Piers Corbyn claims coronavirus lockdown is 'psychological operation to close down the economy'

The brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has claimed the coronavirus lockdown is a 'psychological operation to close down the economy'. Piers Corbyn was arrested and slapped with a £10,000 fine for his part in anti-lockdown protests on Saturday which saw thousands descend on Trafalgar Square. The 73-year-old, a climate change denier who set up controversial weather forecasting business Weather Action, said on Twitter he had been handed the fixed penalty fine as 'organiser'.