Four protesters have been arrested after custard and apple crumble was thrown at a display case containing the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London .

Take Back Power, which describes itself as a new non-violent civil resistance group, claimed it was behind the act as it called for a citizen-led assembly that has the power to tax the rich.

Footage shared by the group showed one demonstrator removing the large foil tray of crumble from a bag and then slamming it against the glass protecting the Imperial State Crown.

Another then repeatedly poured a tub of bright yellow custard on the front of the case.

The activists then opened their coats to show their T-shirt slogans which read “Take Back Power” before one shouted “Democracy has crumbled” and another shouted “Britain is broken. We’v

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