A 60-year-old man opposed the quarantine and climbed into London's Elizabeth Tower, which houses the Big Ben bell. Writes about this The Independent.
Westminster police said that the Briton climbed the tower at about 7.50 am (5.50 Moscow time) and was on the scaffolding for two hours. Climbing the tower, the man posted two posters on the scaffolding: "No third level lockdown in the north, unless another two billion pounds sterling is allocated to the whole region … otherwise rebellion" and "All lives matter." The last inscription refers to the slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Representatives of law enforcement agencies soon arrived at the scene. The Briton was detained on suspicion of illegal entry.
On October 15, it was reported that London is tightening quarantine measures in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. In the city, it was forbidden to meet in closed rooms (in particular, to go on a visit), to gather on the street with more than six people, and also to travel around the city or country, unless it concerns a vital matter.
The quarantine measures provoked thousands of protests at the end of September. At first, the police did not disperse the citizens, but later there were clashes between law enforcement officers and protesters, who began to throw bottles of water at the law enforcement officers.