Donations for Just Stop Oil Backer Dale Vince Are ‘Perfectly Legitimate,’ Says Labour

A group of environmental campaigners from the Just Stop Oil group block traffic as they take part in a slow procession around Parliament Square in London on May 31, 2023. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Britain’s Labour Party has defended the decision to accept donations from the backer of Just Stop Oil, arguing that it doesn’t affect the party’s views on the activist group.

Shadow international trade secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said Labour had been “extremely clear on our views on Just Stop Oil,” a group that is campaigning to halt new licences for the exploration of oil and other fossil fuels in the UK.