Police have arrested 35 people after Just Stop Oil activists held up traffic on a major road in west London. The activists, who want the government to stop issuing new oil and gas licences, slowly marched down Kensington's West Cromwell Road. Officers arrived at the scene within four minutes and cleared the road in under half an hour. Similar protests have taken place in recent days.
Police have arrested 35 people after Just Stop Oil activists held up traffic on a major road in west London. It came as members of the climate change group, which wants the government to stop issuing new oil and gas licences , slowly marched down Kensington 's West Cromwell Road on Wednesday morning. Footage showed demonstrators wearing orange hi-vis vests and holding banners - while some drivers were heard blaring their horns.
Just Stop Oil posted footage of the Kensington march on X, formerly Twitter, featuring an activist called Amy. The 21-year-old said they were marching because 'I feel like I don't have a future'. Read more from Sky News:JSO protester who was carried off field by England cricketer sentencedJSO protesters spray orange paint on London's Wellington Arch The student added: 'We need act now otherwise it's completely over for us...
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