Article 4S38Y Tory peer in dressing gown confronts Extinction Rebellion activists

Tory peer in dressing gown confronts Extinction Rebellion activists

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Aamna Mohdin
from Environment | The Guardian on (#4S38Y)

A slipper-shod Lord Fraser emerges from his Westminster home to berate climate campaigners

A Tory peer has confronted Extinction Rebellion protesters in his dressing gown as they marched past his home in central London.

Andrew Fraser, who was made a life peer by David Cameron in 2016, emerged from his Westminster home on Lord North Street on Tuesday morning. He was pictured wearing a white dressing gown and slippers as he confronted protesters, who were were banging drums and waving banners as part of the second day of Extinction Rebellion's planned two-week shutdown of the heart of the capital. While the nature of the exchange between the peer and the protesters is unknown, one activist did try to hand him a flyer.

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