The protester came down just after midnight, after telling negotiators he would stop "on his own terms".

A man who climbed up Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower carrying a Palestinian flag has now come down, after more than 16 hours.

The barefoot man made his way on to a ledge several metres up the tower at the Palace of Westminster on Saturday morning.

He had filmed his climb and said that he was protesting against “police repression and state violence”.

  • @ShittyBeatlesFCPresEnglish
    6•8 hours ago

    That’s why you should bring a bag lunch and water when you climb Big Ben. It’s like hiking a long trail. Well, you can probably skip carrying a paper map but you should always bring snacks and water when you climb up a mountain and/or the world’s most famous clock.

  • @[email protected]English
    53•1 day ago

    Legendary move - peaceful, brings lots of attention to the cause, and dedicated. Congratulations to this man!

    • @Harvey656English
      6•7 hours ago

      Man: climbs tower and sits

      Dumbass on the internet: Litterally terrorism.

      The mental gymnastics is gold medal worthy.

        • @[email protected]English
          2•57 minutes ago

          Not dead, and frankly your comment coulda gone either way.

          In the future when you’re stepping razors like this you may want to add the /s so folks know your intent.

    • @ShittyBeatlesFCPresEnglish
      3•8 hours ago

      How do you mean? The article doesn’t mention Hamas or an act of violence. The only one who got hurt is him when he cut his foot climbing. It doesn’t seem like it was “literally” anything but a peaceful protest, even if I imagine it’s illegal for lots of other reasons. (I don’t know UK law but I suspect climbing Big Ben isn’t legal.)