A man who climbed Big Ben during a protest in October 2019 has been sentenced to Community service

Elliot Shaw

Published: 1:18 pm November 26, 2020

Updated: 9:23 am March 8, 2026

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Benjamin Atkinson, 44 of Ambleside, Cumbria, has been sentenced to 250 hours of unpaid work and must pay fines of £865.

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On Friday, 18 October 2019 Atkinson had been taking part in a protest outside the Palace of Westminster. He climbed over the fences and scaled the scaffolding of the Queen Elizabeth Tower.

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