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Fathers4Justice in David Cameron doorstep protest | Fathers4Justice in David Cameron doorstep protest |
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A campaigner for fathers' rights has started a hunger strike outside the prime minister's house. | A campaigner for fathers' rights has started a hunger strike outside the prime minister's house. |
Fathers4Justice (F4J) founder Matt O'Connor, 44, started the protest outside the Oxfordshire home of David Cameron, a F4J spokeswoman said. | Fathers4Justice (F4J) founder Matt O'Connor, 44, started the protest outside the Oxfordshire home of David Cameron, a F4J spokeswoman said. |
He wants Mr Cameron to honour pledges about grandparents having a right to see their grandchildren and over shared parenting. | |
Mr O'Connor, from Hampshire, said he would stay as long as possible. | |
He also wants Mr Cameron to retract comments he made describing some fathers as "runaways". | He also wants Mr Cameron to retract comments he made describing some fathers as "runaways". |
Mr O'Connor said: "The idea is to carry on for as long as I can - even if I am hospitalised." | Mr O'Connor said: "The idea is to carry on for as long as I can - even if I am hospitalised." |
Mr O'Connor said his only intake would be water and lemon juice. |