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Just Stop Oil protestors in their 80s target Magna Carta with hammer and chisel
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Two Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s have broken the glass around the Magna Carta at the British Library in London.
Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, an 85-year-old retired biology teacher, entered the British Library and used a hammer and chisel to crack the enclosure around the Magna Carta - the ‘Great Charter’ that is an essential foundation for the contemporary powers of the UK Parliament.
They are demanding that the UK government commit to an emergency plan to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.
The British Library said police had been notified and despite “minimal” damage to the case, the Magna Carta itself remains undamaged.
The protest comes a week after the High Court ruled that the UK government’s climate plan is unlawful.
The abundance of life on earth, the climate stability that allows civilisation to continue is what must be revered and protected above all else, even above our most precious artefacts.”
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