Just Stop Oil activists have begun slowly marching on the streets of Westminster in a second day of action.
The group said more than 100 activists began marching from different locations around central London at 7.30am Tuesday on major roads as part of an “indefinite campaign of civil resistance”.
Among the routes were Westminster’s Victoria Street and Lambeth’s Baylis Road.
It comes after the group staged a day of slow marches on Monday called in solidarity with Just Stop Oil activists Morgan Trowland and Marcus Decker, who received three year jail sentences for climbing the QE2 Bridge in an earlier round of direct action.
In a statement, police said: “The Met is aware of a number of protesters slow walking on the roads.
“Officers are on scene and attempting to engage. We are carefully monitoring for any disruption and will take action as necessary.”
Officers later said they had engaged with a group on Pall Mall who were “causing minimal disruption to traffic”.
A spokesperson said: “Police are engaging with protesters to keep traffic moving freely.”
The action is expected to last until roughly 11am.
The eco-group has called for a march every day from 7am and every weekend from 12 midday in its campaign of action to stop new oil and gas licences.
Among those taking part in Tuesday’s action was Kate Logan, 38, a London based mum-of-two. She said: “Time is running out. Ordinary people know this, but our government keeps licensing new fossil fuels.
“They are writing a death sentence for millions. I spent years signing petitions and campaigning for change via the “usual” methods, to no avail, civil resistance is now our only option.”
The protest comes at the end of four days of climate protests organised by Extinction Rebellion at the weekend, with an estimated 60,000 people joining marches in Westminster.
Extinction Rebellion has paused its roadblock tactics, but has set the Government a deadline of 5pm to promise action on climate change before it “steps up” civil disobedience.
