Andrew Marr slams arrest of anti-monarchy protester
During Monday’s instalment of Good Morning Britain, the LBC presenter fumed over the decision to apprehend somebody due to their thoughts on the monarchy. Andrew Marr called it “outrageous” as he stated the country is democratic.
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On Sunday afternoon, a woman held up a sign sharing her strong views on the monarchy moments before the proclamation of King Charles III.
Her sign read: “F*** imperialism, abolish the monarchy.”
It wasn’t long before police officers took the woman away for her protest which resulted in the crowd applauding their actions.
It was later revealed the 22-year-old had been arrested “in connection with a breach of the peace”.
Speaking to GMB hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard, Andrew condemned the arrest and stated the new monarch would be alarmed and upset by the action.
Touching on the arrests, Andrew said: “I think that is outrageous. We are a democratic country.
“We are an open disputatious country where we can say what is on our minds and I don’t believe for a moment that this is what the new king would have wanted.
“In fact, I would bet a lot of money that the new King is equally alarmed and upset by the fact that protestors are being arrested.”
Agreeing, Ben commented the new monarch enjoys having debates with people with opposing views to himself.
Andrew then called King Charles III a clever and open-minded man.