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UK Criminalizes Climbing Winston Churchill Statue in Parliament Square With Three Months Jail and £1,000 Fine

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Updated May 7, 2025, 12:15 PM

The UK government has announced that climbing on the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square will be criminalized. Offenders caught scaling the monument could face up to three months in prison and a fine of £1,000. This move is part of a broader effort to protect war memorials, with Churchill's statue being granted special status. The legislation aims to deter acts of desecration against the monument dedicated to Britain's wartime leader. The government is intensifying measures to prevent people from climbing on such statues, reflecting concerns over the preservation of national heritage sites.

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Three months in jail and a £1,000 fine 💷🚫 The government is cracking down on people scaling monuments - and Churchill’s statue is being added to the list of protected war memorials ➡️ https://t.co/QTfwRFIcxE https://t.co/fncqbENi58

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'Have they not got more important things to do?!' Bev Turner reacts to the government making it a crime to climb on the Winston Churchill statue in Westminster. https://t.co/pZDSBdRio7