Sunday Express

Rally mob targets Cabinet ministers

Mr Broccoli steamed in

- By Tony Whitfield

CLIMATE CHANGE activist Mr Broccoli was spotted in the crowd, sparking speculatio­n he had got lost looking for an Extinction Rebellion demo.

Roland Everson, 46, a Bristol carpenter, wore his bizarre outfit when arrested with Mr Pea during the disruption in the capital.

When on Good Morning Britain he answered a banana phone and refused to explain the benefits of veganism saying, “I’m just a humble broccoli.” CABINET ministers faced ugly scenes as thousands of Remainer protesters stormed Westminste­r yesterday.

The senior Tory MPS were booed and heckled as they tried to leave Parliament.

House of Commons Leader Jacob Rees-mogg was among ministers given a police escort with his son Peter, 12, as they were followed home by an angry mob who shouted “shame on you”, “traitor” and “scumbag”.

Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom and fellow minister Michael Gove were also targeted by the anti-brexit mob.

She described the tactics of some of the second referendum campaigner­s as “frightenin­g” and praised police for their actions.

Ms Leadsom tweeted: “Thank goodness for our superb police. Just walked home safely from HOC with their protection.

“Why do the so-called ‘People’s Vote’ protesters think it’s OK to abuse, intimidate and scream in the face of someone they don’t agree with?

“So frightenin­g, and so grateful to the police.’’

More than a million protesters marched from Hyde Park to the Palace of Westminste­r.

Labour shadow cabinet members John Mcdonnell, Emily Thornberry, Diane Abbott and Sir Keir Starmer were cheered as they took to the stage set up by campaigner­s. Star Trek actor Sir

‘MISLED’: Sir Patrick Stewart Patrick Stewart, 79, and Call The Midwife actor Stephen Mcgann, 56, led the march. “People weren’t just misled, they were lied to,” Sir Patrick claimed.

Many carried placards which proclaimed Together for the final say” and “Migrants Welcome, Stop Brexit, Stop Boris”.

An effigy of a puppet PM being controlled by aide Dominic Cummings was paraded. He was depicted as a devil called Demonic Cummings. The model was pulled through Whitehall while “Love EU” stickers were plastered across a glass sculpture of the Queen.

Protester Hannah Barton, 56, said: “I am incensed that we are not being listened to. Nearly all the polls show that now people want to remain in the EU.WE feel that we are voiceless.”

The cider maker added: “This is a national disaster waiting to happen and it is going to destroy the economy.”

Scotland Yard said a man, aged 29, was arrested for trespass. A House of Commons spokeswoma­n said: “We are aware of an incident involving a visitor in a public area of the Parliament­ary estate. Security staff and the police attended and the situation has been resolved.”

A smaller pro-brexit rally in Manchester heard that it was the “rich and posh” and “bloody people” marching in London who detested the democratic right of ordinary voters.

 ??  ?? MASS MARCH: Thousands of protesters descend on Parliament yesterday as, left, EU flags are displayed
MASS MARCH: Thousands of protesters descend on Parliament yesterday as, left, EU flags are displayed
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POLICE ESCORT: Top Tory Jacob Rees-mogg and son Peter, 12
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