UK Police ‘Fully Prepared’ to Counter Road-Blocking Protests by Climate Activists

UK Police ‘Fully Prepared’ to Counter Road-Blocking Protests by Climate Activists
Police officers remove a campaigner from a Just Stop Oil protest on The Mall, near Buckingham Palace, London, on Oct. 10, 2022. Jonathan Brady/PA Media
Alexander Zhang
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The UK’s biggest police force has said it is “fully prepared” to prevent climate protesters from causing disruption ahead of Christmas.

Climate group Just Stop Oil, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, has been staging disruptive protests in an attempt to highlight its call for the UK government to begin the process of winding down fossil fuel production in the country.