MPs were debating the latest options in the Brexit impasse when the protest occurred. (File photo)A dozen demonstrators have been arrested after stripping off in Britain's House of Commons to protest climate change. The protesters stripped down to their underpants in the public gallery on Monday (Tuesday NZT) while lawmakers were debating Brexit. The group Extinction Rebellion said the protest was an attempt "to draw politicians' attention to the climate and ecological crisis." Lawmakers continued debating Brexit, with some making reference to the disruption.

Source: Stuff April 01, 2019 18:33 UTC