Eco-clowns strike once more – exterior Rishi Sunak’s home
Just Stop Oil staged a disruptive protest exterior Rishi Sunak‘s £6.6million residence in Kensington final evening.
The eco group have been seen holding banners and placards that slammed new oil and gasoline licencing and crashed pots and pans collectively whereas singing with a microphone as residents tried to sleep.
Just Stop Oil took to social media to say 14 protesters have been arrested by police exterior the Prime Minister’s home through the stunt.
Police have since confirmed 16 protesters have been arrested and brought to quite a lot of central London police stations the place they continue to be in custody.
The group wrote on X, previously often known as Twitter: ’18 Just Stop Oil supporters are exterior Rishi Sunak’s home in Kensington, having fun with a efficiency of ”We Tried” by @louisehmusic.
‘They made themselves heard by beating pots and pans and carrying placards studying ”COP Failure=Crop Failure”, ”No Rest For The Wicked”, ”Arrest the Real Criminals” ”Charge Him With Genocide”.’
Footage shared by the group reveals one among its members, Louise Harris, belting out her unique tune ‘We Tried’ right into a microphone earlier than a police automotive is seen approaching the scene.
It comes after Greenpeace protesters managed to climb on Mr Sunak’s residence and drape it in black material whereas he was away on a household vacation in August.
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Just Stop Oil staged a disruptive protest exterior Rishi Sunak ‘s £6.6million residence in Kensington final evening
![Louise Harris performed her single 'We Tried' outside Rishi Sunak's house last night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/30/07/78408637-12808553-image-a-17_1701327994681.jpg)
Louise Harris carried out her single ‘We Tried’ exterior Rishi Sunak’s home final evening
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Just Stop Oil phases ‘awake’ disruption exterior Rishi Sunak’s residence
![The eco group were seen holding banners and placards that slammed new oil and gas licensing and hit pots and pans](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/30/06/78408135-12808553-image-a-2_1701327091844.jpg)
The eco group have been seen holding banners and placards that slammed new oil and gasoline licensing and hit pots and pans
Reacting to final evening’s protest, individuals took to social media to share their view, with one writing: ‘Targeting MPs and their households when they’re at house is disgusting.’
In August Greenpeace activists, who arrived at 6am within the morning, clambered on the Prime Minister’s £2million mansion in Richmond, North Yorkshire, whereas he spent ten days within the US along with his spouse and two daughters.
They draped it in what they described as ‘200sq m (2,150sq ft) of oil-black material’ in a protest at his backing for a serious growth of North Sea oil and gasoline drilling.
At the identical time, two additional activists on the bottom unfurled a banner that includes the phrases ‘Rishi Sunak – Oil Profits or Our Future?’ throughout the grass in entrance of the home.
The group claimed they knocked on the door upon their arrival and mentioned: ‘This is a peaceable protest.’ But there was no reply. It just isn’t identified who reported them to police, however by the point officers arrived in power, the 4 have been on the roof, 40ft above the bottom. They finally eliminated the banner and climbed down from 12.30pm.
![Just Stop Oil took to social media last night to claim 14 protesters were arrested by police outside the Prime Minister's house during the stunt](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/30/07/78408337-12808553-image-a-16_1701327765826.jpg)
Just Stop Oil took to social media final evening to say 14 protesters have been arrested by police exterior the Prime Minister’s home through the stunt
![Police can be seen attending the protest last night in which 14 people were apparently arrested](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/30/07/78408819-12808553-image-a-18_1701328330648.jpg)
Police might be seen attending the protest final evening wherein 14 individuals have been apparently arrested
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The space was cordoned off after Just Stop Oil gathered exterior Rishi Sunak’s home
One of the 4 roof activists was recognized as Alex Wilson, who lives in Newcastle with their accomplice however is initially from East Yorkshire. They mentioned they’re a ‘volunteer climber with Greenpeace’ and have been sitting on the roof with ‘Amy, Mike and Matteo’.
Posting a video message from the roof, Wilson mentioned: ‘We’re all right here as a result of Rishi Sunak has opened the door to a brand new drilling frenzy within the North Sea whereas massive components of our world are actually on hearth. This might be a catastrophe for the local weather.’
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