Greenpeace Activists Block Whitehall With A Statue Of An Oil-Splattered PM
The Independent|October 12, 2021
Climate activists have disrupted traffci near Downing Street to protest against plans for a new oil field in Scotland.
Matt Mathers
Greenpeace Activists Block Whitehall With A Statue Of An Oil-Splattered PM

Greenpeace protesters sat in the middle of a road in Whitehall yesterday morning with mock barrels and a statue of prime minister Boris Johnson splattered in oil.

Metropolitan Police offiers arrived at the scene earlier but warned it could take some time to disperse the activists due to the “complex” locking systems they used to bind themselves together. It is unclear if any arrests have been made.

The protesters are calling on Mr Johnson to intervene to stop the Cambo oil field near Shetland, Scotland.

A decision on the new North Sea oil field, which would produce 170 million barrels of oil and run until 2050, is expected in the coming weeks ahead of the crucial Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.

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