A new coalition of groups known as the Climate Suffragettes, which includes stalwarts of middle England the Women’s Institute as well as more extreme environmental movements Climate Rush and Plane Stupid, are calling for reform of environment policy, a halt to building more coal fired power stations and an end to airport expansion. <br /><br />Wearing Edwardian clothes and handing out cake, the protest started peacefully in Parliament Square with speeches from each group, however arrests were made when individuals attempted to recreate the “rush” on Parliament and get through police lines at St Stephen’s Entrance. It is understood one person was taken to hospital with an injured foot.
