Harriet Harman target of fathers 4 justice roof protest
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Harriet Harman target of fathers 4 justice roof protest
Two Fathers 4 Justice campaigners protest on the roof of the deputy Labour leader, Harriet Harman. Two campaigners from a fathers' rights group today climbed on to the roof of the south London home of the Labour deputy leader, Harriet Harman. The men, dressed in superhero costumes, used a ladder to reach the roof of the Herne Hill property. Their action marks a return to high- profile political stunts by the Fathers 4 Justice group, which most famously threw condoms filled with purple flour at Tony Blair in the House of Commons in 2006. Scotland Yard said it was alerted shortly before 9am and had sent officers to the scene. Fathers 4 Justice said police told them two people were inside the house at the time, and they were thought to be Harman and her husband, the Labour Party treasurer, Jack Dromey. One of the men on the roof, Mark Harris, told reporters he was shocked at how easy it had been to gain access. "All we did was push open the gate, which wasn't even locked, put a ladder up and climbed up," he said. "In this time of heightened terror alerts I can't believe Harriet Harman has such lax security. My house is more secure than this." Harris and his fellow protester, named by the group as Jolly Stanesby, unfurled a banner reading: "A father is for life, not just conception". The group campaigns on behalf of men who it claims have been unfairly denied access to their children by ex-partners and family courts.
YouTube | June 8, 2008
