Climate activists from the group Extinction Rebellion have glued themselves to the speaker’s chair in the U.K. House of Commons.
The campaign group posted a photo on social media showing three people hand-in-hand in front of the speaker’s chair while two other group members held up signs saying “let the people decide” and “citizens’ assembly now.”
In a statement, the group said around 50 people were involved in the protest, including three who were booked on an official tour of the building.
The group said that one other member climbed up the scaffolding around Big Ben while two others chained themselves to railings.
No MPs were in the chamber, however, as the parliament doesn’t start back after its summer break until Monday, when either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader and prime minister.
All the members of the group were fully clothed, which has not been the case during other such protests. In April 2019, semi-naked members of Extinction Rebellion entered the public gallery during a debate on Brexit and glued themselves to the glass dividing MPs from the watching public.
The topless protesters had slogans such as “For all life” and “Stop wasting time” painted on their bodies.
Then in September 2020, a group of about 30 topless Extinction Rebellion activists locked themselves to the gates of parliament holding a banner reading “Can’t bare the truth?”