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Four men arrested after ‘dirty protest’ at Rishi Sunak’s constituency home
Activists arrested after police incident in the grounds of PM's home
FOUR men have been arrested after a "dirty protest" in the grounds of the Prime Minister’s constituency home.
Officers arrested the men within minutes of them entering the grounds of Rishi Sunak's home in Kirkby Sigston, North Yorkshire.
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The incident happened at around 12.40pm, when the men were escorted off the property and arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass.
They are now in police custody.
Protest group Youth Demand claimed responsibility for the incident, uploading video footage to social media.
The video showed student Oliver Clegg, 21, climbing into a lake and appearing to defecate in the water while wearing a "Eat s*** Rishi" shirt.
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Clegg also made a number of highly political comments, making reference to NHS waiting times and the war in Gaza.
The group said the action was a “parting gift” for the Prime Minister and the Conservative Government.
Youth Demand describes itself as a campaign calling for an arms embargo on Israel, as well as for the Government to revoke all new oil and gas licences granted since 2021.
Many social media users criticised the group for their stunt.
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Mr Sunak's constituency home is in the village of Kirkby Sigston, just outside North Allerton.
He became the Conservative MP for the Richmond constituency in 2015.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: "We have arrested four people in the grounds of the Prime Minister’s constituency home this afternoon.
"Our officers were with the four men within one minute of them entering the grounds.
"They were detained at around 12.40pm before being escorted off the property and arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass.
"The men aged 52 from London, 43 from Bolton, 21 from Manchester, and 20 from Chichester, remain in police custody for questioning and enquiries are ongoing."
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