They are said to be demonstrating against jabs for children
(Picture: Martin Pope/SOPA Images/Shutterstock)Anti-vaccine advocates attempted to storm BBC News headquarters, outraged over “vaccine passports” and children’s vaccinations. One problem ... the protestors, allegedly led by anti-lockdown group “Official Voice,” congregated at a building comprised mostly of luxury apartments, wherein the BBC has not been located since 2013.
Several videos shared to social media broadcast the group attempting to force their way into the Television Centre building in West London, shouting “shame on you, shame on you,” accusing BBC of “not giving out the right information.” One demonstrator shouted that “they are coming for our f****** children,” likely in reference to children’s Covid vaccinations.
Protest getting very heated at bbc studios white city, London against the jabs for children.. pic.twitter.com/5YrCDtxuCm
— Gillian McKeith (@GillianMcKeith) August 9, 2021
Television Centre was BBC News’ headquarters until 2013. It currently serves as a studio for for ITV daytime programs “Good Morning Britain,” Loose Women” and “Lorraine,” but is mostly made up of residential flats — and certainly not the BBC.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said that they were “aware of a group of demonstrators who, having set off from Shepherds Bush Green shortly after 1pm, are now gathered outside commercial premises in Wood Lane, White City.”
Huge thanks to Andy and the security team over at Television Centre. The protesters attempted to gain access to the building while we were live on air with @loosewomen - and we’ve only just left, because of safety. Andy and his team were just incredible, thank-you 🙌🏾 xx
— Charlene White (@CharleneWhite) August 9, 2021
“There have been no arrests but officers are in attendance and will continue to monitor the situation,” they continued.
Was coming back home from centre of London and read about the anti-vax protests at BBC TV Centre, so went a different way than normal avoid Regent St. Then found out that the protest was at White City. Where the BBC stopped being in 2013. Amazing comedy work from those guys.
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) August 9, 2021
People are appalled but can’t help laugh at the mishap, pointing out the hypocrisy of a group accusing a news network of misinformation when they couldn’t even get the BBC headquarters’ address correct.
Anti-vaxxers and anti-lockdowners don’t listen to MSM lies. They do their own research.
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) August 9, 2021
Which is why they end up protesting against the BBC at a building the BBC left 8 years ago. https://t.co/W1Dl97z319
Anti-Vaxx protestors storming the old BBC Television Centre to hold the BBC responsible for... vaccine passports?
— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) August 9, 2021
Either way the studios they attacked are... mainly leased by ITV to make Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, and Loose Women, so that showed them.
Amazing. Antivax protestors storm Television Centre… which the BBC left in 2013.
— Matthew Thompson (@mattuthompson) August 9, 2021
So they’re effectively storming the sets of Loose Women and the Graham Norton Show. https://t.co/Ff690fAOSx
Even Andrew Neil, chairman of The Spectator and GB news, took to Twitter to address the attempted protest.
Anti-vaxxers protest BBC coverage of pandemic by storming a building in White City. A building the BBC vacated in 2013 and is now luxury flats. Is there a link between stupidity and anti-vax? Opinions vary but evidence is growing …
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) August 9, 2021
“Anti-vaxxers protest BBC coverage of pandemic by storming a building in White City. A building the BBC vacated in 2013 and is now luxury flats. Is there a link between stupidity and anti-vax? Opinions vary but evidence is growing,” he wrote.
People who claim to have “done the research” and found out the truth about vaccines tried to storm the BBC today but instead managed to try to break into a building that hasn’t been the BBC building since 2013. Perhaps that should tell you about the quality of their research. https://t.co/BrvMMvjSbR
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 9, 2021
Dear anti-vaxxers…
— Ranj Singh (@DrRanj) August 9, 2021
The BBC moved out of Television Centre YEARS ago.
I guess you proved our point yet again though: get your information from reliable sources 🤦🏽♂️
Antivaxxers storming the wrong BBC headquarters cause they couldn’t be bothered to check sources is *chefs kiss*
— Kiln Girl Rose (@RoseSchmits) August 9, 2021
Now it’s eventually dawned on them they’re at the wrong place, they say they’re moving to BBC Southbank. Good luck with that. There’s no such place. I never realised BBC Broadcasting House W1 was such a state secret. Making the Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight look sensible. https://t.co/i7nWQ1Z27H
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) August 9, 2021
It’s ITV’s HQ now, you f*cking imbeciles. https://t.co/PXbGhQoXxs
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 9, 2021
