Some newsagents’ shelves were left empty on Saturday morning after Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters targeted Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool, blocking the day’s papers from leaving the depots. “It would be illegal to stop MPs going to vote or judges getting to court and it would also protect a free press,” a Government source told PA. Jo Stevens, Labour ’s shadow culture secretary, said: “A free press is vital for our democracy. Excellent work…”Police said no arrests were made after XR protesters held a demonstration near Motherwell aimed at disrupting the distribution of Saturday’s Scottish Sun newspaper. There was a large police presence in central London on Saturday as XR staged further protests.

Source: Daily Mirror September 06, 2020 09:10 UTC