Met Police in staggering reply as Nigel Farage blasts failure to stop flare-wielding protester on statue - 'What are the police for?!'

An officer was heard asking if the protester was “deaf” as he was encouraged to get down from the statue.

He added: “Don’t light anymore of them, alright? If we catch you with anymore … no more.”

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Farage, 59, shared the clip on social media and called on Scotland Yard to intervene to stop similar incidents happening.

He said: "What are the police for if they don't stop this?"

The Metropolitan Police directly responded to the GB News presenter.

“This incident is being reviewed but it’s worth us explaining why it’s a tricky one for officers,” the force said.

“One of the challenges is the law that covers flares is really old (1870s) and it focuses on firing and throwing flares/fireworks not just holding them.

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“There’s also no law about climbing on statues if no damage is being done. It means officers haven’t got as many options as they might like.”

The Metropolitan Police added: “In this case the aim was to get the man down and to stop disorder breaking out.

“They did that. As we say, we’ll always review incidents to see what could have been done differently but within the limits we’ve explained above.”

The statue dedicated to Lloyd George, which was erected in Parliament Square in 2007, was surrounded by a number of pro-Palestine protesters as demonstrators gathered as the war in Israel rages on.

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in London on Saturday to call for a ceasefire after 1,400 Israelis died during Hamas' October 7 onslaught and around 8,000 Palestinians perished as a result of Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to crush the terror organisation.

However, Scotland Yard has received criticism over the past few weeks as more and more demonstrations take place across the United Kingdom.

England's largest police force was branded as a “joke” after officers vowed to speak with a protester who openly called for Jihad in Britain.

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick and Home Secretary Suella Braverman have been among the UK’s most senior politicians to put pressure on the Metropolitan Police to take sterner action.

Braverman met with Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley last week to urge the force to “crack down on anyone breaking the law”.

The Home Secretary will meet with national security officials and police chiefs later today to discuss the UK’s terror threat at a Cobra meeting.