By James Simons-
Jeremy Corbyn’s brother today branded lockdown restrictions in the Uk a “Covid con”, as he arrived at court to face trial over anti-lockdown protests.
Piers Corbyn addressed supporters using a megaphone outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
The former Labour Party leader’s brother was fined £10,000 in August for his role in an anti lockdown protest, but defiantly said he wasn’t going to pay because the fine was unjustified. Hundreds of protesters, some of whom displayed anti-mask and anti-vaccination placards, had gathered in Trafalgar Square in London on the day he was arrested.
scarf as he spoke this morning, raising a fist to cameras as he stood in defiance outside court.
He is facing trial accused of breaching coronavirus restrictions during anti-lockdown protests in London’s Hyde Park in May.
Mr.Corbyn raises his fists to waiting photographers Image: PA
Mr Corbyn, speaking via a megaphone, told around 20 protestors: “If we win, all the Covid convictions so far will be questioned.”
He also unfurled a banner promoting anti-vaccine, anti-lockdown and 5G conspiracy theories, as dozens of police officers watched on.
Piers previously denied two charges of breaching regulations by taking part in protests on May 16 and May 30. His lawyer told the court that he was singled out for breaking regulations because of his political beliefs and was “specifically targeted”.
The Met Police was accused by Corbyn’s legal team of “politicisation of the regulations” and “entering the political arena impermissibly.”
Representing the conspiracy theorist, Ben Cooper QC said police were unfair in arresting him at a Hyde Park demo on May 30 while no arrests were made for breaches of lockdown restrictions at a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest taking place on the same day.
Mr Cooper said police contradicted themselves by suggesting they did not know who he was , after admitting they were aware of his identity, Corbyn has previously suggested there is no pandemic, despite evidence several people in Britain and the U.S have died from the virus and shown typical symptoms of it.
The position of this publication is that there has been an imbalance between accurate reporting of those who are dying purely from the virus, and those who are dying from a mixture of the virus and other underlying causes., but thee certainly has been a pandemic.