Just Stop Oil protesters team up with pro-Palestine demo in central London as they claim: 'Palestinians are among most vulnerable on earth to effects of climate collapse'
- Eco- protesters gathered in Parliament Square before moving on to Whitehall
- Police said there were 'road closures' and they were 'engaging' with the group
Just Stop Oil activists have joined forces with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in central London today as they claim Palestinians are among the 'most vulnerable' to the effects of climate change.
The eco-activists gathered in Parliament Square, before moving on to Whitehall past the Canadian Embassy, as the Met Police said they were 'engaging' with the procession.
Protesters could be seen holding their distinctive orange banners alongside the red, black, white and green of Palestinian flags.
But the group was also there to rally against the Government's controversial Public Order Act which they claim has 'criminalised protest'.
Others held placards reading 'UK criminalising protest like Putin' - while also condemning 'imperialism'.
Protesters could be seen holding their distinctive orange banners alongside the red, black, white and green of Palestinian flags
The group was also there to rally against the Government's controversial Public Order Act and some held placards reading 'UK criminalising protest like Putin'
The protest was organised with the support of the Stop the War Coalition, Palestinian Forum in Britain, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Muslim Association of Britain and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
The Met Police wrote on Twitter: 'We are assessing a Just Stop Oil March in Whitehall. Road closures are in place and police are on scene engaging with the procession #westminster.'
And in another post, it said: 'We are currently monitoring a march by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign through central London to Whitehall. Road closures are in place #westminster.'
A Just Stop Oil spokesman said: 'Palestinians are among the most vulnerable people on earth to the effects of climate collapse, and in the daily struggle to survive in an apartheid state, they have no capacity to protect themselves against what is coming.
'The Public Order Act has criminalised peaceful dissent. Anyone speaking up about the injustices wrought on Palestinians or calling out the corruption and criminality of the UK government, risks arrest.'
It comes after Just Stop Oil activists left commuters 'very angry' after they held a slow march in Camden Town, London, last week.
Just Stop Oil activists have joined forces with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in central London today as they claim Palestinians are among the 'most vulnerable' to the effects of climate change
The eco-activists gathered in Parliament Square, before moving on to Whitehall past the Canadian Embassy, as the Met Police said they were 'engaging' with the procession
The group held up banners reading 'Just Stop Oil' and walked slowly in front of vehicles from Delancey Street to Chalk Farm. The protest was observed by police but officers did not intervene.
Some members of the public argued with the protesters, accusing them of holding up children on their way to school.
One woman, 53, said: 'I am upset because my son has an appointment for over a month. Now, today, he is going to miss that appointment.
'They might not be able to see him now until next month. He needed to attend that office today.'
Enraged members of the public frustrated at the slow walking in the road remonstrated with the activists
JSO say they will continue their disruption until the government agrees to their demands
Metropolitan police officers arrest Just Stop Oil climate activists who were slow marching to Parliament Square
One of the protesters was arrested for not going off the road after Section 12 orders imposed
Police appear to have now worked out the best way to deal with the disruption and act swiftly
Superintendent Matt Cox issued the group with a Section 12 order making the march illegal
Section 12 of the Public Order Act lets police impose conditions onto any 'public processions'
Frustrated police officer shouts at one of the Just Stop Oil activists to 'get off the road - you're going to get knocked down' moments before a car passes within inches of her
A furious woman tells protesters blocking the road her son is trying to get to school on the bus
'Come on guys. There's a kid on the bus that needs to go to school - you're parents aren't you?'
Protesters did not appear to listen to what the mother was saying and continued their march
A member of the public, left, tells the woman to 'think about the dolphins that are dying'
Metropolitan police officers detain a Just Stop Oil climate activist after they stopped traffic moving in Parliament Square in central London
The Just Stop Oil activist who was 'rammed' by car in yesterday's protest has been accused of 'faking injuries' and 'abysmal acting'
Metropolitan police officers arrest a Just Stop Oil climate activist.
BERLIN: A specialist officer drills around a man's hand to remove him from the road
BERLIN: A climate activist being removed from a road in the German capital
One furious commuter who approached Just Stop Oil protesters on The Strand told them 'we are not your enemies' adding that they were 'stopping us from working'
The group, dressed in orange and holding huge banners, sparked fury from taxi drivers and cyclists alike who drove on to the pavement to avoid the march
MPs and campaigners have condemned pro-Palestine protesters for waving signs referring to Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust
Pro-Palestine activists have burned Israeli flags (pictured) outside the nation's embassy in London
Cars were smashed up by protesters, with pictures showing a traffic cone shoved through the rear window of one parked vehicle surrounded by activists waving Palestinian flags
A demonstrator is seen with a cone which was shoved in the rear windscreen of a car. Activists were seen jumping on the vehicle in Kensington
A protester with a Palestinian flag climbs a pole in Kensington, central London
Shocking footage showed protesters jumping on and kicking a parked car in Kensington
A protester sets off a smoke flare as tens of thousands march in central London during a demonstration
Demonstrators beam as they burn an Israeli flag during a pro-Palestinian protest in London
Protestors set fire to an Israeli flag outside of the country's embassy in South Kensington, in London
The large group, situated close to Victoria Embankment, stretched across the surrounding roads, with traffic blocked off from several directions as dozens of police officers watched on
Some protesters used nearby Whitehall Gardens as an area to pray, as the crowd continued to chant and let off green flares
Pro-Palestine demonstrators hold placards as they stand on a statue of Samuel Plimsoll in central London
They could be heard loudly chanting 'Free free Palestine' and 'Israel is a terrorist state'. The National Education Union, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Stop The War Coalition were all present
Supporters of Palestine attend a demonstration in central London.
A protester stands atop one of the four Landseer Lions in Trafalgar Square, central London
Supporters of Palestine stand on top of monuments in Trafalgar Square as they attend a demonstration in central London
Bags of foodstuffs provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians in the Near East (UNRWA) are loaded into the back of a vehicle as Palestinians collect food aid
