{"id":26907,"date":"2023-11-16T15:20:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/?p=26907"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:20:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:20:14","slug":"johnny-mercer-calls-on-police-to-stop-protesters-climbing-war-memorials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/politics\/johnny-mercer-calls-on-police-to-stop-protesters-climbing-war-memorials\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Mercer calls on police to stop protesters climbing war memorials"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>James Cleverly discusses protester climbing on war memorial<\/h3>\n<p>Protesters &#8220;clambering&#8221; on war memorials should be arrested for &#8220;dishonouring our war dead&#8221;, a top Tory has said.<\/p>\n<p>Johnny Mercer, the Minister for Veterans&#8217; Affairs, has railed against a recent trend of activists climbing on commemorative monuments and statues commemorating former servicemen and women.<\/p>\n<p>The last few weeks have seen public displays of solidarity with Palestinian civilians via countrywide marches, with some protesters climbing on and draping the nation&#8217;s flag over memorials.<\/p>\n<p>The scenes &#8211; most of which have been captured in London &#8211; have prompted outrage with Conservative MPs universally condemning what they described as acts of vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on social media, Mr Mercer has pledged to toughen existing laws to ensure people &#8220;dishonouring&#8221; the dead were &#8220;in handcuffs&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>&#8216;I went inside Israel-Palestine protests and stood face to face with hate&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/uk-war-memorial-protest-5069758.jpg?r=1700143884950\"><\/p>\n<p>Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, today, the minister sympathised with police &#8220;doing a difficult job&#8221; while dealing with protesters.<\/p>\n<p>But he also appeared to criticise when he said the Met Police &#8220;should be&#8221; using their powers to quash protesters climbing on memorials.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Police officers on our streets are doing a difficult job with mobs and protesters, and have my backing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But we&#8217;ve got to stop thugs clambering over war memorials.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Moment protesters climb war memorial waving Palestine flags as cops stand by[VIDEO] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Met Police say pro-Palestine protesters broke &#8216;no law&#8217; when climbing on memorial[REPORT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Greta Thunberg spotted with masked Palestine activists hours after leaving court[INSIGHT] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/protesters-war-memorial-5069765.jpg?r=1700143885018\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Met has a lot of powers they can use, and should be using, and I&#8217;ll work with colleagues to toughen the law.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s see these thugs dishonouring our war dead in handcuffs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mercer&#8217;s statement followed one from the Met Police earlier today in which the force clarified there were no laws explicitly preventing people from climbing on memorials.<\/p>\n<p>The latest such incident on Tuesday, November 14, saw a man clad in a Palestinian flag climbing on the Royal Artillery Memorial in Hyde Park, which commemorates nearly 50,000 soldiers from the unit killed in World War One.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers were criticised for not intervening, and, in a statement, the Met said it was &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; to &#8220;climb on or otherwise disrespect a war memorial&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The statement added: &#8220;While officers were on the scene quickly, we regret they were not there quickly enough to prevent the protesters accessing the memorial.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is no law explicitly making it illegal to climb on a memorial so officers cannot automatically arrest, but they can intervene and make it clear the behaviour isn&#8217;t acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The videos shared online show them doing that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1835763\/protesters-climbing-war-memorial-met-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Cleverly discusses protester climbing on war memorial Protesters &#8220;clambering&#8221; on war memorials should be arrested for &#8220;dishonouring our war dead&#8221;, a top Tory has said. 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