Article 4S5SH Boris Johnson's father praises Extinction Rebellion 'crusties' as arrests hit 800

Boris Johnson's father praises Extinction Rebellion 'crusties' as arrests hit 800

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Damien Gayle and Ben Quinn
from Environment | The Guardian on (#4S5SH)

Stanley Johnson gives backing to activists as Met reduce the number of activists' sites from 12 to six

The prime minister's father has told a crowd at Extinction Rebellion's London demonstrations he backs their methods and is proud to call himself an "uncooperative crusty".

Stanley Johnson was responding to a question about comments made by his son, who called environmental protesters occupying sites across Westminster "uncooperative crusties" in "heaving hemp bivouacs".

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