Protesters claim they did not cause serious disruption by chaining Keir Starmer’s head to gates of Parliament

Two protesters who chained themselves to the gates of Parliament with a papier mache sculpture of Keir Starmer’s head will claim they did not cause any real disruption, court heard. Alice Jones, 20, and Bridie Leggatt, 22, were arrested following the stunt outside the Palace of Westminster on 6 February. The activists, of Take Back Power, a self-styled non-violent civil resistance movement linked to the defunct group Just Stop Oil, held up signs that read ‘Cut the corruption’ during the…