Anti-vaccine protesters storm ITN building in London as police protect journalists
A group of anti-vaccine protesters have stormed the ITN building in London.
Dozens of demonstrators occupied the front of the building on Grays Inn Road on Monday afternoon.
Police officers at the scene blocked the protesters from getting further into the building in an effort to protect journalists and staff.
Independent Television News is the company that produces ITV News, Channel 4 News and 5 News.
The Metropolitan Police said: “Officers are responding to a demonstration at a private premises on Grays Inn Road where people have unlawfully gained access to the building.
“Officers are on scene engaging with building security and removing those who have gained entry.”
Earlier this month, anti-vaccination protesters stormed what they thought was a major BBC building.
They were apparently unaware that the BBC had largely moved out of the premises at Television Centre in west London almost a decade ago.
Officers are responding to a demonstration at a private premises on Gray’s Inn Road, #Camden where people have unlawfully gained access to the building. Officers are on scene engaging with building security and removing those who have gained entry.
— Metropolitan Police Events (@MetPoliceEvents) August 23, 2021
The site is mainly used by ITV to shoot shows such as Good Morning Britain and This Morning.
The BBC largely left the building in 2013 and the vast majority of its staff and its news operation are at Broadcasting House in Portland Place, central London.
