Environmental Protesters Are ‘Waging a War Against the British People’: Priti Patel

Climate activists from Just Stop Oil blockade the Nustar Clydebank oil terminal in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on May 3, 2022. Just Stop Oil/PA Media

The Prime Minister’s Office has condemned climate demonstrations involving activists blocking access to oil terminals in the UK as costing taxpayers millions of pounds and “putting lives in danger.”

On Tuesday, Home Secretary Priti Patel and Prime Minister Boris Johnson denounced environmental protesters who they say are “wreaking havoc” on roads.

‘Lawless’

Patel urged police to be tougher on Just Stop Oil, an activist group in coalition with Extinction Rebellion (XR), which is protesting the UK government’s awarding of new oil contracts to businesses.