Greenpeace protesters drape black fabric from roof of Rishi Sunak's North Yorkshire home
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Activists have climbed on the roof of the prime minister's home in his North Yorkshire constituency to protest at new North Sea oil and gas licences. Greenpeace said the protest at Kirby Sigston Manor was against Rishi Sunak's recent announcement that the government was to grant 100 new licences.Police said officers were responding to "reports of protest activity".Image caption,Greenpeace said the protesters had unfurled "oil-black fabric" on one side of the house.
One of the protesters, Philip Evans, told the BBC: "We're here to bring home to the prime minister the really serious consequences of a new drilling frenzy in the North Sea."Responding to the protest, a No 10 source said: "We make no apology for taking the right approach to ensure our energy security, using the resources we have here at home so we are never reliant on aggressors like Putin for our energy.
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