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		</div><p>The son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and Dame Vivienne Westwood has set fire to millions of pounds of punk memorabilia on a boat on the River Thames.</p>
<p>Joe Corre torched the items – said to be worth £5 million – alongside effigies of politicians loaded with fireworks, as part of a protest near the Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London.</p>
<p>Dummies of David Cameron, Theresa May and George Osborne were among those engulfed in flames, as well as a chest containing clothes, posters and other memorabilia belonging to Joe.</p>
<p>A crowd – including Dame Vivienne – gathered on the bank of the river to watch on as the items burnt and fireworks exploded in the sky.</p>
<p>Joe, who was wearing a top hat and bandana tied around his head, told the crowd before setting the items alight: “Punk was never, never meant to be nostalgic – and you can’t learn how to be one at a Museum of London workshop.</p>
<p><i>“Punk has become another marketing tool to sell you something you don’t need. The illusion of an alternative choice. Conformity in another uniform.”</i></p>
<p>Joe, who founded lingerie company Agent Provocateur, previously said he was angered by Punk London’s plans to mark 40 years of the sub-culture.</p>
<p>The programme, which includes events, gigs and exhibitions, is supported by partners including the Mayor of London, British Library and British Film Institute.</p>
<p>Joe said he wanted to highlight <i>“the hypocrisy at the core of this hijacking of 40 years of Anarchy In The UK”,</i> which was released in November 26 1976, in a blog post about the protest.</p>
<p>He called on those watching the spectacle to confront taboos and not tolerate hypocrisy, while warning of the dangers of climate change.</p>
<p>A banner on the boat read: <i>“Extinction! Your future.”</i></p>
<p>Dame Vivienne leant out of the back window on the top deck of the group’s green-branded bus as she addressed the crowd following her son’s protest.</p>
<p>Calling for more people to switch to green energy, she said: <i>“This is the first step towards a free world. It’s the most important thing you could ever do in your life.”</i></p>
<p>She added: “I never knew what to say before… ever since punk… we never had a strategy then, that’s why we never got anywhere.</p>
<p><i>“This is so ridiculously easy. Let’s all have a laugh and stay alive.”</i></p>
<p>Several fire engines and police cars attended the protest and a fire service boat helped to extinguish the flames.</p>
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