Simply Stop Oil protesters strike at luxurious retailer Harrods
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ust Stop Oil (JSO) supporters have marched by way of luxurious division retailer Harrods within the newest stunt within the group’s ongoing protest motion.
The activists have been pictured holding placards on an escalator within the Knightsbridge store, earlier than safety bundled a photographer out of the constructing, JSO mentioned.
Quite a lot of sluggish marches have been held on Wednesday together with 34 supporters who marched in six teams in Hammersmith, Victoria, Westminster, Kensington and Tower Bridge from round 8am, with an extra 4 from 10am together with Parliament Square.
Four individuals have been arrested on Wednesday together with one supporter, named by JSO as Reverend Bill White, who has been arrested thrice this week whereas collaborating in sluggish marches.
It is the newest in close to each day protest motion that has been organised by JSO since April 24, because it calls on the federal government to finish new fossil gas licences.
Policing the demonstrations has price the Metropolitan Police greater than £5.5 million up to now, on prime of the £7.5 million it spent coping with JSO protests between October and December final yr.
Security has been tightened at Wimbledon in a bid to keep away from the group disrupting play with their trademark orange powder paint, after a lot of different high-profile sporting occasions have been disrupted.
England cricketer Johnny Bairstow carried one demonstrator off the pitch throughout disruption of the second Ashes check at Lord’s, following protest motion on the Gallagher Premiership rugby ultimate at Twickenham and the World Snooker Championship.
JSO additionally disrupted the Chelsea Flower Show and the London Pride march.