ne hundred and two Extinction Rebellion protesters were arrested in London.
As of 5:30pm on Tuesday, 40 arrests were made on the third day of protests. Ten arrests were made on Sunday and 52 arrests were made on Monday. The arrests were for a variety of offences.
Among the chaos, two women were detained by officers on Tuesday for spray painting the floor outside the HM Revenue & Customs building with slogans including “Oil=Death”.
Cristo clashes with Extinction Rebellion co-founder Gail Bradbrook after the latest climate protests, calling her a "hypocrite" as she admits driving a diesel car and flew 11,000 miles for a holiday.
Gail: "You're being a boring interviewer."@cristo_radio | @gailbradbrook pic.twitter.com/tUZTm4SC4Z
— talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) August 23, 2021
Dr Bradbrook, a molecular biologist, admitted in the Talk Radio interview that she had "done lots of good things but I also don’t get it all right" before revealing she drove a car.
When asked by host Cristo Foufas if it was electric the 49-year-old, who founded XR in 2018, said: "No, because I can’t afford it. But if somebody wants to give me £5,000 you can convert my car to electric, and I don’t have the money at the minute.”
The group has plans at London Bridge and Cavendish Square Gardens on Tuesday.
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