Overview
- Metropolitan Police said officers were called shortly before 10 a.m. and detained four people on suspicion of criminal damage.
- Take Back Power claimed responsibility in a video posted on X, saying activists threw custard and apple crumble to press demands to tax the rich.
- Part of the Tower of London was closed to visitors during the police response, and the Jewel House later reopened.
- The targeted case protects the Imperial State Crown, a ceremonial piece set with thousands of gemstones, which authorities said was not damaged.
- The little‑known civil‑disobedience group previously dumped sacks of manure beside a Christmas tree at the Ritz hotel this week.