Protester dressed as Santa Claus climbs Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square before being arrested
Protester dressed as Santa Claus climbs Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square before being arrested
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A PROTESTER dressed as Santa Claus climbed the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square before being arrested today. Two Metropolitan Police officers could be seen urging the man to get down during the stunt in central London. The man brandished a newspaper with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's face on the front.
![[A protester dressed as Santa Claus has climbed the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square today]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/branching-protester-dressed-santa-claus-957620885.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
A headline in bold red letters read: "Put the father back into Xmas.". Cops said they were informed that the man had climbed the tree at around 9.35am on Sunday morning. The man has since come down from the tree and was arrested at the scene. He was escorted to a police van where he was searched and cuffed.
![[The protester was arrested on Sunday]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/protester-fathers-justice-arrested-climbing-957665714.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Fathers4Justice, a campaign group fighting for changes in legislation on fathers' rights, claimed responsibility for the protest. The organisation posted on X this morning: "A Fathers4Justice supporter dressed as Father Christmas has scaled the famous Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree in London.
![[He was escorted from the tree to a cop van]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/matthew-chattle-alamy-live-news-957665538.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"Trafalgar Square Closed. Police on scene trying to talk him down.". Nicolas Wäckers, 22, from Wray in Lancashire, told The Sun: "I saw a guy dressed as Father Chirstmas hop the barrier and start climbing the tree. "The tree is quite flimsy and started cracking. He had to stop when he got to the middle because the branches were breaking.
![[Two Metropolitan Police officers could be seen urging the man to get down]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/branching-protester-dressed-santa-claus-957620853.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
"He started screaming: 'Put the father back into Xmas!'. "He then started putting up posters of Keir Starmer dressed as Scrooge. "A fire engine has been called with a cherry picker but they can't get to him due to the barriers. "A lot of onlookers were quite confused and urged him to stop climbing the tree.
![[The man could be seen brandishing a newspaper with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/fathers4justice-supporter-scales-famous-957619529.jpg?strip=all&w=540)
