8 charged over Commons hunting protest

Eight men who protested in the British House of Commons during a debate on the Hunting Bill were charged today with public order…

Eight men who protested in the British House of Commons during a debate on the Hunting Bill were charged today with public order offences.

The men were charged under Section 5 of the Public Order Act, a spokesman for the pro- hunting Countryside Alliance confirmed. hunting ban to a halt.

The demonstrators were arrested in September after they stormed into the Commons chamber and brought the debate on a

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