2022 Extinction Rebellion House of Commons protest
| Date | 2 September 2022 |
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| Location | Palace of Westminster, London, United Kingdom |
On 2 September 2022, around 50 members of the climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion staged a protest in the House of Commons in the Palace of Westminster, the home of the British Parliament.[1][2] The protesters were on a guided tour of Parliament when they went into the main section of the House of Commons and three of them glued themselves together next to the Speaker's chair. The protestors read a speech demanding a citizen's assembly on climate change issues.[2][3] A total of eight people were arrested - four who glued themselves to each other in the Chamber, two who had locked themselves inside the chamber gates, one who had climbed onto scaffolding outside the Parliament, and one who had glued himself to the pavement on the premises.[3] Parliament was not in session at the time.
References[edit]
- ^ "Extinction Rebellion protesters superglue themselves around Speaker's chair in Commons". Sky News.
- ^ a b "Extinction Rebellion launches superglue protest in House of Commons chamber". The Independent. September 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Extinction Rebellion: Climate activists arrested after protest in Commons chamber". BBC News. September 2, 2022.
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