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Headline: Government to Make Climbing on Winston Churchill Statue a Criminal Offence

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The UK government will soon make it a criminal offence to climb on Winston Churchill's statue in Parliament Square, with offenders facing up to three months in prison and a £1,000 fine. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that the Churchill statue will be added to the list of monuments protected from desecration, alongside other war memorials.

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