Poppy seller forced to leave Edinburgh train station as pro-Palestine protesters stage concourse sit in
A POPPY seller has been forced to leave an Edinburgh train station after pro-Palestine protesters staged a concourse sit in.
The Scottish Poppy Appeal said that the elderly volunteer packed up the stall at Edinburgh Waverly station after hundreds of demonstrators flooded the concourse.
Footage shared online showed protesters chanting slogans and holding a large “Freedom for Palestine” banner in front of the poppy seller.
The Scottish Daily Express reports that the staff at the station helped the Poppy Appeal volunteers.
Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters staged a sit-in at the busy station after claims that cops blocked a marching route.
Around 10,000 people in Gaza have been killed by Israeli bombing since October 7, with 200 killed by airstrikes overnight.
Marches and sit-ins have taken place across the UK demanding a ceasefire, with more expected this weekend.
On Saturday protesters were seen circling around a Royal British Legion poppy seller during another sit-in at Charing Cross station in London.
The station was briefly closed before the protesters were moved on by police.
Do you know the poppy sellers? Email Harry Goodwin: harry.goodwin@the-sun.co.uk
Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer said: “If anyone knows these poppy sellers please DM me.
“I will try and rattle a tin with them tomorrow.
“The saddest thing my generation of Veterans ever say to me is that they struggle to recognise the Country they wore the uniform for.
“This is not it. We mustn’t allow it to become like this.
“London is a big City; there are plenty of areas to protest – the right for which Servicemen and women are proud to serve – without appearing to try and intimidate ordinary citizens trying to collect a bit of cash for Poppy Day – a non-political symbol.”