They built a tower to keep that Stop Brexit guy off the TV news, so he did this

John Plunkett. Updated November 27th, 2018

You’ll probably be familiar now with the work of Steve Bray, the anti-Brexit protestor whose placards can regularly be seen behind people being interviewed outside Parliament.

Resulting in rather brilliant TV moments like this, for instance.

https://twitter.com/tpgcolson/status/1062675783351746560

The BBC appears to have got a bit tired of seeing him in the background all the time so they built a tower overlooking College Green to keep him out of shot.

Except he did this.

Hello BBC News tower!
Some days you just have to work a bit harder…
Because I believe with 'heart and soul' that the EU is worth fighting for.
1. #SacktheBrexitDeal
2. #PeoplesVote
3. #StopBrexit
Thank you very much 👍 pic.twitter.com/F38Io81I4x

— 4th July – Tory wipe Out (@snb19692) November 26, 2018

And now this happens.

The gantry deployed by the BBC hasn't defeated Steve Bray… he's simply got longer poles. 👏😉😁#peoplesvote @SODEMAction @snb19692 pic.twitter.com/tCZBr7f64D

— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) November 26, 2018

So instead of doing this sort of thing …

Oh dear.
I might have spoilt John Redwood MP's day.
(We want a #PeoplesVote) pic.twitter.com/wkzXHz0tB4

— 4th July – There's gonna be a Tory wipeout! (@snb19692) November 26, 2018

… they do this sort of thing.

BBC has spent £10k building Fortress Brexit outside Parliament so they can get their precious "live from Westminster" coverage without placards and flags in shot. But they reckoned without Stand of Defiance European Movement @SODEMAction's Steve Bray. £2.50 solution from Screwfix pic.twitter.com/3APf8gTRmp

— Simon MacDonald #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🇬🇧🕷🎩 (@SKMacDonald) November 26, 2018

Not everyone thought the tower was a response to the placards (and there’s no confirmation it cost £10,000).

Hi Steve, the BBC regularly puts up a podium on College Green for big political moments (like this week). This picture is from the day Article 50 was triggered, for example: pic.twitter.com/UkVNCo72Iy

— Joey D'Urso (@josephmdurso) November 26, 2018

Except …

That’s interesting as last week we were clearly told that if we carried on protesting then the BBC would erect a platform.

— Barbara Want #FBPE (@BarbaraWant) November 26, 2018

One thing’s for sure, they’re not about to go anywhere soon.

I think @snb19692 is a national hero and needs knighting .

— Hugh Grant (@HackedOffHugh) November 26, 2018

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