The government said only one terminal was out of order on Sunday afternoon as a result of the Just Stop Oil protests and that local police were working with industry to ensure fuel supplies could be maintained. “At the moment all the refueling points are operational except one and this will allow deliveries to be made to those locations that are in short supply,” said a government spokesman. Riots also erupted in central London as Extinction Rebellion activists blocked traffic across the Lambeth and Vauxhall bridges. Hundreds of climate activists marched on the Lambeth Bridge, which connects Westminster and Lambeth, with the support of speakers playing dance music to create a festive atmosphere. Cars and buses stopped, but protesters split to allow ambulances to pass. The police have warned protesters to leave the Lambeth bridge otherwise they will be arrested. Howard Cox, co-founder of FairFuelUK, which campaigns for low fuel prices for motorists, said it had been “bombarded with messages that garages up and down the country were short of petrol and diesel”. Cox said the blockades by Just Stop Oil were to blame for the shortage, accusing the militants of carrying out “a pointless crusade that they believe will save the planet”. But Caroline Lucas, a Green MP, said such subversive protests were “the only way people feel they can make their voices heard.” Just Stop Oil said Sunday that activists were cutting off supplies from gas stations in Warwickshire, Hertfordshire and Essex. The group said supporters had dug a tunnel under a tanker route to Kingsbury Terminal in Warwickshire. “The tunnel was hidden by a modified caravan parked on the side of the road and surrounded by Just Stop Oil supporters. “Despite the number of police arrests, five people remain inside the caravan this morning working in the tunnel,” the group said in a statement. At 2.30am, 40 activists approached the gates of the Buncefield oil terminal in Hertfordshire and locked themselves in, blocking entry, the group said. Followed at 6.30 p.m. a further action at the Inter Terminals in Grace, Essex, where about 40 people flocked to the facility, climbed into the pipeline of the loading bay and locked it, they claimed. “The actions this morning are expected to continue to significantly affect the availability of fuel at petrol stations in the South East and Midlands,” the group said on its 10th day of action, urging the UK government to complete new oil and gas projects in the UK. A government spokesman said: “We know that protests at some oil terminals have led to short-term delays in fuel deliveries in recent days. “Local police forces are working with industry to ensure that fuel supplies can be sustained.” In an interview with BBC One on Sunday Morning, Lucas said: “I’m sorry I got this and that this is the only way people feel they can make their voices heard. “The International Energy Agency says that τελευταία the latest IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] The report says that, nevertheless, this government and this energy strategy… envisage exporting even more oil and gas from the North Sea. “This is downright immoral and the UN Secretary-General has said he is downright insane, both morally and financially.”
