Climate protesters blocked streets and stopped traffic in London’s financial hub on Monday, as their “October Rebellion” designed to highlight the threat of global warming entered its second week.
Hundreds of activists, organised by the group Extinction Rebellion, gathered near the Bank of England from early morning for what they billed as a “day of disruption” and to highlight “the impact of financial institutions on the climate and ecological emergency”.
Buses ground to a standstill as protesters glued themselves to the roads, and demonstrators protested outside the office of fund manager BlackRock at lunchtime to demand it stop investing in fossil fuels.