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Around 100 protesters were arrested when traffic was brought to a halt near Downing Street.
Tory party deputy chairman Lee Anderson and London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused the group of targeting the war memorial on Monday.
But activists said they had been moved to the base of the monument after shutting down traffic on Whitehall, an account supported by an officer at the scene.
The Chairman of the @Conservatives is tweeting lies about protesters being glued to The Cenotaph.
The reality is that they were dragged off the road and arrested by police for protesting in the street, under legislation his corrupt party introduced.
Share and expose this lie. https://t.co/mc5ZtP26l9
— Just Stop Oil (@JustStop_Oil) November 6, 2023
A mother-of-one lying cuffed on the base of the memorial told the PA news agency: “They arrested us in the road and we were dragged to the pavement and then back over here.”
One officer told PA the protesters had been moved to the site “to get them off the road”, adding: “It was for their own safety, obviously it’s quite a busy road.”
Scotland Yard later said 100 arrests were made under new powers in the Public Order Act, but made clear “there were no offences linked to the Cenotaph” and no protesters glued themselves to the road.
Mr Anderson had said JSO protesters were “now stuck to the Cenotaph” as he shared a picture on social media site X.
“Simple solution here. Give them stronger glue and leave them there till Sunday,” the MP added.
“Targeting the Cenotaph is completely unacceptable and deeply disrespectful”
Mr Khan, the Labour mayor of the capital, said online that the Metropolitan Police had his “full support in taking action” after the JSO protest.
“Targeting the Cenotaph is completely unacceptable and deeply disrespectful towards those who gave their lives for our country,” he wrote.
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