Big Ben protestor denies causing public nuisance

A protestor who scaled Big Ben and clung to the landmark draped in a Palestine flag for over 16 hours has denied trespass and causing a public nuisance. Daniel Day, 29, sparked a major emergency response on Saturday 8 March when he climbed part of the 96-metre-high Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster. Bespectacled Day, of Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, was later charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site. Wearing a black t-shirt…