According to the British "Daily Telegraph" report, protesters of the British environmental organization "Just Stop Oil" (Stop Oil Mining) tried to storm the gate of Downing Street, where the British Prime Minister's official residence is located, on November 1, local time, and were stopped by the police.
Screenshot of the Metropolitan Police in London, UK
At around 11:20 that day, a group of protesters reportedly tried to storm the gates of Downing Street, while others glued themselves to the ground. A total of 22 people participated in the protest. Video from the scene showed multiple protesters climbing over a fence trying to get closer to the gate before being stopped by police.
British environmental group protesters tried to storm the gates of Downing Street on November 1 and were stopped by police Source: British media
The Metropolitan Police in London, England, also responded on Twitter on the same day, saying, "The police have noticed the protesters in Whitehall/Downing Street and dealt with them at the scene." ”
A spokesman for the group reportedly said they were demanding a U-turn on Sunak's approach to developing new oil and gas and calling for a windfall profits tax on big oil companies.
The British environmental group has carried out many protests before, according to the British "Independent" report, the protesters of the organization threw cake on the wax statue of Britain's King Charles III at Madame Tussauds in London on October 24 local time to demand that the government stop issuing new oil and gas exploration permits. On the morning of October 14, local time, protesters of the organization also sprinkled tomato soup on the exhibition of Van Gogh's masterpiece "Sunflowers" in the National Gallery in London.
Author: Qiao Bingxin
Source: Global Network