Scotland Yard today faced questions over its security arrangements for the Houses of Parliament after a group of Extinction Rebellion environmental activists superglued themselves hand-in-hand around the Speaker’s Chair.
Three protesters stood together in a chain around the chair after booking onto an official Parliament tour, and took it in turns to read a speech about how ‘what goes on in this chamber every day makes a joke out of us all’.
Two other activists stood behind the chair in the House of Commons and held large banners which said ‘let the people decide’ and ‘citizens assembly now’ – while another climbed up scaffolding outside and held a banner.
Security at Parliament is led by the Parliamentary Security Department which organises security vetting and passes, and works in partnership with the Metropolitan Police which provides armed and unarmed policing.
A spokesman for the Met told MailOnline four protestors were arrested and removed from the main Chambers after they…
