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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Charlotte Hawes

What is Just Stop Oil and why are activists protesting in London?

The Just Stop Oil group has staged multiple protests so far this year that have resulted in arrests, with more than 70 activists facing criminal charges.

Two activists from the group recently scaled the Queen Elizabeth II bridge at the Dartford Crossing to disrupt traffic, leading police to close the bridge as the chaos continued.

This protest, alongside the recent protest at the National Gallery - which saw activists throw tomato soup over Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' painting - is a part of a longer plan that will attempt to cause disruption within London for the whole of October, according to Just Stop Oil.

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