{"id":240508,"date":"2021-08-10T06:13:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T06:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=240508"},"modified":"2021-08-11T07:31:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T07:31:20","slug":"anti-vax-assault-on-bbc-police-battle-to-defend-broadcasters-london-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=240508","title":{"rendered":"Anti-vax assault on BBC: Police battle to defend broadcaster&#8217;s London studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Protesters opposing vaccine passports and child vaccinations swarmed on the west London base of the BBC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Video shows a large group clashing with police officers outside the BBC&#8217;s White City Studios in west London<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Today&#8217;s protest at the BBC appears to have been organised by an anti-lockdown group called Official Voice<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ahead of the protest, the group called on supporters to descend on London and said &#8216;media is the problem&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>James Robinson Danyal Hussain \u2013 Mail Online Aug 9, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Dozens of anti-vaccine protesters attempted to storm the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/bbc\/index.html\">BBC<\/a>&#8216;s west London studios this afternoon prompting violent clashes with police.<\/p>\n<p>The protest, organised by Official Voice, is believed to be directed against vaccine passports and jabs for children.<\/p>\n<p>On its Instagram page, Official Voice said the &#8216;media is the problem&#8217; and proclaimed that &#8216;the lies will end&#8217; as it urged supporters to descend on London for today&#8217;s protest from as early as July 27.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters started at Shepherds Bush Green at around 1pm before making the short journey to the site in White City.<\/p>\n<p>There, they were filmed clashing with police outside the building, with at least one of the protesters wearing a beret as they tussled with officers.<\/p>\n<p>Video shows police attempting to push back protesters in a bid desperate bid to stop the group getting inside the centre.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the police were seemingly overwhelmed before reinforcements quickly arrived, including officers with batons.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC sold the site to property developers Stanhope plc in 2013, who said that the new Television Centre would be opened up to the public, offering entertainment and leisure facilities and around 1,000 new homes.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the site is used for ITV live programmes such as This Morning and Loose Women, as well as some live BBC shows. However, BBC News is filed in\u00a0Broadcasting House in Portland Place, Westminster.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of anti-vaccine protesters have today been filmed attempting to storm the BBC &#8216;s London studios during a rally in the capital<\/p>\n<p>The protesters have been filmed clashing with police outside the broadcaster&#8217;s site in White City, west London<\/p>\n<p>Video shows officers with batons linking arms in a bid to stop the protesters getting inside the centre<\/p>\n<p>Paul Brown, who uploaded the footage to Twitter, said: &#8216;Official Voice protesters try storming the BBC studios at White City but them come up against a heavy police presence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They are protesting against vaccine passports and vaccine for kids.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Met Police said this afternoon: &#8216;We&#8217;re aware of a group of demonstrators who, having set off from Shepherds Bush Green at around 1pm, are now gathered outside a commercial premises in Wood Lane, White City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There have been no arrests but officers are in attendance and will continue to monitor the situation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It comes just months after it was revealed the BBC had upgraded its security protocols after a spate of death threats towards staff.<\/p>\n<p>Newsnight&#8217;s political editor, Nicholas Watt, was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=236001\">chased and harangued by demonstrators outside Downing Street<\/a> in June by anti-lockdown protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Fran Unsworth, the BBC&#8217;s director of news and current affairs, said in June that abuse of journalists was a &#8216;growing problem&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter, seen by the Observer, Ms Unsworth urged staff to complete a training course on how to &#8216;react to an in person attack&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9876735\/Anti-vax-assault-BBC-Police-battle-defend-broadcasters-London-HQ.html\">Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UK protest against vaccines for the children outside BBC studios. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ond4aa5TcA\">pic.twitter.com\/ond4aa5TcA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News For All Ireland (@NewsForAllIre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsForAllIre\/status\/1424729349123624965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official Voice protesters against vaccine passports and vaccination of children try storming the BBC studios at white city <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWN4ZrGHMb\">pic.twitter.com\/AWN4ZrGHMb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Willow (@Willow__Bella) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Willow__Bella\/status\/1424722328563462164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activists protesting vaccine passports and jabs for children try to storm the BBC\u2019s White City Studios. 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