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Extinction Rebellion Activists Disrupt Lord Mayor’s Show in London, Squabble With Police – Video

Sputnik International

By Daria Bedenko

November 13, 2021

The Lord Mayor’s Show is a colourful and joyous London tradition that dates back to the early 13th century, when a parade would accompany the newly-appointed Lord Mayor of London coming to Westminster to swear loyalty to the Crown. In 2020, the annual show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Extinction Rebellion activists appeared to hijack the Lord Mayor’s Show in London on Saturday, protesting the results of the COP26 climate convention, which they deemed to be a “catastrophic failure”.

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