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10/12/2010
Protest Violence 'Completely Unacceptable'
After what is being described as the worst unrest for more than a decade, a major clean-up operation is now underway London.
As a third demonstration kicked off over the rise in university tuition fees, student protests turned to violence and vandalism.
Following the MPs vote to raise tuition fees up to a maximum of £9,000, trouble intensified - windows were smashed at the Treasury and the Supreme Court, Winston Churchill's statue was vandalised, and benches in Parliament Square were set alight.
Missiles were hurled at police lines, who responded with force striking protesters with batons.
A total of 34 people were arrested, while 12 officers and 43 demonstrators were injured.
The Prime Minister has described the incident as "completely unacceptable".
He said: "Of course there is a right to protest peacefully, there always should be.
"There is not a right to go on the streets of London, wanting to pursue violence and smashing up property.
"Seeing people swinging from flags off the Cenotaph and defacing the statue of Churchill - I think people going about their everyday lives in this country will think it is unacceptable."
Mr Cameron added: "There were quite a number of people who clearly were there wanting to pursue violence and destroy property.
"What we need to make sure is that these people who behaved in these appalling ways feel the full force of the law of the land.
"It is not acceptable, it is against the law to smash property and behave in that way and attack police officers and I want to make sure they feel the full force of law."
In parliament MPs voted by a majority of 21 to increase fees up to £9,000.
Upon hearing the news demonstraters shouted "shame on you".
Sir Paul Stephenson, Met Police Commissioner said it had been a "very stretching day" for the force and a "very disappointing day" for the capital.
He added: "We did everything we could to facilitate peaceful protest.
"Whilst I'm sure the vast majority came here to want to protest peacefully, a significant number of people behaved very badly."
(BMcN)
As a third demonstration kicked off over the rise in university tuition fees, student protests turned to violence and vandalism.
Following the MPs vote to raise tuition fees up to a maximum of £9,000, trouble intensified - windows were smashed at the Treasury and the Supreme Court, Winston Churchill's statue was vandalised, and benches in Parliament Square were set alight.
Missiles were hurled at police lines, who responded with force striking protesters with batons.
A total of 34 people were arrested, while 12 officers and 43 demonstrators were injured.
The Prime Minister has described the incident as "completely unacceptable".
He said: "Of course there is a right to protest peacefully, there always should be.
"There is not a right to go on the streets of London, wanting to pursue violence and smashing up property.
"Seeing people swinging from flags off the Cenotaph and defacing the statue of Churchill - I think people going about their everyday lives in this country will think it is unacceptable."
Mr Cameron added: "There were quite a number of people who clearly were there wanting to pursue violence and destroy property.
"What we need to make sure is that these people who behaved in these appalling ways feel the full force of the law of the land.
"It is not acceptable, it is against the law to smash property and behave in that way and attack police officers and I want to make sure they feel the full force of law."
In parliament MPs voted by a majority of 21 to increase fees up to £9,000.
Upon hearing the news demonstraters shouted "shame on you".
Sir Paul Stephenson, Met Police Commissioner said it had been a "very stretching day" for the force and a "very disappointing day" for the capital.
He added: "We did everything we could to facilitate peaceful protest.
"Whilst I'm sure the vast majority came here to want to protest peacefully, a significant number of people behaved very badly."
(BMcN)
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