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on 15. April 2022
An eco mob which forced Lloyd's of London to close its City headquarters has finally been moved on by police eight hours after protesters blocked all 25 entrances and https://www.liveinternet.ru/users/zilintmbhez/post489043806/ scaled the outside of the building.
Extinction Rebellion fanatics, some of which were dressed as rats and cleaners, descended on the iconic office at 7am and used superglue, chains and bike locks to block ways in and out of the building, forcing staff to work from home for the day.
While the insurance firm insists the action did not disrupt trading, it still took police nearly eight hours get the activists to leave the protest which was calling for Lloyd's to stop insuring coal, oil and gas projects.
It is not known whether City of London Police have arrested any members of the eco-warrior group, some of whom scaled the outside of the building and unfurled banners, reading 'End Fossil Fuels Now' and 'Insure Climate Justice'. Others dressed up as rats in suits, claiming the firm is putting 'profits before planet'.
The radical protest group, which has pledged to cause a week of carnage with daily demonstrations in the capital, said it was demanding that Lloyd's of London stop insuring fossil fuel projects.
The latest action follows in the wake of days of protests from Just Stop Oil targeting oil terminals across the UK and sparking fuel shortages that have left some motorists unable to fill their cars and get to work.
This includes a 40-hour protest at an oil depot in Essex which saw eco-activists arrested, while 10 other fuel depots have been targeted in recent days, leading to condemnation from Downing Street of their 'guerrilla tactics'.
Last Friday protesters caused Tower Bridge to be closed for several hours after they occupied the famous landmark and unveiled a green banner with black writing reading: 'End fossil fuels now'.
Some protesters have dressed up as rats and 'dirty scrubbers' for the protest as they aim jabs at the nearly 340-year-old firm this morning
The protesters unfurled banners accusing the firm of insuring 'climate breakdown' and urged it to support 'climate justice'
These protesters superglued themselves to a set of doors on the building. A banner saying 'stop insuring Trans Mountain' can be seen, a reference to a proposed oil pipeline in Canada Extinction Rebellion claims Lloyd's is insuring
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Extinction Rebellion protesters have set up banners outside the Lloyd's Building calling for the firm to end its involvement in the insuring of fossil fuel projects
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Extinction Rebellion fanatics, some of which were dressed as rats and cleaners, descended on the iconic office at 7am and used superglue, chains and bike locks to block ways in and out of the building, forcing staff to work from home for the day.
While the insurance firm insists the action did not disrupt trading, it still took police nearly eight hours get the activists to leave the protest which was calling for Lloyd's to stop insuring coal, oil and gas projects.
It is not known whether City of London Police have arrested any members of the eco-warrior group, some of whom scaled the outside of the building and unfurled banners, reading 'End Fossil Fuels Now' and 'Insure Climate Justice'. Others dressed up as rats in suits, claiming the firm is putting 'profits before planet'.
The radical protest group, which has pledged to cause a week of carnage with daily demonstrations in the capital, said it was demanding that Lloyd's of London stop insuring fossil fuel projects.
The latest action follows in the wake of days of protests from Just Stop Oil targeting oil terminals across the UK and sparking fuel shortages that have left some motorists unable to fill their cars and get to work.
This includes a 40-hour protest at an oil depot in Essex which saw eco-activists arrested, while 10 other fuel depots have been targeted in recent days, leading to condemnation from Downing Street of their 'guerrilla tactics'.
Last Friday protesters caused Tower Bridge to be closed for several hours after they occupied the famous landmark and unveiled a green banner with black writing reading: 'End fossil fuels now'.
Some protesters have dressed up as rats and 'dirty scrubbers' for the protest as they aim jabs at the nearly 340-year-old firm this morning
The protesters unfurled banners accusing the firm of insuring 'climate breakdown' and urged it to support 'climate justice'
These protesters superglued themselves to a set of doors on the building. A banner saying 'stop insuring Trans Mountain' can be seen, a reference to a proposed oil pipeline in Canada Extinction Rebellion claims Lloyd's is insuring
more videos DM.later('bundle', function() DM.molFeCarousel.init('#p-21', 'channelCarousel', "activeClass" : "wocc", "pageCount" : "3.0", "pageSize" : 1, "onPos": 0, "updateStyleOnHover": true ); ); Some supporters have scaled the building to and reached the upper levels where they have put banners on display on the outside of the firm's headquarters
Extinction Rebellion protesters have set up banners outside the Lloyd's Building calling for the firm to end its involvement in the insuring of fossil fuel projects
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