In UK, protesters superglue themselves to Speaker’s chair inside Parliament

Extinction Rebellion activists staged a protest at the House of Commons chamber, British Parliament, in London on Friday. The environmental activist group said its supporters had superglued themselves to one another in a chain around the chair used by the Speaker. (AP)

The protest comes as the nation's Conservative Party wraps up a seven-week election campaign to choose a new leader. (AP)

The prolonged process has often seemed remote from the country’s growing turmoil with soaring energy bills and rising inflation. (Reuters)

An Extinction Rebellion activist protests inside the parliament in London, Britain on Friday. The incident is likely to raise security concerns around how visitors to the estate, who are routinely screened by guards upon entry, were able to access the room in which the prime minister and elected legislature regularly speak. (Reuters)

A protester sits next to a banner hanging from a height outside the Palace of Westminster on Friday. Extinction Rebellion has launched several eye-catching demonstrations in recent months. (AP)

Some 50 other activists were taking part in protests at the House of Commons. (AP)

Police officers detain one of the Extinction Rebellion activists who protested at the Houses of Parliament in London on Friday. (Reuters)

The Britain Parliament is not currently sitting. Certain areas of the parliamentary estate are often open to the public, although access to the debating chamber is usually restricted to guided tours. (Reuters)

A police officer tries to release an Extinction Rebellion protester padlocked to the fence at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain September 2. The group said 50 people were involved in Friday's protest, which kicked off the first phase of their September plans.(Reuters)

Police talk to an Extinction Rebellion protester who has chained himself to the railings of the Palace of Westminster prior to his arrest. (AP)