





Extinction Rebellion protests
Police arrest a protester in Whitehall (Jonathan Brady/PA)






Extinction Rebellion protests
Police form a cordon around protesters in Whitehall (Jonathan Brady/PA)









Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick warned protesters outside the designated area in Trafalgar Square that they faced arrest and a potential criminal record.

She said: “To the Extinction Rebellion protesters. You have already seen that if you act unlawfully, we will arrest you and we will seize the things that you are using to obstruct the highways in London.

“We’ve arrested more than 600 protesters in the last two days. We will continue to be very positive and deal with unlawful behaviour.

“If you want to protest, you can go to the middle of Trafalgar Square.

“If you are protesting in the other sites, you are acting unlawfully, we will arrest you, I imagine you will go to court and you are very likely to get a criminal record.”