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| Protesters scale Parliament roof | Protesters scale Parliament roof |
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| Anti-Heathrow expansion protesters have climbed on to the roof of the Houses of Parliament next to Big Ben. | Anti-Heathrow expansion protesters have climbed on to the roof of the Houses of Parliament next to Big Ben. |
| The group of at least five people unfurled banners, including one saying "No 3rd runway at Heathrow", and threw paper planes. | |
| The incident comes two days after a similar protest when banners were draped over a plane at Heathrow. | The incident comes two days after a similar protest when banners were draped over a plane at Heathrow. |
| The protesters said they had gained access to Parliament's roof, via a fire escape, using visitor passes. | The protesters said they had gained access to Parliament's roof, via a fire escape, using visitor passes. |
| Waving | |
| One of them, who said he was called Richard George, told the BBC they had spoken to police and intended to continue the protest until at least prime minister's questions at noon. | |
| Police have approached the group, who are standing behind turrets overlooking parliament square and on a ladder leading from the turrets to the top of the roof. | |
| But they have shown no signs of ending the protest, waving at the crowds and media gathered outside Parliament's gates. | |
| The protest will raise fresh questions over security at the Houses of Parliament. | The protest will raise fresh questions over security at the Houses of Parliament. |
| Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker said he thought the demonstrators had been given access to Parliament by a member of staff. | |
| The buildings have been subject to increasingly tight security measures in recent years because of the threat of terrorist attack. | The buildings have been subject to increasingly tight security measures in recent years because of the threat of terrorist attack. |
| Security had also been reviewed and stepped up after previous protests, including a fathers' rights group throwing purple powder at then prime minister Tony Blair, and anti-hunting ban protesters entering the Commons. | Security had also been reviewed and stepped up after previous protests, including a fathers' rights group throwing purple powder at then prime minister Tony Blair, and anti-hunting ban protesters entering the Commons. |
| Have you seen the protests? Are you taking part? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC you can do so using the form below: | Have you seen the protests? Are you taking part? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC you can do so using the form below: |
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