June Hautot obituary

My friend June Hautot, who has died aged 82, was a determined campaigner for the National Health Service and battled to protect community rights.

In 2012 June was demonstrating against NHS cuts outside Downing Street when the then health secretary, Andrew Lansley, tried to thread his way through the crowd and failed to see June in his way. She would not let him pass without giving him a piece of her mind. Their encounter was caught on camera and widely reported in the press, with clips shown on the BBC news and follow-up interviews on TV.