Two Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s have smashed the glass around the Magna Carta at the British Library.
Just Stop Oil said the pair then held up a sign reading “The Government is breaking the law” before gluing themselves to the display. A statement from the British Library said its security team “intervened to prevent further damage to the case, which was minimal” and “the Magna Carta itself remains undamaged”.Rev Parfitt said: “The Magna Carta is rightly revered, being of great importance to our history, to our freedoms and to our laws. But there will be no freedom, no lawfulness, no rights, if we allow climate breakdown to become the catastrophe that is now threatened.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s break glass around Magna CartaThe climate group said Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, an 85-year-old retired biology teacher, were behind the protest
Source: i newspaper - 🏆 8. / 89 Read more »
Moment elderly Just Stop Oil eco-zealots use hammer & chisel to smash glass around Magna Carta...Moment elderly Just Stop Oil eco-zealots use hammer & chisel to smash glass around Magna Carta
Source: TheSun - 🏆 64. / 61 Read more »
Two Just Stop Oil pensioners smash glass surrounding Magna Carta in group’s latest environmental stuntTwo protesters in their eighties have smashed the glass surrounding the Magna Carta in the British Library.
Source: LBCNews - 🏆 75. / 59 Read more »
3 Oil & Gas Stocks Most Sensitive To Oil Price SwingsApache, Marathon Oil Corp. and Targa Resources were all found to have a strong response to oil price volatility.
Source: OilandEnergy - 🏆 34. / 68 Read more »
Just Stop Oil protesters target Magna Carta at London's British LibraryReverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, then glued their hands together, demanding an emergency plan to just stop oil by 2030.
Source: Metro Newspaper UK - 🏆 61. / 63 Read more »
Just Stop Oil protesters target Magna Carta at London's British LibraryReverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, then glued their hands together, demanding an emergency plan to just stop oil by 2030.
Source: Metro Newspaper UK - 🏆 61. / 63 Read more »