A PROFITEERING bank’s annual meeting was brought to a halt as 50 protesters invaded it to expose its “shameful climate policies” today.

The protest, organised by Extinction Rebellion Midlands and Money Rebellion campaigns, took place at the annual meeting of HSBC bank in Birmingham after it announced quarterly profits of $12.9 billion (£9bn).

In a turbulent meeting, one protester stood up and accused the bank of being “chief arsonists” in the climate crisis.