Police officers at Mondays protest did not step in. Video emerged on social media on Monday of people filming in selfie mode appearing to manhandle Whitty, while he struggles to get away. Crowds had gathered to protest against the governments four-week extension of coronavirus restrictions in England. During the pandemic, Whitty has become one of the most visible public faces , often hosting press briefings alongside Johnson and the governments chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance. While he has undoubtedly become one of the most trusted voices, he has faced the fury of lockdown skeptics.
crowds are only interested when commodity prices are changing.
( z0 interest :ARG1 ( z1 crowd ) :mod ( z2 only ) :time ( z3 change :ARG1 ( z4 thing :ARG2-of ( z5 price :ARG1 ( z6 commodity ) ) ) ) )
(z0 / interest-01
    :ARG1 (z1 / crowd)
    :mod (z2 / only)
    :time (z3 / change-01
              :ARG1 (z4 / thing
                        :ARG2-of (z5 / price-01
                                     :ARG1 (z6 / commodity)))))
crowds are only interested when commodity prices are changing .
z0 :mod z2
z0 :ARG1 z1
z4 :ARG2-of z5
z5 :ARG1 z6
z3 :ARG1 z4
z0 :time z3