Catalogue Number
NMLH.2024.23.5
Object Name
banner
Place
London, UK, EU
People
Theresa May, European Parliament, Conservative Party
Events
Brexit Referendum
Description
Various EU leaders holding puppet strings, at the bottom of which are Theresa May and 4 of her cabinet members. The 5 Tory figures hang from their puppet strings as they defecate, urinate and spit on an unfurled scroll that is labelled 'BRITISH DEMOCRACY'.
This banner was created by pro-Brexit protesters who felt the Theresa May government was betraying the UK during the post-Brexit negotiations with the European Union following the UK's Brexit referendum in 2016. Pro-Brexit campaigners opinions about the May government's negotiating style ultimately led to her resignation as Prime Minister in 2019 after her Brexit agreement was voted down three times.
