Now Extinction Rebellion mob block TOWER BRIDGE
Extinction Rebellion mock the Met Police and post Benny Hill-style video of them evading officers as they set up blockade on Tower Bridge after causing days of chaos in the capital
Protest group boasted about ‘giving [police] the runaround’ after they blocked bridge with a van and caravan Speeded-up footage shows Met officers grappling with scruffy XR activists while frustrated drivers watch on In recent days XR activists have managed to cause chaos in London, including shutting down Oxford Circus
Extinction Rebellion mocked the Met Police today and posted a Benny Hill-style video of activists evading officers as they blockaded Tower Bridge on the latest day of chaos in the capital.
The protest group boasted about ‘giving [police] the runaround’ after they blocked the iconic landmark with a van and caravan, causing yet more disruption for Londoners.
Speeded-up footage shows police grappling with scruffy members of the rag-tag protest as they run across the road with chains attached to their arms while frustrated drivers queue up waiting to cross.
Underneath XR’s Twitter post, the Met hit back with a confused face emoji, insisting officers ‘immediately took action’ to deal with the mob.
Activists are also lying on the ground at a junction north of the bridge as part of a protest against government investment in fossil fuels. It is their fifth wave of disruptive mass protests on environmental issues.
In recent days XR activists have managed to shut down Oxford Circus with a giant pink table before drumming and dancing for hours as police watched on, and closed off the main road outside the Science Museum.
Meanwhile, an affiliated group of animal rights activists smeared blood on the Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace as part of their stated aim of achieving a ‘plant-based food system’.
XR today boasted about ‘giving [police] the runaround’ after they blocked Tower Bridge with a van and caravan, causing yet more disruption for Londoners
Speeded-up footage released by the group shows police grappling with scruffy members of the rag-tag protest running across the road with chains attached to their arms as frustrated drivers queue up waiting to cross
Officers haul an activist from the road after XR tried to use chains to block Tower Bridge, one of London’s most iconic landmarks
Underneath the Twitter post, the Met hit back with a confused face emoji, insisting officers ‘immediately took action’ to deal with the mob
Dozens of Met officers formed a cordon around a caravan that Extinction Rebellion activists used to block Tower Bridge today
Protesters could be seen attached together on the top of a caravan under one of Tower Bridge’s famous arches
An XR activist being hauled away by three officers on Tower Hill, just yards away from Tower Bridge, during this afternoon’s protest
Extinction Rebellion activists dressed in floral aprons and dresses and pushing a tea tray stand on Tower Bridge today
Extinction Rebellion is currently targeting London as part of its two-week campaign of action, causing widespread disruption for businesses and commuters
Activists also lay down on the junction north of Tower Bridge and attached themselves to a blue van, causing further disruption
Demonstrators were seen at the end of the famous bridge in Southwark wearing aprons emblazoned with Tell The Truth and with teapots with Deniabilitea written on them.
Activists also staged an overnight protest at the Science Museum in London due to the tourist hotspot’s partnership with oil giant Shell on an exhibition called Our Future Planet.
The Met Police said on Twitter: ‘Officers were on scene almost immediately.
‘We are working with @CityPolice to get traffic moving again. Activists are also laying on the junction north of Tower Bridge, this is causing further disruption.’
According to the police service, 34 arrests were made yesterday during the policing of Extinction Rebellion demonstrations which are expected to continue for the remainder of this week.
Protesters were seen to be removed by the police prior to the blocking of the bridge with a large police presence on the scene of the occupation.
Extinction Rebellion’s latest action, dubbed the Impossible Rebellion is into its second week after it commenced on Monday August 23.
Protesters holding banners reading ‘climate emergency’ walked across London Bridge this afternoon, while another group blocked Tower Bridge
Thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters gathering at Tower Hill during a series of marches today across central London
Large numbers of police officers accompanied one of the groups of activists as they crossed London Bridge today
The Met Police have been struggling to stop mobs of the protesters bringing chaos to central London during two weeks of action
XR activists holding signs saying ‘spilled by fossil fuels’… ‘the blood of our children’ as they walk towards London Bridge
Police and members of Extinction Rebellion at Tower Hill during their march in central London this afternoon
Crowds of activists massing near London Bridge today. One of the signs reads ‘No Cambo oil field’, referring to a new proposed site in Scotland
