Just Stop Oil target the Magna Carta: Fury as Anglican priest, 82, and retired ... trends now
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A pair of elderly protestors brazenly hammered the glass protecting the Magna Carta in an attempt to smash it, before gluing themselves to the display as part of a Just Stop Oil protest.
Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, an active Anglican priest, author, and retired psychotherapist from Bristol, and Judy Bruce, 85, a retired biology teacher from Swansea, entered the British Library and used a hammer and chisel to damage the glass enclosure around the ancient tome, at around 10.40am on Friday morning.
The pair then proceeded to glue themselves to the enclosure, while holding a sign reading: 'The government is breaking the law' and could be heard saying: 'Is the government above the law?'
A statement from the British Library confirmed the hardened
