A group of doctors in surgical scrubs and masks silently knelt outside a gated-off Downing Street while displaying a banner which said: "Doctors not martyrs." As Britain loudly applauded frontline health workers in the tenth 8pm Clap for Carers yesterday, the doctors showed their own support for the over 200 NHS staff who have died from coronavirus so far.
Journalist Ben Smoke posted images of the silent demonstration on his Twitter page, including one "striking moment" as the doctors stared down the armed police on the other side of the gate. "They laid a wreath and then left," the HUCK magazine contributing editor said. "In a week where the discourse has been focused on the stupidity and arrogance of one man, it’s a powerful reminder