The force earlier wrote: 'Police remain on scene at Just Stop Oil protests at Pall Mall, Waterloo Bridge, Trafalgar Square, Victoria Street and Whitehall. ![]() There have been no confirmed arrests so far but Metropolitan Police said in its last update on Twitter: 'At around 09:54hrs, police issued Just Stop Oil protesters in Whitehall conditions under Section 12 of the Public Order Act to move out of the carriageway as their actions now constitute serious disruption, having slow marched in the road for 2 hours, disrupting traffic.' Protesters were also filmed marching on Waterloo Bridge while chanting 'insulate Britain!' - as fed-up commuters shouted back obscenities and hurled insults. ![]() In other widely shared clips, a passerby implores the protesters to 'get a job' while a taxi driver tells them: 'You should be ashamed of yourselves.'ĭO YOU KNOW THE DRIVER? Stop Oil is demanding the government immediately halt all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK. In one video shared online, an exasperated motorist yells: 'I've got to go to work!', before pleading with a passing policeman: 'Officer, please help me get to work,' only for the man in uniform to continue walking past him. MailOnline has contacted Metropolitan Police for comment. ![]() One group were threatened with arrest for conducting an 'unlawful protest' as they blocked traffic near Trafalgar Square, although it is not yet confirmed if any were placed under arrest. The eco-warriors donned their orange high-vis jackets as they 'slow marched' through central London for the third day in a row on Wednesday as part of a new campaign of 'civil resistance'. This is the moment a desperate motorist blocked by Just Stop Oil protesters pleaded with a policeman to help him get to work this morning - only to be completely ignored as the zealots brought traffic to a standstill.
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