Security has been tightened following an incident in which climate activists glued themselves around the speaker’s chair in the House of Commons chamber, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle hinted on Monday.
Hoyle said parliamentary security and the police have “adjusted their posture accordingly” and that “appropriate action” will be taken to deal with any similar acts on the parliamentary estate in the future.
Three members of Extinction Rebellion (XR), who booked an official tour around Parliament, were seen on Friday superglued to each other around the Speaker’s chair.
A photo posted on the group’s Twitter account shows them hand-in-hand in front of the seat while two other members held up signs. One read “Let the people decide” and the other noted, “Citizens’ assembly now.”…