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London suffragettes premiere interrupted by domestic violence protesters

Protesters 'Sisters Uncut' took to the premiere of movie Suffragettes last night to protest the cuts to domestic violence victims support.

During last nightโ€™s London premiere of new movie Suffragettes, actresses paraded the red carpet in beautiful gowns, photographers snapped their pictures, and producers and crew took to the stage to celebrate their work. Actress Carey Mulligan made a โ€˜triumphantโ€™ return after giving birth in a frothy grey Chanel Couture gown.

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But just metres away, Suffragettes had decided to invade the Suffragette premiere.

Protestors from group Sisters Uncut organised a stand off at the premiere to protest the UKโ€™s recent cuts to domestic violence victim support, and they werenโ€™t shy about it. Letting of bright smoke bombs and carrying signs emblazoned with phrases like, โ€˜Dead women canโ€™t voteโ€™, and โ€˜Cuts killโ€™, the protestors also staged a โ€˜lie inโ€™ on the middle of the red carpet wearing jumpsuits with โ€˜Sisters Uncutโ€™ written on them.

In response to the protests, actresses Carey Mulligan, Romola Garai and Helena Bonham Carter all agreed that it was the โ€œperfect responseโ€ to the movieโ€™s message and that they were glad the movement was โ€œalive and wellโ€.

The Suffragettes cast also recently came under fire for appearing on the cover of Time Out magazine wearing tshirts with a quote from famous Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst (played by Meryl Streep): โ€œIโ€™d rather be a rebel than a slaveโ€. The covers have been labelled as insensitive, with many followers pointing out that those that lived under the slavery laws didnโ€™t have a choice between rebellion or slavery.

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The protesters let off green and purple smoke bombs at the event last night.

Carrying signs that said โ€˜Dead women canโ€™t voteโ€™ and โ€˜Cuts killโ€™, the protesters chanted โ€˜We are suffragettesโ€™.

The protesters also wore badges with the original Suffragettes sign.

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The premiere was held in Londonโ€™s Leicester Square.

Several hundred people were in attendance.

Several of the protesters also staged a lie in on the red carpet.

Actresses Romola Garai, Helena Bonham-Carter, Ann-Marie Duff and Carey Mulligan were in attendance.

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