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Harvey Weinstein, Theresa May and Kim Jong-un effigies are set ablaze as millions of Brits are wowed by spectacular fireworks up and down the country on Bonfire Weekend

SHAMED movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was burnt at the stake tonight as Britain began celebrating bonfire weekend.

Tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un also found himself up in smoke along with motormouth US President Donald Trump as thousands of events lit up the chilly night.

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An effigy of film producer Harvey Weinstein is burned during a fireworks display at Edenbridge Bonfire NightCredit: Getty Images - Getty
​Huge effigy of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be torched at the Edenbridge bonfire bash
The Weinstein guy went up in flames while the real life producer continues to be engulfed in one of the biggest sex scandals in Hollywood's historyCredit: Getty Images - Getty

The weekend celebrations marks the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt by Guy Fawkes and co to overthrow the King of England by blowing up Parliament.

And to commemorate it Brits light bonfires, burn "Guys".

These can take the form of whoever is drawing fire in the public spotlight.

The most spectacular example of this unfolded in the small, picturesque town of Lewes in East Sussex which held Britain’s largest festival.

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The event is celebrated with extra zeal because it commemorates the memory of seventeen protestant martyrs from the town who were burned at the stake.

Dumpy despot Kim Jong-un is paraded though the streets in the nip and bound to a very big rocketCredit: Alamy Live News
Attached to the other side is US President Donald Trump, who is also nudeCredit: Alamy Live News
PM of Britain and Northern Ireland Theresa May did not escape the Lewes treamentCredit: EPA
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The procession through Lewes is a tradition that stretches back centuriesCredit: Alamy Live News
Legions of those taking part dress in period costume to evoke the period of Guy FawkesCredit: EPA
This reveller is dressed as a fox as hundreds march by with flaming torchesCredit: EPA
The man is dressed as a wartime sailor as the whole street behind him is lit up by torches held by others in military uniformCredit: EPA
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Guy Fawkes himself is paraded through the street before he meets his fiery endCredit: EPA
Effigies paraded at Lewes Bonfire Night - The biggest 5th of November celebration event in the world

It saw thousands gathering with flaming torches, marching through the street and burning effigies.

These included UK Prime Minister Theresa May and a gigantic rocket with a naked Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump strapped on.

Elsewhere a huge effigy of film producer Harvey Weinstein was burned during a fireworks display at Edenbridge Bonfire Night.

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A firework display is seen behind the refurbished and illuminated chimneys of Battersea Power Station in LondonCredit: Reuters
The Battersea Park fireworks seen over Albert BridgeCredit: PA:Press Association

The underfire producer is depicted naked in a dressing gown clutching a Oscar statuette while holding a clipboard with “final cut” chalked on the side.

This year crowds of revellers braved bad weather which had earlier seen severe downpour.

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When the rain clouds parted a chilly evening followed.

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