Extinction Rebellion activist dressed as Boris Johnson scales Big Ben scaffolding October 18, 2019 An Extinction Rebellion protester has started free climbing up the scaffolding of Big Ben as the protests draw to a close today. The climber flew two Extinction Rebellion banners from the London landmark “to highlight government inaction on the climate and ecological emergency”. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters block Oxford Circus junction The climate change [...]
Eight arrests made after Extinction Rebellion causes rush hour chaos on Jubilee Line October 17, 2019 Eight arrests have been made after Extinction Rebellion protesters caused severe delays on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Tube during rush hour today. Furious commuters reacted by dragging a climate change activist from the top of a train before appearing to attack him. Read more: Extinction Rebellion targets London’s financial heart in day of [...]
However worthy their cause may be, eco-rebels are not above the law October 17, 2019 Imagine a city in the grip of a crime wave, where the hard-pressed police have to draft in officers from other parts of the country to maintain order in an increasingly fractious situation, where ordinary citizens find their daily journeys to work and school disrupted, and where local businesses suffer the effects of day after [...]
Extinction Rebellion ignore police ban to return to Trafalgar Square October 16, 2019 Extinction Rebellion has returned to Trafalgar Square just days after being evicted by police. The group is holding a people’s assembly at the square this afternoon, many with black tape across their mouths. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters block rounds around Bank station A spokesperson for the group said it was to signify a “police [...]
Extinction Rebellion protesters flout ban to march on Trafalgar Square October 16, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters are set to march to Trafalgar Square today despite a ban on any demonstrations inside London. The Metropolitan Police had initially ordered protesters to confine action to the London landmark but late on Monday night evicted protesters camped there and banned XR protests from the capital. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters target [...]
Extinction Rebellion defy police ban on London protests October 15, 2019 The co-founder of Extinction Rebellion has defied a police ban on the group by protesting on top of the Department for Transport (DfT). Dr Gail Bradbrook stood on a cherrypicker at the top of the department this morning, blocking the entrance. Read more: Police ban Extinction Rebellion protesters from London She used a hammer to [...]
Police ban Extinction Rebellion protesters from London October 15, 2019 Police have spent the night clearing Extinction Rebellion protesters from Trafalgar Square after banning the activists from London. The Metropolitan Police started the eviction at around 10pm, after earlier this week attempting to confine protests to Trafalgar Square. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters target City of London and blockade Walkie Talkie Extinction Rebellion denounced the [...]
Liberal Democrats mayor of London candidate wants to decriminalise cannabis October 14, 2019 City Hall will decriminalise cannabis in the capital under a Liberal Democrats mayor of London. Siobhan Benita, the Liberal Democrats candidate for next May’s mayoral election, said she would decriminalise the drug if elected by creating new guidelines for the Metropolitan Police. Read more: Liberal Democrats mayoral hopeful Siobhan Benita says ‘we can win this’ [...]
Extinction Rebellion targets Blackrock in protest over ‘climate criminals’ October 14, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters today targeted the London headquarters of Blackrock as they set their sights on the City over its role in what they describe as a looming environmental emergency. Climate activists glued themselves to the doors of the asset management giant, while others staged a mock dinner party with rolled up banknotes on their [...]
Extinction Rebellion blocks Bishopsgate as protests hit the City October 11, 2019 Extinction Rebellion temporarily closed down Bishopsgate in both directions today after protesters moved into the City. The road, which dissects the City and is directly outside Liverpool Street Station, was the latest to be affected by activists on their fifth successive day of protests. Read more: Extinction Rebellion blockades BBC building in London Police were [...]