A memorial to Sir Captain Tom Moore has been vandalised by a protestor campaigning against the use of private jets in the UK. 21-year-old Maddie Budd poured what she claimed was faeces and urine over the statue.
Speaking about her protest, the former medical student from Wales, said: ‘People are going to say that he’s a hero, people are going to say that this is profoundly, obscenely disrespectful to his life, and to the NHS he stood up for and I agree.
‘All of this is true and the Government won’t even End UK Private Jets, every time one takes off, it pours a bucket of sh*t and blood onto everything that Captain Tom stood for’.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatEnd UK Private Jets is a small group protesting against carbon emissions by high-end aircraft.
The bizarre stunt bore the hallmarks of an elaborate wind-up but the two people apparently behind the group posted a rambling hour-long video explaining why they’re protesting online.Captain Sir Tom Moore rose to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic when he embarked on a quest to complete 100 walks around his garden in a bid to help raise money for NHS Charities.
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