Greenpeace protest disrupts Tony Blair CBI speech
{{date|November 29, 2005}}

Two [[w:Greenpeace|Greenpeace]] protestors entered the CBI conference at the [[w:Business Design Centre|Business Design Centre]] in [[w:Islington|Islington]], [[w:London|London]] and delayed a speech being made by the Prime Minister [[w:Tony Blair|Tony Blair]], in which he was expected to announce the consideration of further nuclear power stations to offset the increasing gas prices being experienced by industry in the UK. The protestors, wearing yellow safety jackets over business suits, climbed up into the ceiling rafters and held banners saying "NUCLEAR: WRONG ANSWER", and dropped 'radioactive confetti' onto the delegates down below.

Greenpeace threatened to make noise and throw missiles at the Prime Minister should he make his speech. They requested a ten minute speech before Tony Blair's speech, but this was turned down by the conference organisers and the speech was delayed whilst delegates moved into an alternative room in the building so that the speech could continue without disruption.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4478946.stm
|title=Protesters delay Blair's speech
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=November 29, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/climate/climate.cfm?CFID=2304783&CFTOKEN=93614806&UCIDParam=20051129102354
|title=Fight back begins against Blair's nuclear plans
|author=
|pub=Greenpeace Website
|date=November 29, 2005}}

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Two Greenpeace protestors entered the CBI conference at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London and delayed a speech being made by the Prime Minister Tony Blair, in which he was expected to announce the consideration of further nuclear power stations to offset the increasing gas prices being experienced by industry in the UK. The protestors, wearing yellow safety jackets over business suits, climbed up into the ceiling rafters and held banners saying "NUCLEAR: WRONG ANSWER", and dropped 'radioactive confetti' onto the delegates down below.

Greenpeace threatened to make noise and throw missiles at the Prime Minister should he make his speech. They requested a ten minute speech before Tony Blair's speech, but this was turned down by the conference organisers and the speech was delayed whilst delegates moved into an alternative room in the building so that the speech could continue without disruption.

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