Met calls in police reinforcements to handle Extinction Rebellion London protests October 9, 2019 An additional 500 police officers have been sent to London to help the Metropolitan Police handle the Extinction Rebellion protests. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) announced today it would help the Met by granting mutual aid assistance from all 43 forces in England and Wales. Read More: Third day of Extinction Rebellion protests start [...]
Extinction Rebellion London protests live: Third day of action starts as arrests total 600 October 9, 2019 Welcome to our rolling news coverage of the third day of London’s Extinction Rebellion protests. Please refresh this page manually for the latest updates. 8.30am: Met confirms 600 arrests as Extinction Rebellion protests start third day Extinction Rebellion’s London protests have entered their third day today as police reveal they have arrested close to 600 [...]
Extinction Rebellion London protests: Arrests reach 380 as activists glue themselves to lorry outside Home Office October 8, 2019 Members of Extinction Rebellion have glued themselves to the underside of a lorry which is blocking road outside the Home Office. Police officers have been seen removing protesters from the top of the lorry, which is parked on Marsham Street. Read more: London City Airport braces for Extinction Rebellion shutdown Two protesters have also glued [...]
London City Airport braces for Extinction Rebellion shutdown October 8, 2019 Extra police officers will be sent to London City Airport this week to counter an Extinction Rebellion attempt to shut it down. The activist group has revealed it plans to shut down the airport for three days beginning on Thursday. Read more: Extinction Rebellion offshoot occupies Smithfield meat market The shutdown is slated to start [...]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson denounces Extinction Rebellion as ‘uncooperative crusties’ October 8, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denounced Extinction Rebellion protesters as “uncooperative crusties” who must leave London’s streets alone. Johnson called on activists to leave their “hemp-smelling bivouacs” and stop blocking key London locations, as demonstrators prepare to dig in for two weeks of protests in the capital. Read more: Map: Where is Extinction Rebellion protesting [...]
Extinction Rebellion London protests live: Police arrest 135 people over climate change protests October 7, 2019 Climate protests Day 1 round-up The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that at least 217 arrests have been made after Extinction Rebellion protesters caused chaos in the capital. Groups of protesters set up tents and a gazebo, blocking the road outside the Home Office in Westminster. Londoners have been warned of further disruption as the climate [...]
Map: Where are Extinction Rebellion protesting in London? October 7, 2019 Climate change activists Extinction Rebellion began demonstrations across London this morning, kicking off a fortnight of action targeting the government and the capital’s transport links and financial institutions. Blockades are planned across the capital during the two-week protest, which is part of an international movement. Read more: Extinction Rebellion London protests live: Climate change activists [...]
Extinction Rebellion protesters spray 1,800 litres of fake blood on Treasury building October 3, 2019 Climate change protesters this morning sprayed 1,800 litres of fake blood from a fire engine onto the Treasury. Campaigners from Extinction Rebellion were stood on top of an old fire engine with a banner saying “stop funding climate change”. The group is calling for “a future where our cultures are resilient, regenerative, and built on [...]
DEBATE: Have the Conservatives re-established themselves as the party of law and order? October 2, 2019 Have the Conservatives re-established themselves as the party of law and order? Jack Powell, editor of 1828, says YES. The home secretary stands in front of the police federation, berating them about everything from decades-long scandals to not working with her constructively enough Five years later, one of her successors pledges to give her full [...]
Man arrested after dousing himself in ‘petrol’ and carrying a lighter outside parliament October 1, 2019 Police have detained a man on Parliament Square in Westminster after he reportedly doused himself with what seems to be a flammable liquid. He was arrested at around 10.44am, the Metropolitan Police Service said on Twitter. He was sprayed with a fire extinguisher. The man was carrying a lighter and was detained under the Mental [...]