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British police arrest four people who entered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s residence

Police arrested four people who entered British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's residence in the country's constituency on Tuesday. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/UPI
Police arrested four people who entered the residence of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday. File photo by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/UPI | Licensed photo

June 26 (UPI) – Four men were released on bail on Wednesday after British authorities arrested them the previous day for entering Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s constituency property near Northallerton, North Yorkshire Police said.

Authorities did not name the people but described them as a 52-year-old from London, a 43-year-old from Bolton, a 21-year-old from Manchester and a 20-year-old from Chichester.

North Yorkshire Police said officers arrived “within a minute” of the men entering the premises and arrested them.

“Four men were arrested on suspicion of trespassing in the grounds of the Prime Minister’s constituency home in Kirby Sigston on Tuesday,” North Yorkshire Police said in a statement. “Investigations are ongoing.”

A spokesman for Sunak declined to comment on the details of the incident.

“The Prime Minister thanks the police for their swift response in keeping him and his family safe,” the spokesman said, according to BBC News. “As this is an ongoing police investigation, further enquiries should be directed to the relevant police department.”

The arrests came after the group Youth Demand released a video in which a young man appeared to enter the prime minister’s residence. Demand called for an arms embargo against Israel and a halt to the issuing of new oil and gas licenses.