Posted 3/4/2024, 3:36:00 PM
Downing Street Rebukes Packham For Backing Right to Protest Over Climate Policy
- Downing Street criticized Chris Packham for defending Just Stop Oil's right to protest outside MPs' homes
- Packham said peaceful, non-violent protest is a right that needs preserving
- Just Stop Oil wants rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
- Packham supports a "breadth of protest" but said he takes a legal, democratic approach
- The government is considering proposals to limit MP engagement with protest groups and set up an anti-extremism team