Close to a dozen climate change protesters interrupted a debate on Brexit in the House of Commons on Monday evening when they took their clothes off in the public gallery.
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Some of the Extinction Rebellion protesters even glued themselves to the window which separated British lawmakers from the people who were observing.
BREAKING: Extinction Rebellion activists arrested in attempt to get politicians to act on the Climate and Ecological Crisis. We are walking dangerously close to irreversible climate collapse — this is what it has come to. #ExtinctionRebellion @HouseofCommons pic.twitter.com/4kcJnI6KeV
— Extinction Rebellion 🐝⌛️🐝 (@ExtinctionR) 1 апреля 2019 г.
Following the demonstration, the protesters were arrested, the Extinction Rebellion group said in a message on Twitter.
BREAKING: Extinction Rebellion activists strip off in House of Commons public gallery to call attention to the ‘elephant in the room’ — Climate and Ecological Crisis #ExtinctionRebellion #TellTheTruth @HouseofCommons pic.twitter.com/VO8l31XRne
— Extinction Rebellion 🐝⌛️🐝 (@ExtinctionR) 1 апреля 2019 г.
The view from inside the House of Commons at around 17:30 today courtesy of @JSHeappey #ExtinctionRebellion #TellTheTruth pic.twitter.com/UGLKRalCJh
— Extinction Rebellion 🐝⌛️🐝 (@ExtinctionR) 1 апреля 2019 г.
