Rare punk memorabilia worth millions of pounds has been torched in the middle of the River Thames. Joe Corre, the son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and Dame Vivienne Westwood, burnt the items - said to be worth £5 million - alongside effigies of politicians loaded with fireworks. Dummies of David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson were among those engulfed in flames as part of the protest, on a boat near the Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London. Corre, 48, who founded lingerie company Agent Provocateur, hit out at "nostalgic" celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of punk and called on people to take action against climate change. A crowd - including Dame Vivienne - gathered to watch as Corre lit a chest of his belongings, including punk fashion items, Sex Pistols posters and other memorabilia. Corre, who was wearing a top hat and bandanna tied around his head, told the crowd: "Punk was never, never meant to be nostalgic - and you can't learn how to be one at a Museum of London workshop. "Punk has become another marketing tool to sell you something you don't need. The illusion of an alternative choice. Conformity in another uniform." Corre previously said he was...
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