McDonald’s offered Met police cheap burgers and free drinks during XR protests

Exclusive: McDonald’s franchises also granted use of toilets during October 2019 London protests by climate activists

McDonald’s restaurants offered the Metropolitan police cut-price burgers and free hot drinks during Extinction Rebellion protests – but senior officers warned staff not to “flaunt” it, documents show.

Franchises also granted liberal use of their toilets during the central London demonstrations. A police chief praised this in an internal email as a “convenient” deal that would “allow short breaks” for patrolling officers.