Protesters from the climate group had unfurled a banner reading “End Fossil Fuels Now” on the side of the bridge. Two people were coming down from the bridge using suspension cords and have taken out red flares. The boats could not travel under the bridge because of the two protesters hovering over it, and instead were forced to cross the side of the bridge, according to MyLondon. The policemen cleaned the protesters until 11.40 am, accompanying them in police vehicles and the bridge opened again at noon. According to the City of London police, four protesters have been arrested and are being held in police custody. A statement from Extinction Rebellion said the action took place “on the eve of the April Uprising, which begins tomorrow at 10 am in Hyde Park”. The group plans to gather at the Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park every morning for a week or more, where they will be given “regular training in nonviolent disobedience and resistance tactics” before heading to London to block parts of the city “for as long as possible”. . “. This morning’s protest comes eight days after the group and the Just Stop Oil coalition disrupted oil depots across the UK. (Extinction Revolution) He added: “Some of the banks and companies that continue to fund, insure and support these projects are based here in London, where these communities can not reach them, but I can, so I will do whatever it takes. I can to help “. The frustrated movers expressed their annoyance at the delay due to the traffic blockade caused by this morning’s protest. A Twitter user who works in a hospital called the group “selfish” because he was late for work. The group said its action would continue until the UK government complied with its demands, adding that “there will be a decisive change in tactics from non-violent political disobedience to political resistance”. This means that “they will no longer ask the government for a change, but will continue to put it [themselves] in the way of the government that causes the most harm “. The action comes amid a cost-of-living crisis in the UK, with a significant increase in energy bills starting on 1 April. It also comes as the UK government unveiled its energy strategy, in which Chancellor Rishi Sunak called on the Bank of England to support investment in the North Sea, which the group said was “contrary” to the Net Zero government’s strategy. . London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the protest was “counterproductive”. Speaking at the start of the Labor campaign for the local election in Barnett, north London, he said: “My concern is that some of XR’s actions discourage people from campaigning and do not influence government policy. “I believe that all campaigns or protests should be peaceful, legal and secure, and I’m concerned that some of the tactics used are counterproductive.”
