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Friday, February 27, 2026
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Friday, February 27, 2026
London statue of Winston Churchill defaced with ‘Zionist war criminal’ graffiti
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Graffiti reading 'Never again is now' is pictured on a statue of Britains former prime minister Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, in central London on February 27, 2026. (Brook Mitchell / AFP)
A statue of former British prime minister Winston Churchill on display in central London has been defaced with anti-Israel graffiti.
The statue was defaced with red paint reading “Zionist war criminal” on the front and “Never again is now” on the back, as well as the phrases “Free Palestine” and “Stop the genocide.”
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— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) February 27, 2026
In a statement, Metropolitan Police say that “officers were on scene within two minutes of being alerted shortly after 4am.”
Police add that a “38-yr-old man is in custody having been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage.”
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