Hundreds also pushed empty prams through the capital on a ‘slow funeral walk’ to represent the threat climate change poses to future generations
Police descended on the capital to form a ring of steel around a bus positioned by activists to stop traffic on the bridge.
Pictures shared on social media show long queues of buses waiting to cross the bridge, as traffic slowed to a standstill.Pedestrians coming from London Bridge Underground Station have been diverted away from the protest, with around 20 policer officers and vans on a single road. One officer confirmed some people taking part in the protest were being arrested, with the road closures set to be in place ‘for hours’.
Extinction Rebellion London tweeted on Tuesday afternoon: ‘We will leave the streets when the government starts treating the climate emergency like an emergency. ‘Covid showed what the government can do in a crisis, it’s the level of response required for the climate but sustained over years.’The Hackney arm of the group tweeted how families were occupying the junction outside the Bank of England to demand it stops funding fossil fuels.tweeted how officers are responding to the demonstration on London Bridge where protestors have assembled and are blocking the road.
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