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Protesters have interrupted a Glastonbury Festival speech from a Tory MP, booing and heckling him as he tried to answer questions.

Zac Goldsmith, MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston, was appearing at the Speakers Forum at the world-famous festival to answer questions and discuss politics with the crowd.

During what was always going to be a tough gig, protestors entered the tent holding a banner that read 'Tory policy kills'.

Other protesters shouted 'how many disabled people have died?'.

Mr Goldsmith did suggest he be allowed to answer the questions directly, but his answers were met with shouts of 'blah blah blah, fu***ng bul***it'.

The atmosphere has been described as "fiesty" by members of the audience.

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The moderator attempted to calm things down, amidst the protester's shouts, he said: "Don't barrack him, you shouldn't be rude in this forum.

"If you want to heckle people, go elsehwere."

This intervention was widely applauded in the crowds.

Mr Goldsmith discussed Boris Johnson, climate change and Hinkley Point during the speech.

On Boris, he said: "Boris is not a climate sceptic.

"In terms of the illegal wildlife trade, he became while he was foreign secretary the worlds leading campaigner against that. My view is he will be a good thing for the environment."

He said he supported Extinction Rebellion and the school climate strikes and said: "What I find depressing about politics is that the debate focuses on issues which may be important, but they are dwarfed by the reality about what's happening to the planet through climate change.

"This is the issue that matters.

"I have always regarded myself as a green MP.

"Not Green Party but green. I don't want to be too depressing.

"Because of the school protests, things have changed. I do feel optimism now in a way that I didn't a few months ago.

"Every party that wants to get elected should be a green party."

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He also said he thinks the government should create a new body which is independent and can take government to court on climate policy.

On Hinkley Point, he said: "There will never have been energy that has been more expensive to produce. I'm resolutely opposed to nuclear power.

"On nuclear defence, I take a slightly different view. No wants to live in a world where nuclear bombs exist. So for me the priority is to establish international mechanisms for disarmament."

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