Former foreign secretary criticises 'smug, irritating and disruptive' activists as Extinction Rebellion protest continues
, he said:"I share some of the irritation at these climate change protesters. I am not in favour of paralysing public transport in the greatest city on earth, and stopping people from getting to work. I don't want some double-barrelled activist telling me that air travel is only to be used in emergencies - when his own Instagram account contains pictures of his recent skiing holiday.
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