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Jenrick tells protesters who disrupted Reform conference to ‘get a life’
Police are seeking witnesses after Climate Resistance protesters disrupted Nigel Farage’s speech and footage showed audience members dragging and striking demonstrators.
- On Friday and Saturday, demonstrators from Climate Resistance were ejected from the Reform annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham after interrupting Nigel Farage's keynote address multiple times.
- Footage from the event showed audience members pulling a protester's hair and grabbing her head, with a man striking her with a walking stick, prompting calls for witnesses.
- Robert Jenrick told activists to 'get a life' and reacted to the video by saying 'boohoo,' drawing sharp criticism from Liberal Democrat MP Max Wilkinson who called the response 'horrible.'
- Divided responses emerged within Reform; home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf condemned the violence, while party chairman Lee Anderson suggested a 'whip round' for the audience member seen hitting the protester.
- West Midlands Police have asked the female protester to contact them on 101 for a formal investigation, noting that no official complaint has been registered despite the group being 'horrified at the violence.
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The Independent (US)Jenrick tells protesters who disrupted Reform conference to ‘get a life’
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
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C 22%
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