Brown could face holiday protest disturbance
Gordon Brown’s holiday may be disturbed by a group of local protestors challenging the government’s coastal policy later this morning.
The Blyth Estuary Group is concerned by the Environment Agency’s plans for the Blyth Estuary, which involve a ‘managed realignment’ of the southern river banks.
They say the policy of retreat will “have a serious effect on the future of Southwold Harbour and the safety of navigation in it”.
The prime minister is in Suffolk for his summer holiday this week but may find himself coming under pressure from the group if he ventures on to Southwold’s promenade.
A protest will take place at 10:45 BST to highlight the danger the demonstrators believe is posed to Southwold’s harbour.
“Our aim is to link arms along the promenade in a human chain, to draw government attention to our neglected river and shoreline defences,” a statement on the group’s website said.
