{"id":121231,"date":"2023-10-30T11:19:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=121231"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:19:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:19:13","slug":"laurence-fox-scales-monument-and-tears-downs-palestinian-flag-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/politics\/laurence-fox-scales-monument-and-tears-downs-palestinian-flag-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurence Fox scales monument and tears downs Palestinian flag in London"},"content":{"rendered":"
Actor-turned-politician\u00a0Laurence Fox scaled a monument near the Houses of Parliament to remove a Palestinian flag placed there during Saturday\u2019s rally in central London.<\/p>\n
The visibly angry Reclaim Party leader, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of London in 2020, then bellowed: \u201cGet your s*** off my statues\u201d in a clip he later shared on social media.<\/p>\n
An estimated 100,000 people took part in the demonstration, organised by the Palestine Justice Campaign, which coincided with other similar events around the country.<\/p>\n
In total, 11 people were arrested for various public order offences, including two for assaulting police officers, but it was the targeting of Thomas Thorneycroft\u2019s Boadicea and Her Daughters, located at the end of Westminster Bridge, which particularly enraged Fox.<\/p>\n
The brief clip shows Fox on top of the monument, which was erected in 1092, removing the flag, tied around Boudicea\u2019s spear, plus various placards, one in Arabic.<\/p>\n
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