Yahoo News Just Stop Oil protests - live: 13 arrests as activists target Piccadilly and Mayfair
The Metropolitan Police has made 13 arrests after Just Stop Oil protesters blocked a main road and sprayed paint over luxury car showrooms in central London.
Activists blocked the Piccadilly main road near The Ritz hotel and Green Park by sitting on the tarmac this afternoon - with some even gluing themselves to the ground.
The Met said it had arrested 11 people after this protest for “willful obstruction of the highway”.
Earlier in the day, Just Stop Oil protesters sprayed orange paint over Ferrari, Bugatti and Bentley luxury car showrooms in Mayfair.
Police said two were arrested for criminal damage after the protest.
It comes during a month of action which has seen activists block roads and stage protests in a call for an end to all new oil and gas licenses.
Just Stop Oil has vowed to continue with protests until its demands are met.
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Full story: Just Stop Oil sprays paint over Mayfair car showrooms
Two arrested for criminal damage, police say
Just Stop Oil blocks Piccadilly in central London
Eleven arrested over Piccadilly protest
Wednesday 26 October 2022 10:28 , Zoe Tidman
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of Just Stop Oil’s latest protests.
Just Stop Oil sprays paint over Mayfair car showrooms
Wednesday 26 October 2022 10:30 , Zoe Tidman
Just Stop Oil protesters have sprayed orange paint over luxury car dealers in London - including Bugatti and Ferrari.
A Bentley showroom in Mayfair was also affected in the action from the climate group.
Full story here:
Just Stop Oil activists cover Bugatti and Ferrari showrooms in paint
Just Stop Oil shares video of paint protest
Wednesday 26 October 2022 10:49 , Zoe Tidman
Here is Just Stop Oil’s post about the protest today:
🧡 BREAKING: LUXURY CAR DEALERSHIPS PAINTED ORANGE
🚗 At 8:30am today, two Just Stop Oil supporters sprayed orange paint over several luxury car dealers on Berkeley Sq and Bruton St, including HR Owen Bugatti, Jack Barclay Bentley, Bentley Motor Cars London and Ferrari Mayfair pic.twitter.com/gZhjIQDedw— Just Stop Oil (@JustStop_Oil) October 26, 2022
Two arrested after Mayfair protest, Metropolitan Police says
Wednesday 26 October 2022 11:20 , Zoe Tidman
The Metropolitan Police has arrested two people for criminal damage after the protest at the Mayfair car showrooms:
Protestors have sprayed paint at the Ferrari and Bentley garages in Berkley Square at 08:39hrs. Met officers were rapidly on scene and at 08:46hrs, arrested two people for criminal damage. They have been taken into custody to a central London police station.
— Metropolitan Police Events (@MetPoliceEvents) October 26, 2022
Images from Mayfair paint protest
Wednesday 26 October 2022 11:46 , Zoe Tidman
Here are some images from the action today:
Who are Just Stop Oil?
Wednesday 26 October 2022 12:29 , Zoe Tidman
Just Stop Oil have been regularly hitting the headlines this month over their wave of disruption protests.
But who are the group, how are they funded and what do they want?
I took a look with my colleague Furvah Shah here:
All we know about Just Stop Oil climate protesters
What else have Just Stop Oil been up to this month?
Wednesday 26 October 2022 13:15 , Zoe Tidman
Just Stop Oil has promised to protest every day in October in a call to end all new oil and gas licenses.
Here is a recap of some other protests this month:
Just Stop Oil protesters arrested after throwing cake at King Charles III waxwork
Just Stop Oil protest on Dartford Crossing ends as activists arrested
Just Stop Oil activists block famous Beatles Abbey Road crossing
Just Stop Oil protesters throw paint over influential fossil fuel lobbying HQ
Just Stop Oil blocks Piccadilly
Wednesday 26 October 2022 13:25 , Zoe Tidman
Just Stop Oil protesters have now blocked Piccadilly in central London.
Group members have been seen sitting on the main road near what appears to be Green Park tube station:
🚨 BREAKING: JUST STOP OIL BLOCKS PICCADILLY
🚧 Starting at midday today, 16 Just Stop Oil supporters have blocked Piccadilly, London. They are demanding that the government halts all new oil and gas licences.#FreeLouis #FreeJosh #CivilResistance #A22Network #ClimateEmergency pic.twitter.com/nYUsM3z5Ge— Just Stop Oil (@JustStop_Oil) October 26, 2022
Eleven arrested over Piccadilly protest, police say
Wednesday 26 October 2022 13:41 , Zoe Tidman
Eleven protesters have now been arrested over the Piccadilly protest - including three who had glued themselves to the ground:
At 12:55, Met police arrested & removed 11 protesters obstructing the junction at Piccadilly/ Dover Street. 3 had glued onto the road. They were arrested for wilful obstruction of the highway and taken into custody at a central London police station. The road is now open.
— Metropolitan Police Events (@MetPoliceEvents) October 26, 2022
Where was the protest?
Wednesday 26 October 2022 14:01 , Zoe Tidman
The roadblock happened on Piccadilly at the Dover Street junction.
It was right by The Ritz London hotel and restaurant, as well as Green Park and its tube station.
Activists pulled off road
Wednesday 26 October 2022 14:39 , Zoe Tidman
Just Stop Oil shared this video of people trying to remove their activists from the road today:
🗯A bystander asks "do you think this is normal?".
No, this is not normal. It's unacceptable. We don't want to be on the streets in civil resistance. But we have no choice. Unless @RishiSunak stops new oil and gas, the famines, fires and floods will get worse. Oil is killing us. pic.twitter.com/K96tO0GksT— Just Stop Oil (@JustStop_Oil) October 26, 2022
ICYMI: Labour leader calls Just Stop Oil activists ‘wrong and arrogant'
Wednesday 26 October 2022 15:09 , Zoe Tidman
Earlier this week, Sir Keir Starmer criticised Just Stop Oil climate activists who have stopped traffic and thrown food at paintings.
Read here:
Just Stop Oil protesters ‘wrong and arrogant’, says Keir Starmer
Wednesday 26 October 2022 15:40 , Zoe Tidman
We are pausing updates for today. Thanks for following.
