Upping their game

A word of advice to those annoying placard wavers that have monstered recent news broadcasts from outside Parliament: a visit to the hardware shop for a clothes prop or two maybe necessary if you're going to get in shot from today....

Great 12 Hour shift put in by the Team today in London outside ‘The Houses Of Parliament’ Two Presentation Platform installed on a last minute request from the BBC #london #housesofparliament #bigben #abingdongreen #bbc #structures #platforms #scaffolding #staging pic.twitter.com/mFkUgsZw5M

— Focus Media Scaffold (@FocusRigging) November 25, 2018

1430 Update: They've already got long bendy poles !

We’re going to need a bigger platform...https://t.co/q7FR1QqIIO

— Nick Eardley (@nickeardleybbc) November 26, 2018