Environmental organization activists Just stop the oil A month of protests in London ended today with a rally near Downing Street demanding a new prime minister. Rishi Sunak ban any new mining from fossil fuel deposits.

Videos posted on social media show police thwarting activists who were trying to climb over the high railing of the road where the prime minister’s residence is located. Other activists sat on the pavement in Whitehall, on the street leading to Downing Street, unfurling banners while some stuck their hands into the road.

In a statement, the organization urges the British government to abandon “new plans” for oil and gas production. “This policy of genocide will kill millions of people by failing to deal with the worst cost-of-living crisis the country has ever experienced,” he said, calling for an emergency tax on oil revenues.

To the government’s plan to pass legislation to stop the group’s “guerrilla” tactics, Just Stop Oil responded that it would “not be intimidated” or “forced into silence”. Six of its members were taken into custody for participating in various actions.

Last month, Just Stop Oil activists blocked roads, smeared chocolate cake on a wax statue of King Charles, doused Van Gogh’s Sunflowers tomato soup at the National Gallery, and spray-painted an Aston Martin dealership.

Following today’s mobilization, the organization said it was suspending its “political resistance campaign” to give the government time to “think about its responsibility to the country.”

“If, as we regrettably expect, we do not receive any response from ministers by Friday, November 4th, we will intensify our legal prosecution of this treacherous government. Our actions are motivated by the need to put an end to the crime against humanity associated with the development of new oil and gas fields.