National Conservatism Conference in London Disrupted by Extinction Rebellion Protesters

Protests from Extinction Rebellion activists disrupted a right-wing conference organized by the US-based National Conservatism movement in London.

During the event, Jacob Rees-Mogg was unexpectedly joined on stage by a man warning about fascism, while Home Secretary Suella Braverman was interrupted as she began her speech on conservatism and immigration.

The protesters were ejected from the hall, with Extinction Rebellion claiming that they were protesting against "increasingly dangerous rhetoric" from senior politicians.

Braverman later joked that the Extinction Rebellion protests were an "audition day for the shadow cabinet," the BBC reported.

Jacob Rees-Mogg spoke at London's Emmanuel Centre's three-day National Conservatism conference.

Rees-Mogg seemed unconcerned by the protestors' interruption and even made light of it by joking that they support free speech, according to Daily Mail. Later, Extinction Rebellion claimed on Twitter that they had interrupted the meeting by criticizing key Cabinet members and MPs for their fascist ideas.

Jacob Rees-Mogg Blasts PM Rishi Sunak

Rees-Mogg called Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's intentions to remove hundreds of remaining EU legislation by the end of this year "pathetically under-ambitious" in his address and attacked them. He also mentioned Sunak's failed pledge to get all remaining EU regulations taken off the UK's statute book by the end of December, which he referred to as a capitulation to the "blob."

In a later part of his address, the former cabinet minister underlined the need to be "aggressive in promoting free trade," in light of the recent softening of the anticipated elimination of European Union laws.

Moreover, he questioned how a Conservative-led administration could have the highest tax rates as a proportion of GDP in 70 years, per The Telegraph. He argued that this was due to deliberate actions taken and a prior trend in that direction.

Rees-Mogg called Rishi Sunak's decision to backtrack on his vow to eliminate hundreds of pieces of European Union legislation by year's end "a defeat for ambition, prosperity, and democracy."

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