunteers. Claire Coutinho, the energy secretary, today called for protesters to show 'respect' and said 'the culture of this country' would not accept disruption to Remembrance events.Speaking to journalists in Dundee, Mr Yousaf said: 'I understand is taking place after the minute silence that we will all undoubtedly observe, I hear it's not going anywhere near Whitehall or, indeed, the Cenotaph.
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After seeing the photo, Veterans minister Johnny Mercer offered to lend a hand, writing: 'If anyone knows these poppy sellers please DM me. I will try and rattle a tin with them tomorrow.' Former Staff Sergeant Wayne Ingram, 54, said of the Armistice Day march: 'I feel disgusted that these protests are going ahead' A youngster clutches a small box from his McDonald's meal as his family steer him through a crowd of pro-Palestinian activists shouting 'shame on you'
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'And I think all of us should be calling out that kind of thing, and I think people who are on those marches need to ask themselves whether they are lending support to that kind of thing.'Claire Coutinho, the energy secretary, today called for protesters to show 'respect' and told Sky News 'the culture of this country' would not accept disruption to Remembrance events
'In a democracy like ours the right to free speech and protest is fundamental but there has to be a respect for the Remembrance service, for all cenotaphs and memorials, for the two minutes' silence on Saturday, not just the Remembrance parade on Sunday,' he added. The Met said thousands of officers would be deployed, insisting that anyone intent on causing disruption would not succeed.
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