British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned anti-lockdown protesters who chased a BBC journalist down the street in London, screaming in his face.
The journalist in question is Nick Watt, political editor of the program Newsnight.
Watt was in Whitehall, near the Houses of Parliament and the Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street, to film a segment about Mr Johnson’s decision to extend the current Covid-19 lockdown in England until July 19.
The restrictions were previously expected to lift on June 21. To justify his decision, Mr Johnson cited the growing prevalence of the more infectious Delta variant, which appears to have originated in India.
“By being cautious now, we have the chance in the next four weeks to save many thousands of lives by vaccinating millions more people,” he said.
This decision infuriated anti-lockdown campaigners, who were outside Downing St to protest.
Footage taken by one of the protesters, and broadcast on their YouTube channel, initially…