Piers Corbyn is seen telling supporters: 'We’ve got to get more physical’
(Picture: screengrab)Infamous anti-vaxxer Piers Corbyn has been arrested on suspicion of encouragement to commit arson, after a video surfaced online of him recommending people ‘burn down’ the offices of MPs who backed new coronavirus regulations.
Speaking to a London crowd during a protest against vaccine passports on Saturday, Corbyn said “we’ve got to get a bit more physical” when it comes to airing political views.
“We’ve got to hammer to death those scum… those scum who have decided to go ahead with introducing new fascism.
“We’ve got a list of them … and if your MP is one of them, go to their offices and, well, I would recommend burning them down, okay,” he added.
The comments come just months after Tory MP Sir David Amess was stabbed and killed during a surgery in his Southend West constituency, and five years after Labour’s Jo Cox was murdered during the EU referendum campaign.
Priti Patel, the home secretary, took to Twitter to describe Corbyn’s remarks as “sickening”.
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“I back the police to take the strongest possible action against him,” she added.
The Piers Corbyn video is sickening.
— Priti Patel (@pritipatel) December 18, 2021
I back the police to take the strongest possible action against him.
Her Labour counterpart, Yvette Cooper, also condemned the “appalling” clip.
She wrote: “We have lost two MPs to terrible violence in recent years – we know how incredibly serious this is.
“Police will have all our support in pursuing this.”
Appalling Piers Corbyn video.
— Yvette Cooper (@YvetteCooperMP) December 18, 2021
We have lost 2 MPs to terrible violence in recent years - we know how incredibly serious this is.
Police will have all our support in pursuing this
Politicians and commentators across the political spectrum also condemned the footage:
This is appalling.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 18, 2021
Piers Corbyn is inciting the murder of MPs. He should be arrested & jailed for this.
cc @metpoliceuk https://t.co/eUk8ArGAcU
Piers Corbyn, you were comprehensively beaten in the London mayor election by me, an alien with a bin for a head. So by the power vested in me by 92,896 humans, please give the planet some much-needed Christmas cheer and fuck off to the asylum where you belong. Thanks petal x
— Count Binface (@CountBinface) December 18, 2021
What Piers Corbyn has said about MPs is beyond appalling, it is dangerous incitement. Especially so in the wake of the murder of David Amess.
— Stephen Farry MP (@StephenFarryMP) December 18, 2021
Just two months since the murder of David Amess. This is incitement to violence against MPs. And an attack on our democratic institutions. This scumbag Piers Corbyn should be arrested and prosecuted. @metpoliceuk What are you going to do about it ? Cressida Dick ? https://t.co/RRwyCtXQws
— Mike Gapes (@MikeGapes) December 18, 2021
Piers Corbyn arrested. Good to get this menace off the streets and able now to access the care he so obviously needs https://t.co/izxyCNr4dz
— Simon Hoare MP (@Simon4NDorset) December 19, 2021
Piers Corbyn should be condemned for his calls to insight violence against MPs and our offices (which must include our staff), @metpoliceuk need to investigate urgently.
— Chris Elmore MP (@CPJElmore) December 18, 2021
Piers Corbyn is a danger to our families, teams + to the people who believe the garbage he bangs on about.
— Sarah Owen MP (@SarahOwen_) December 18, 2021
People may not agree with all their MP does but threatening to hammer us to death and burn down our offices is vile.
Anonymous online trolls aren’t the major problem here.
Piers Corbyn is not a funny old man fighting for freedom, he's dangerous and mercenary. Notice how many of these "protesters" lead with their camera phones, it's all about clicks, likes and no doubt cash. Don't share their content.
— Jess Phillips MP (@jessphillips) December 19, 2021
In a statement issued on their website, the Metropolitan Police confirmed a man in his 70s was arrested in Southwark in the early hours of Sunday morning.
“The arrest relates to a video posted online in which people were encouraged to burn down MPs’ offices.
“The man remains in custody at a central London police station,” it concluded.
On the same day Corbyn made the comments, a rap video was released by the anti-vaxxer, reportedly titled, “I’m Not A Loser, I Don’t Want The Booster”.
