'Selfish' Mr Stop Brexit is proof human rights laws have gone too far, Tory justice chief says

Anti-Brexit activist Steve Bray is proof that human rights laws have gone too far, Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy has claimed.

Mr Bray, 57, who is best known as "Mr Stop Brexit", started campaigning in Westminster in 2018.

Despite speculation the Welsh-born pro-EU campaigner was hanging up his megaphone, Mr Bray continues to demonstrate outside party political conferences and the Houses of Parliament.

In footage shared on social media, Mr Bray is spotted alongside a handful of other anti-Brexit activists blaring out music.

The music included an anti-Brexit version of The Beatles's 1966 hit single Yellow Submarine and Kaiser Chiefs's 2004 song I Predict A Riot.

Mr Timothy, who backed Brexit in 2016, responded by saying: "Every Wednesday, this entitled and selfish bore makes it impossible to work in nearby offices.

"He ruins the experience of thousands of visitors and tourists.

"And the police and courts let him. His supposed right to protest comes above the interests of everyone else.

"This is the problem with human rights laws – summed up in one very sad man."

Pro-Brexit campaigners have consistently voiced frustrations about Mr Bray's antics in Westminster, including Reform UK MP Lee Anderson labelling him a "parasite" and a "scrounger".

Ex-Tory MP Steve Baker, who played a leading role in the European Research Group, also described Mr Bray as "profoundly annoying".

Meanwhile, former Red Wall Conservative Marco Longhi called for the 57-year-old to be "locked up in the tower".

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Mr Bray's use of megaphones was brought up again in the House of Commons earlier this year.

Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden asked Labour if ministers would discuss ways to stop the "ridiculous heckling and disruption" outside Downing Street.

Police have seized Mr Bray's sound amplifiers on at least two occasions, including in June 2022 and March 2024.

However, the 57-year-old was cleared of flouting a police ban in April 2025.

Officers have previously approached Mr Bray to hand him a map and warn him he was prohibited from playing the speakers in the controlled area under a bylaw.

Mr Bray, who grew up in Port Talbot, has spent much of the past decade living in a £6million townhouse in Westminster.

However, The New Statesman revealed the former Liberal Democrat candidate is now back in South Wales and only travels to London for protests while staying in overnight accommodation.

Mr Bray appeared to admit he was taking a backward step from the anti-Brexit campaign in a social media post published after Mr Timothy made his comments.

He said: "Parliament always looks best at dusk on a wet day! PMQs today!

"My last for the next six weeks. Andy Burnham is doing a great job so I'm going to take a break and catch up with life!

"Thanks for all your support... it's been emotional!"

However, Mr Bray ended his message by telling his supporters: "Back soon."