A man who allegedly defecated in the lake at Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire mansion has been arrested, with a video released by an activist group capturing the dirty protest.
Footage captured and posted online by protest group Youth Demand shows a man walking into a lake in Kirby Sigston before he crouches and poos in the water. The man, wearing a shirt with a slogan reading “eat s**t” Rishi, was reportedly among four men arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass at the property “within one minute” of entry at around 12.40pm on Tuesday.
The group, which included a 52-year-old from London, a 43-year-old from Bolton, a 21-year-old from Manchester and a 20-year-old from Chichester, were escorted off the property before their arrest. Youth Demand said the 21-year-old man from Manchester left a “parting gift” for the Prime Minister and the Conservative Government.
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Youth Demand describes itself as a campaign calling for an arms embargo on Israel, as well as for the Government to revoke all new oil and gas licences granted since 2021. The group also left a message for the Prime Minister on its website, stating the defecating member had “sunk the Bismarck” as a “parting gift”.
The group said: “As a thank you and a parting gift to Rishi Sunak and the Tories for the last 14 years of service, a Youth Demand supporter has ‘sunk the Bismarck’ in Rishi Sunak’s lake. Youth Demand is a campaign calling for a two-way arms embargo on Israel and for the incoming UK government to revoke all new oil and gas licences granted since 2021.”
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In a statement, North Yorkshire Police said officers have launched inquiries after apprehending the group at the Prime Minister’s property. A spokesperson said: “We have arrested four people in the grounds of the Prime Minister’s constituency home this afternoon.
“Our officers were with the four men within one minute of them entering the grounds. They were detained at around 12.40pm before being escorted off the property and arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass.
“The men aged 52 from London, 43 from Bolton, 21 from Manchester, and 20 from Chichester, remain in police custody for questioning and inquiries are ongoing.” The arrested men have been released on police bail as inquiries continue.