Two anti-war protesters climbed London's landmark Big Ben clock tower at the Houses of Parliament today ahead of a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of war in Iraq.
The pair unfurled a banner which read "Time for Truth" after they reached the clockface 328 feet above London using mountaineering equipment.
Environmental campaign group Greenpeace said they organised the stunt to protest against the British and United States governments' policies over Iraq.
"We want to send a clear message to [Prime Minister] Tony Blair that we and the British people are fed up with the half-truths and evasions on Iraq," Greenpeace executive director Mr Stephen Tindale said.