Boris Johnson has branded eco protesters glueing themselves to roads “irresponsible crusties”.
The prime minister took aim at the “insane” activists, telling LBC: “I think they are irresponsible crusties who are basically trying to stop people going about their day’s work and doing considerable damage to the economy.”
He made the comments during a media round at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
Separately, the prime minister also rejected making misogyny a hate crime, saying we must “prosecute existing crimes”.
The prime minister pushed back against pressure to make misogyny a hate crime, saying police need to do more to enforce existing laws.
He added: “If you simply widen the scope of what you ask the police to do, you make the problem worse.”
It comes after heightened concerns over the safety of women following the murders of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa.
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