'Who voted for this?': Greenpeace protesters interrupt Truss' speech at Tory conference

Greenpeace demonstrators disrupted a speech by British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday (October 5). Two protesters among the audience at the conference in Birmingham stood up and displayed a bright yellow flag with the words "Who Voted For This?" and Greenpeace's logo on it as Truss was speaking on stage. Truss paused her speech as the protesters shouted slogans including "Who voted for fracking?" Security personnel then took their flag and the pair were led away amid boos from the audience. The disruption lasted about one minute. Greenpeace confirmed on Twitter its activists had interrupted the speech "to denounce the prime minister 'shredding' her party’s 2019 manifesto promises." The environmental activist group said that they were demonstrating against "U-turning on fracking, strong climate action, and world-leading environmental protections," adding "who voted for this?" Truss's government last month lifted a moratorium on fracking in England that had been in place since 2019, saying strengthening energy supply was an "absolute priority". Many communities and lawmakers and environmental groups strongly oppose fracking. Truss has said fracking would only be allowed to take place where it has local community support. The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesun/ Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/The_Sun/1633225139 #tory #truss #greenpeace #climatechange #conservativeparty #ConservativePartyConference