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Home Office welcomes Palestine Action ban as it comes into force
The Home Office has welcomed the ban on Palestine Action, after the group failed to block its proscription with a late-night legal bid. The designation as a terror group means that membership of or ...
Former government lawyer to defy Palestine Action ban in Parliament Square protest
A GROUP of about 20 people — including a former government lawyer, a nurse and an engineer — are to risk 14 years jail-time ...
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Silencing the Peace Protester of Parliament Square
Brian Haw had a bell and he was ringing it out in Parliament Square last week when a trio of police officers took it away from him forcibly, “following orders from the Chief Inspector.” ...
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Here's why Parliament Square is in desperate need of a woman
Parliament Square is a historic London landmark, with the Westminster attraction featuring famous statues of historical figures, providing shade for tourists to eat their lunch in.
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1st statue of woman on London's Parliament Square unveiled
LONDON -- The first statue of a woman in London’s Parliament Square was unveiled today. Millicent Fawcett, a leading suffragist who played a key role in securing women older than 30 the right to ...
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UK’s Parliament Square Gets a Female Statue. It Only Took 200 Years.
LONDON — After 11 male statues — mostly of white, middle-aged men of aristocratic pedigree — and nearly 200 years, the first female figure was unveiled Tuesday in London’s historic ...
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All the statues in London’s Parliament Square were men – until now | CNN - CNN International
The 11 statues of male historic figures dotted around Britain’s Parliament Square had a new addition Tuesday – Millicent Fawcett. The suffragist, who campaigned for women’s right to vote at ...
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‘Trump baby’ takes first steps in Parliament Square as thousands turn out in UK to protest the President
LONDON — The Diaper Don took flight in London Friday. Hundreds of protesters packed into Parliament Square to watch “Trump Baby” launch amid demonstrations against the President. … ...
The Mirror7y
It's official - Parliament Square is finally getting its first statue of a woman
World-famous Parliament Square will finally host a statue of a woman, it was confirmed tonight. Work on the bronze of suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett - who helped win the vote for women - will ...
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Millicent Fawcett becomes the first woman to get a statue in Parliament Square
Before Tuesday, the 11 statutes in England’s Parliament Square all featured men. But a newly minted statue of prominent suffragist Millicent Fawcett has changed the all-male make up of this ...
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All the statues in London’s Parliament Square were men – until now | CNN - CNN International
The 11 statues of male historic figures dotted around Britain’s Parliament Square had a new addition Tuesday – Millicent Fawcett. The suffragist, who campaigned for women’s right to vote at ...