Politicians are public figures and with the general election just around the corner their profiles will be elevated more than usual. But that does not mean that they do not have the same right to privacy as anyone else. And it certainly does not mean that people have the right to trespass on their property.
Therefore it was disappointing and alarming that protesters had to be escorted off the Prime Minister’s property in the village of Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton. Four men, aged from 52 to 20, were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and have been released on conditional police bail. A video has been released by protest group Youth Demand showing a young man entering the Prime Minister’s property and appearing to defecate in a lake.
The actions of these protesters will only have garnered sympathy for the Prime Minister amongst right thinking members of the public. It is not the first time that Rishi Sunak’s home has been targeted. In August last year four Greenpeace protesters were arrested and charged with criminal damage after allegedly climbing onto the roof of Mr Sunak’s home in Kirby Sigston. Politicians' homes should be strictly off limits. Protests don’t just affect them but also their family members.
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