Angry protests bring Britain’s Brexit divide to Parliament’s doors | World News, The Indian Express

Angry protests bring Britain’s Brexit divide to Parliament’s doors | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |London |Updated: January 9, 2019 3:40:21 pm

Angry protests bring Britain’s Brexit divide to Parliament’s doors

On Tuesday, members of parliament called on police to do more to tackle intimidation of politicians and journalists outside parliament after protesters yelled abuse at a prominent Conservative lawmaker.

The area is also used by media for interviews and while protests have generally been peaceful. (File)

Some protesters wrap themselves in the flag of the European Union and noisily interrupt politicians’ television appearances. Others yell “Nazi” and “traitor”.

Britain’s lawmakers are split on how to handle Brexit but they agree that the atmosphere in the public spaces outside parliament – often populated with angry demonstrators – has become ugly and intimidatory.

This increasingly raucous brand of street activism has raised questions about what has happened to British politics in recent years, and where the boundaries of free speech now lie.

On Tuesday, members of parliament called on police to do more to tackle intimidation of politicians and journalists outside parliament after protesters yelled abuse at a prominent Conservative lawmaker.

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