Big Ben protestor told to stay in Southend

A protester who scaled Big Ben and clung to the landmark draped in a Palestine flag for more than 16 hours was warned to ‘stay in Southend’ by a judge. 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. Day was waving a Palestine flag and shouting ‘Free Palestine’ while up the tower and live-streamed the protest. Bespectacled Day, of Southend-on Sea, Essex,…